CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background
Local public markets have played an important role in communities for centuries and are a
key public space. Local markets serve the community in numerous ways, including acting as
main trading centers where people can earn a living, creating social spaces in the
neighborhoods for locals to meet and interact with one another. Local public markets have
many community benefits among which include:
 Health: Local markets help create healthy environments that encourage health eating.
 Livelihoods: Local markets are source of livelihood for local retail businesses. This is
particularly important for rural women migrants to city, for whom few get job
opportunities.
 Social cohesion: Local markets create a critical role in economic life of the city,
public markets contribute to social cohesion of districts.
 Linking rural and urban communities
However, due to the government’s initiative to plan, develop and modernize towns and cities,
supermarkets and commercial centers are threatening to replace these local traditional
markets. Therefore the need to upgrade these local markets from mere kiosks, temporary
shades and umbrellas to permanent and more structurally stable structures.

Purpose of study:
In order to come up with drawings that protect, preserve, and enhance this local public
market, we needed to understand the current policy and physical environment of markets with
in the locality.
 The Uganda market Act 1942 Cap 94, The KCC Ordinance 15 (2006),
 The markets Act 2023, among other references were assessed.

Some of the findings from our survey included but not limited to the following. At
the time our survey, the biggest number of vendors in this market dealt in food stuffs
both dry and fresh. The physical state of this market was lucking where most of the
vendors operated under dilapidated temporary structures which are structurally
unsafe as most of them were already leaning. Others vendors were operating under
umbrellas.
This Local Market is owned by Buganda Kingdom and currently under the REXBA Limited
management.
Location:
Namirembe Market is a local market found in Mengo market Village, Namirembe Parish,
Lubaga division, kampala Capital City in Central Uganda at a national grid reference
0.308850, 32.556907.
Main Objective of the Design
To design a more sustainable, accessible and durable local market for the community.
1.3 Specific Objectives of the Design
 To design an artistic impression for the structure.
 To carry out a need’s assessment analysis with respect to national local markets
regulations.
 To obtain thorough information about the site assets and liabilities prior to starting the
design process.
 To carry out a sustainable design of the proposed structure

Scope of the Design

The design was expected to provide the following;

i. A site location plan.

ii. Block plan
iii. A site layout plan of the proposed local
market.
iv. Floor plans.
v. Section plans
vi. Elevations
vii. Door and window schedules
viii. Drainage plans
All on a proper scale as defined for each item by the
statutory instruments building control regulations
(2020).
Site Description
The proposed site is located at Mengo market Village, Namirembe Parish, Lubaga division,
kampala Capital City in Central Uganda at a national grid reference 0.308850, 32.556907.
The site already fenced with two access gates. No big trees on or near the site. The site is
along Albert Cook Road Mengo near Masengere Plaza. It is in a densely populated area.

Figure 1.1 showing the geographical location of the proposed site

Topography of the Site
The ground on the proposed site is gently sloping. The ground at the site slopes from North
towards the South direction as shown on the topographical map. Figure 1.2 shows the
topographical map

Figure 1.2 showing the topography of the area

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

Architectural Drawings
Architects have moved on from the old methods of using cardboards and pieces of plywood
to show what they have in mind or what the client requires. This time consuming technique
has since been replaced with software such as Revit, Arch CAD, Auto CAD and many others.

ArchCAD which was used as modelling software application enabled more productive
design of this building, based on the Virtual Building approach (GRAPHISOFT, 2024). As
shown in figure 2.1below
Minimum Headroom

The minimum headroom or height clearance from floor level to the underside of any
projection including beams, direction signs, sprinkler heads, electrical fitting and others
shall be 2200mm.

