Hausa vernacular architectural style of early Mosque buildings: A case stuy of Yandoka Street Moswue, JOS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v8i1.2193Keywords:
Contemporary, Hausa vernacular architecture, Hypostyle, Modernism, Mosque architecture, TransformationAbstract
This paper investigates the impact of modern and contemporary trends on an eighty-seven years’ old mosque in Jos built in the typical Hausa Vernacular Architectural style, as well as the extent to which its vernacular features have been lost and/or retained. The study focused on selected architectural features which do not essentially affects the performance of the primary mosque's functions. A qualitative survey was adopted using case study approach and complemented with content analysis of related literature reviewed to extract information on the challenges of restoration and preservation or conservation of the key features of traditional Hausa Architecture on the Mosque buildings in the study area of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria from the randomly selected traditional/indigenous builders and practicing architects. The Yandoka Street Mosque was purposively selected as a case study, because of its historical antecedence, religious and communal attachment, as well as its socio-political and cultural relevance in the study area. Information was collected using the unobtrusive observation method and were descriptively presented in the form of layout plan, material deduction, construction techniques and technology adopted for the mosque’s construction. Findings shows that, the influence of the identified key factors have become a threatening phenomenon to the survival of the preservation and conservation historical values and heritages of Hausa mosque architectural style. The paper advocates preservation and conservation of the original mosque architectural style from the point of view of sustainability and made recommendations towards the preservation, development and execution of strategies for branding, national identity and protection of value systems for the public good
Downloads
References
Achmad, Zulkifli H. 2019. ‘Typology of Bena Traditional Architecture, Flores’. Local Wisdom : Jurnal Ilmiah Kajian Kearifan Lokal 11 (2): 90–106. https://doi.org/10.26905/lw.v11i2.2980.
Adanu-Tal, M. S., and A. N. Umaru. 2017. ‘Establishing Regional Architectural Expression: The Interpretations of the Significance of Privacy in Contemporary Muslim Domestic Architecture; A Case of Hausa Land North Western Nigeria’. Archiculture Journal 1 (1): 32–39.
Ahmed, Mahfooz, and Roosfa Hashim. 2020. ‘Historical Status of Mosque Libraries in Nigeria: A Case Study’. Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management 10 (1): 41. https://doi.org/10.5958/2277-7946.2020.00004.2.
Asadpour, Ali. 2020. ‘Defining the Concepts & Approaches in Vernacular Architecture Studies’. Nature: National Academic Journal of Architecture 7 (2): 241. https://doi.org/10.24252/nature.v7i2a8.
Asif, Nayeem, Nangkula Utaberta, and Arman Sarram. 2019. ‘Architectural Styles of Malaysian Mosque: Suitability In Compact Urban Settings’. In MATEC Web of Conferences, edited by E. Mohd Ahnuar, R. Mohd Nordin, J. Yunus, and N.A. Abdul Rahman, 266:06001. EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201926606001.
Baharudin, Nurul Athiqah, and Alice Sabrina Ismail. 2016. ‘Architectural Style of Da’wah Mosque in Malaysia: From Vernacular to Modern Structures’. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 3 (2). https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v3.n2.122.
binti Marhalim, Nurzakiah, Nangkula Utaberta, Nor Atiah Ismail, Noor Fazamimah Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunos, and Sumarni Ismail. 2015. ‘A Critical Analysis on the Preference of Dome Building in Malaysian Contemporary Mosques’. In Advances in Environmental Biology, 9:1–6. https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA440552086&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=19950756&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~3b85f37e.
Bouček, Tomáš, Martin Landa, and Petr Soukup. 2022. ‘Developing a Virtual Open-Air Museum of Vernacular Architecture’. Stavební Obzor - Civil Engineering Journal 31 (4): 548–60. https://doi.org/10.14311/CEJ.2022.04.0041.
Caruso, Matilde, Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas, and Valentina Cristini. 2022. ‘Spanish Traditional Architecture Abandonment and Destruction: An Initial Analysis of Social Risks, Phenomena, and Effects in Earthen Architecture.’ In Proceedings HERITAGE 2022 - International Conference on Vernacular Heritage: Culture, People and Sustainability. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/HERITAGE2022.2022.14887.
