BLENDING AFRICA SAFARI WITH BIOMIMICRY IN CREATING A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR A CARE FACILITY. A CASE STUDY OF THE YOUNG LIFE AFRICA CHILDREN’S HOME.

This research paper contains information done by the researcher. The research takes a specific site study of the Young Life Africa Children’s home in Ruiru. The researcher tends to apply Africa Safari décor together with biomimicry to create vibrant and inspiring spaces and an appealing and suitable environment for the children in the children’s home. This will not only make the orphans feel loved and special but it will stimulate their stunted development and surely have a positive impact on these children. Safari style is a Swahili word meaning adventure will be a major source of inspiration that will aid in creating a suitable and sustainable environment that will cater for the needs of the children in the children’s home. The use of sustainable material is also put into consideration greatly to ensure conservation of the environment. Biomimicry which is simply being nature inspired design is not very different from Africa Safari since both of them mostly deal with nature and naturally occurring materials and color scheme as well. Society is becoming more increasingly aware of the importance of environmentally responsible building. Today people are turning to green design solutions as a way of living to preserve the earth. Designers have a mandate to also come up with sustainable design solutions to solve the design problems that arise. Interior designers have a tremendous impact on the sustainability of an environment because they are the ones deciding which materials and products will be used and how economically people will be able to interact with their surrounding spaces.
The research will be segmented into five main chapters. Chapter one covers the introduction to the problem, its background and the problem statement. The objectives of the study and the research questions are clearly outlined. The researcher goes ahead and explains why the study is significant and justifies it. Chapter two describes the existing literature review that assists the researcher to expand the knowledge on the matter and also previsualize possible outcomes of the study. Chapter three discusses the research design, population and sample and various methods of data collection and data presentation, while stating the reason why. Chapter four illustrates the findings according to the researcher. Chapter five covers the summary, conclusions and the recommendations