Abstract:
This thesis titled "CHRISTIANS RETREAT CENTRE, ABEOKUTAU(effective spatial organization for spiritual growth) is focused on the love of God for man and the Relationship between man and God how it can be enhanced through Architecture.
This work is to optimise and lift the spirit of people's relationship with God and themselves by creating a serene Architectural environment which the evocative structures and spatial organization will enrich the people's mind and enable the spirit of the entire users to grow for deep spiritual intercourse, meditation, inspiration and transformation without distraction.
The scope of this work is to provide a retreat centre of both interdenominational and of international standard with the buildings and the environment well related together in an organic form to provoke emotional responses for inspirations through the facilities provided, like an Auditorium, Hostels, Restaurant, Generators, water and different sets of accommodation for different set of people to allow for full concentration to achieve spiritual growth.
The project is expected to create and generate a special distinctive peculiarity for spiritual development, prayer and worship centre. It is expected to shape and transform the user spiritually, psychologically, socially and momlly through the library research, intensive conferencing seminars, worship prayers without distraction as it earlier practice by men of God like Moses, John the Baptist etc. Based on the background knowledge of our present societal problem of moral decadence, spiritual backwardness, bad leadership, corruption, wrong focus of the new generation etc, having a conducive, well architecturally planned environment like this retreat centre will contribute as a solution for the transformation of people both morally and spiritually, which is the way for peaceful life.
