Authors :
Musa Lazarus; Halla Dangana Tizhe; Hussaini Haruna
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
Google Scholar :
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8106975
Abstract :
The security of residential building is
important because families reside in them. For complete
relaxation occupants and their property need to be
secure. Residential building consists of spaces for living,
resting, working, cooking, sleeping and general home
chores. Residencies are often within a fence, with an
entrance gate which opens to street or neighbourhood.
The study adopts a three interface approach, to security
planning of residential setting. These are street or
neighbourhood to gate level, gate to entrance door of
building level and entrance door to internal room’s level.
The intruders who may have different intentions try to
progress through the levels, space and controls
unnoticed. The work attempts to investigate how to
check intrusion from one level or space to another by
using security technologies and planning /design
measures. The study will assess frequency of different
crime/insecurity type, security facilities, equipment
resources/ and the planning/ design of security system.
To determine parameters in the aforementioned
variables, a population of 156 respondents consisting of
121 respondents who have knowledge of design, and are
either architects, architecture students, planners,
builders, quantity surveyors, estate managers or land
surveyors. The other group consist of 35 respondents
who work with public or private security outfits. They
are from police, immigration, custom, civil defence
corps, or private security firms and vigilante/ hunters
groups. A structured questionnaire made of 3 parts. Was
administered.The
results seem to confirm that the respondents have seen
security gadgets installed as after thoughts, or simply
attached to a separate design or planning theme. It was
therefore recommended that:
Keywords :
Security Optimisation, Residential Areas, Security System, Design And Planning, Crime, Insecurity.
The security of residential building is
important because families reside in them. For complete
relaxation occupants and their property need to be
secure. Residential building consists of spaces for living,
resting, working, cooking, sleeping and general home
chores. Residencies are often within a fence, with an
entrance gate which opens to street or neighbourhood.
The study adopts a three interface approach, to security
planning of residential setting. These are street or
neighbourhood to gate level, gate to entrance door of
building level and entrance door to internal room’s level.
The intruders who may have different intentions try to
progress through the levels, space and controls
unnoticed. The work attempts to investigate how to
check intrusion from one level or space to another by
using security technologies and planning /design
measures. The study will assess frequency of different
crime/insecurity type, security facilities, equipment
resources/ and the planning/ design of security system.
To determine parameters in the aforementioned
variables, a population of 156 respondents consisting of
121 respondents who have knowledge of design, and are
either architects, architecture students, planners,
builders, quantity surveyors, estate managers or land
surveyors. The other group consist of 35 respondents
who work with public or private security outfits. They
are from police, immigration, custom, civil defence
corps, or private security firms and vigilante/ hunters
groups. A structured questionnaire made of 3 parts. Was
administered.The
results seem to confirm that the respondents have seen
security gadgets installed as after thoughts, or simply
attached to a separate design or planning theme. It was
therefore recommended that:
Keywords :
Security Optimisation, Residential Areas, Security System, Design And Planning, Crime, Insecurity.