Creangă, E., I. Ciotoiu, D. Gheorghiu, and G. Nash. 2010. ‘Vernacular Architecture as a Model for Contemporary Design’. In ECO-ARCHITECTURE 2010, 157–71. WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/ARC100141.
Danjuma, Aliyu Maiwada, Bilkisu Tahir Mukhtar, Ahmed Osman Ibrahim, and Fatima Baba Ciroma. 2021. ‘Examination of Hausa Cultural Identity in Architectural Design Examination Of’. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology 17 (March): 10122–33. https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/6371.
Dmochowski, Zbigniew R. 1990. An Introduction to Nigerian Traditional Architecture: South-West and Central Nigeria. 2nd ed. London: Ethnographica.
Farrag, Engy. 2017. ‘Architecture of Mosques and Islamic Centers in Non-Muslim Context’. Alexandria Engineering Journal 56 (4): 613–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2017.08.001.
Hamka, and Sri Winarni. 2021. ‘Comparative Understanding of Traditional Architecture Based on Literature Review: Refining the Definition of Traditional Architecture’. International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 5 (3): 252–62. https://doi.org/10.32734/ijau.v5i3.7219.
Hermawan. 2023. ‘Fungsi Dan Makna Perapian Di Permukiman Desa Kalidesel, Wonosobo, Jawa Tengah’. Archimane 1 (1): 61–68. https://journal.gioarchitect.co.id/index.php/archimane/article/view/8.
Hosseini, Elham, Gurupiah Mursib, Raja Nafida, and Bahram Shahedi. 2012. ‘Design Values in Traditional Architecture: Malay House’. In 6th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements, Contemporary Vernaculars: Places, Processes and Manifestations, 1–12. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263580464.
Jolaoso, B. Adekoyejo, M. M. Mai, N. A. Umaru, and M. M. Bello. 2019. ‘An Evaluation of Vanishing Features of Yoruba Traditional Residential’. Archiculture Journal 2 (1): 22–33.
Kepenek, Büşra Selin, Engin Kepenek, and İbrahim Bakır. 2022. ‘Trade and the Mosque: An Investigation of Commercial Activities and Mosques in Antalya with Spatial, Legal and Functional Recommendations’. Religions 13 (10): 958. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13100958.
Koupaei, Samaneh Emami, Vida Norouz Borazjani, and Mohammad Javad Safian. 2018. ‘Phenomenology: A Methodology for Understanding Traditional Architecture’. Bagh- e Nazar 65 (November): 15–28. https://doi.org/10.22034/bagh.2018.74075.
Kusyanto, Mohhamad, Imam Adlin Sinaga, Sugeng Triyadi, Budi Faisal, Surjamanto Wonorahardjo, and Aldissain Jurizat. 2019. ‘Space Quality of Two Indonesian Mosques: Architectural Style, Development Process and Environmental Condition’. American Journal of Environmental Sciences 15 (1): 23–41. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2019.23.41.
Lake, Reginaldo Christophori, Antariksa, and Purnama Salura. 2021. ‘Revisiting Architectural Structuralism: Archi-Cultural Pattern as a Method to Read the Meaning of Tamkesi Vernacular Architecture’. Journal of Design and Built Environment 21 (2): 1–9. https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/jdbe/article/view/31391.
Lodson, Joyce, John Emmanuel Ogbeba, and Ugochukwu Kenechi Elinwa. 2018. ‘A Lesson from Vernacular Architecture in Nigeria’. Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs 2 (1): 84–95. https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.3664.
Maslucha, Luluk. 2001. ‘Spatial and Architectural Design Aspects in Community Based Mosques’. Journal of Islamic Architecture 2 (2). https://doi.org/10.18860/jia.v2i2.2204.