However, our headroom for this project is 2800mm which is sufficient for aeration and
ventilation
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Architectural Designs
The design process involved a series of procedures which included the following:
1. Desk study which involved visiting the market office to check the master plan and to
collect the information about the requirements of the upgraded modern market
structure.
2. Reconnaissance survey was carried out on site to check out for the physical and nature
of the terrain, so as to be able to come up with a site layout which helped us ascertain
the best size and dimensions of the structure and how to position it well.(Adler, 1970)
3. Dimensioning the drawings to aid in construction and providing space for other
building services which include, lightening, protection, Heating, Ventilation, Air
conditioning, Water, drainage and plumbing, Fire detection, fighting and protection,
Energy supply systems and Lighting. (Packard, 2002)

3.2 Data Collection

The following information was considered to generate architectural
plans;
 Number of occupants of the block.
 Aesthetics in terms of beauty of the structure.
 Safety in terms of escape routes and fire points.

 Economics in terms of costs thus a very economical design was obtained.

 The cost of the building process.

 The availability of space and dimensions of the rooms.

 The geology of the area.
Population Projection
This is the process of determining the population change within an area or locality over a
certain period of time.

There are different ways from which population can be determined and these include the
following;

i. Arithmetic increase method, this form of projection is hypothesized to be constant

ii. Uniform percentage growth method/Geometric progression method. This is the

method that was used to project the population of this market in the next 50 years.
This method considers the population increase per decade. The advantage of this
method is that it gives higher results as percent decreases when the city grows
towards saturation unlike the arithmetic method which gives low results as the
percent always remains constant.

P1 = Population (predicted) after a decade from the last known population

P0 = last known population

r = average of rate of population growth per decade

Similarly, to calculate population after n number of decades, following formula

should be used –

P0 = population at the end of last known decade

n = number of decades between last known population decade and decade at

which population is to be predicted

Pn = population estimated after n number of decades

The following data for different decades was obtained from the market
authorities and it was used to project the future population of the market which
was used as the design data.
 Year 1994 2004 2014 2024

Population 219 295 312 350

Step-1: Given Data-

Population of last decade (2024) P = 350

Number of decades n = (2024-2014)/10 = 1

Step-2: Find average percent increase per decade = r

Year Population Increment per Decade % Increment per Decade

1994 219 – –

2004 295 76 (76/219 * 100) = 34.7%

2014 312 17 5.8%

2024 350 105 33.7%

(1176/4) (74.2/4)
Average decrease per decade
=294 =18.6%
Pn = P0 [1+r/100]n

P2024 = 350 [1+18.6/100]1

P2024 = 69 vendors

After 50 years, the number of the vendors will be (69x5) =345

At the end of five decades we expect the numbers to increase by 345 vendors keeping
other factors constant.

The Constituents of the Market structure:

1) Lower ground floor was basically designed to serve as an open space for stalls for fresh
foods in the middle space and shops for dry food stuffs, stalls for fish, chicken and butcher
shops, rest rooms, Kitchen and the restaurant among others.
2) First floor and second floor were designed to serve as shop spaces and space for rest rooms.
3) The last floor was designed to host both shop spaces and offices. It also has rest rooms
4) Staircase and the ramp span from the ground floor to the 3rd floor.
The lower Ground floor
The ground floor measures 1455.705m2 of which 413.7m2 is the open space and of this open space,
223.2m2 provided for stalls for fresh foods.

This has a power & security house, stationery area, printer area, kitchen & restaurant with a rest
room, general toilets for the males, females & a ramp for people with special needs.

The first, second and third floor are all designed for the capacity of 200 vendors.

Roof.

The roof is made up of a combination of steel gabled roof and reinforced flat concrete slab roof.

Factors that influence the choice of the roof selection.

 Safety thus thermal insulation

 Aesthetic
 Occupants’ comfort
 Sustainability
 Energy efficiency
 Environmental considerations.

This roof was designed in accordance with the Ministry of works and transport specifications for
building works (May-2013, Part.1, section 6) as well as BS EN 501.

Car parking

The car car parking space was designed according to The National Physical Planning Standards and
guidelines 2011

Garbage Collection point

This was designed in accordance with The statutory Instrument 2020 No. 49, The National
Environment (Waste management Regulations, 2020) under National Environment Act 2019.
Part II.