Urban Apartment Building Project in Gisenyi - Details and Objectives

Construction of Apartment Building at Gisenyi Plot No519 Gisenyi/ Rubavu Client : Mr. ILONGA LAINE Project Brief Prepared by : COBATOP Company Date : SEPTEMBRE 2017

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PROJECT BACKGROUND Project Location The project will be located in Gisenyi Right side toward to CENTRE DE JEUNE (SECONDARY SCHOOL). Western Province District : Rubavu Sector : Gisenyi Cell Nengo Project owner The project is owned by Mme. ILONOGO LAINE Project location The plot measures about 1008 m2 and it is bordered by three roads on three of its four sides Google images showing project location

Project location Neighbourhood context The project is located in an area with new developments as well as others that have been there for long time ago. The plot neighbors also the new residential houses in the North and West , and the Roads to the South and Est. 1 2 NEIGBHOURING PLOTS - South : road - North : road - East : plot 520,531 - West : road 5 6

Project analysis Level Usage Area (m2) Ground floor Apartment unit 200 First floor Apartment units 200 TOTAL 400 At maximum Capacity, the Project shall hold 16 persons Number floors: 2 FLOORS Plot area : 1008 sqm Total floor area : 400 sqm Number of parking : 2

Interior architectural comments 1. There are some rooms accessing to the natural Light and fresh air through the porch. And the window are opened by sliding system. 3. The fire escape stair has an exit door on the ground floor.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT The main objective of the project is the Construction and operation of an urban and modern apartment building, which provides a variety of high quality apartment units and habitation. MAIN OBJECTIVE

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES -Providing enough apartment facilities (apartment units.) -Supporting the need for modern infrastructure in Rwanda; -Job creation for people that will be employed by the project; -Increasing revenues and investments of the owner.

COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Environmental regulations and Project magnitude according to environmental laws: Ministerial order N 004/2008 of 15/08/2008 establishing the list of works, activities and projects that have to undertake an environmental impact assessment: Article 2 and the appendix of this Order specify the works, activities and projects that have to undertake an environmental impact assessment. The present project is not classified among construction of large public buildings which hold more than a hundred people per day. Therefore, the EIA is not mandatory for this 2 stories apartment building project since it will hold only 16 personsat maximum Capacity.

SITE ANALYSIS Hydrology, Soils and land cover and land tenure The elevation of the site is about 400 above sea level The soils of the site are composed of loamy soil with sandy soil in some places. There are some small trees within the plot limits along the road. There is no more natural vegetation on the plot because the whole area has been prepared on for a long time. The surrounding area is comprised of buildings and roads. On the hydrological point of view , the nearby wetland is located to the South of the plot in around 100m away, and there is existing secondary school (centre cultural )nearly and the plot. There is lake kivu about one kilometer.

TARGET GROUP The target customers for the apartment are the people or temporary visitors) who don't need small apartment and have to stay long time. There are currently very few in Gisenyi offering good accommodation for them. For example we think of the lecturers from neighboring ULK University ,RTUC University, Border Rubavu branch, Neighboring, Bank of ccs, centre de jeune staff and people coming from board RDC, etc...

RENTABILITY OF THE PROJECT The apartment facilities and rentable residential houses business has recently experienced rapid growth. The developer wants to establish a large regular customer base, and will therefore concentrate his business on local people who needs rentable habitation facilities. In addition, International clients are also expected to the less extent.

Service delivery The project shall offer apartment facility of high quality. The building will be internally finished with high quality materials and equipped with good furniture. The project shall cater to all of its customers by providing each customer all the related services like water electricity, etc at all the times to suit customer down to the smallest detail.

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURES Water Supply / Sanitation The main water supply in settlements surrounding the study area is from the network managed by WASAC. Like the most of RUBAVU, the project area does not have a centralized sewerage network. The secondary water supply will be from the RC under ground water tank and plastic tank on roof slab. Power Supply Like the existing houses the project has a direct connection to the national electricity grid managed by REG. It will be supported by a owner s standby generator in case of power cut off. Access road The project has three access to the road and enough parking space for customers and visitors.

Location on Aerial Image LOCATION 519