Momcilovic-Petronijevic, Ana, Milanka Vasić, and Ivana Cvetković. 2022. ‘Vanishing of Vernacular Architecture -A Case Study of Southern Serbia Vanishing of Vernacular Architecture -A Case Study of Southern Serbia’. In ICUP 2022. Niš, Serbia: ICUP. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365926633_VANISHING_OF_VERNACULAR_ARCHITECTURE_-A_CASE_STUDY_OF_SOUTHERN_SERBIA_VANISHING_OF_VERNACULAR_ARCHITECTURE_-A_CASE_STUDY_OF_SOUTHERN_SERBIA.
Muljadinata, Albertus Sidharta. 2023. ‘Karsten’s Work as a City Branding Strengthener for The Semarang City, Indonesia’. Archimane 1 (1): 11–22. https://journal.gioarchitect.co.id/index.php/archimane/article/view/2.
Nurkarismaya, N M Siahaan, and F Eddy. 2020. ‘The Influence of Acehnese Traditional Architecture on Government Building (Case Study: Mayor Office Architecture, Lhokseumawe)’. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 452:012001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/452/1/012001.
Obiadi, Bons N. 2015. ‘The Rebirth of Traditional Architecture in Nigeria’. Tropical Built Environment Journal 1 (4). https://www.tbejournal.com/index.php/tbej/article/view/5.
Purbadi, Yohanes Djarot, B. Sumardiyanto, and Vincentia Reni Vitasurya. 2023. ‘Kesinambungan Dan Perbedaan Rumah Sumba Di Dalam Dan Di Luar Praingu’. Archimane 1 (1): 37–52. https://journal.gioarchitect.co.id/index.php/archimane/article/view/4/4.
Rahim, Mustamin, Munir Arham, and Darmawijaya. 2021. ‘The Identity of Gurabunga Traditional Architecture and Its Response to Sustainability’. Edited by I.H.A. Wahab, R. Mardian, and A.P. Bayuseno. E3S Web of Conferences 328 (December): 10023. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202132810023.
Rahmawati, Anna Lucy, Liliany Sigit Arifin, and Yohanes Basuki Dwisusanto. 2023. ‘Pendekatan Mimesis Untuk Keberlanjutan Arsitektur Vernakular’. Archimane 1 (1): 23–36. https://journal.gioarchitect.co.id/index.php/archimane/article/view/3/3.
Sarhaddi-dadian, Hossein, Sabereh Malekzadeh, and Zuliskandar Ramli. 2022. ‘The Architecture of Dezzak Grand Mosque, Iranian Baluchestan With Reference To Prophet Mohammad Mosque in Medina’. Journal of Islamic Architecture 7 (2): 279–88. https://doi.org/10.18860/jia.v7i2.17018.
Tarigan, Riandy. 2023. ‘Modernity vs Traditionality: The Approach the Vernacular Architecture in Maintaining Traditional Architecture through Structuralism’. Archimane 1 (1): 1–10. https://journal.gioarchitect.co.id/index.php/archimane/article/view/1/1.
Umar, Gali Kabir, Danjuma Abdu Yusuf, Abubakar Ahmed, and Abdullahi M. Usman. 2019. ‘The Practice of Hausa Traditional Architecture: Towards Conservation and Restoration of Spatial Morphology and Techniques’. Scientific African 5 (September): e00142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00142.
Umaru, N. A., M. M. Bello, and Adekoyejo Babatunde Jolaoso. 2022. ‘Review of Selected Features of Hausa Vernacular Architecture, Case Study of Dakali and Zaure in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria’. ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur 7 (3): 423–34. https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v7i3.1966.
Wirakusumah, Indri Astrina Fitria Indrarani. 2022. ‘The Dynamics of Meaning in Mosque Architecture: A Case Study of Old and Modern Mosques in West Java Indonesia’. ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur 7 (1): 143–54. https://doi.org/10.30822/arteks.v7i1.1457.
Zhang, Meng, Lingzhi Wang, and Qingwen Zhang. 2022. ‘Research on Subjective-Cultural Ecological Design System of Vernacular Architecture’. Sustainability 14 (20): 13564. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013564.
