ASA DAM RESORT

ASA DAM RESORT

ASA DAM RESORT

Location
Ilorin, Kwara
Year
Typology
Mixed Use

Asa Dam Resort was conceived as part of a wider ambition to make Ilorin a destination. The setting around the dam offered a serene and distinctive landscape, and the then Governor, Dr Saraki, saw an opportunity to open up the area through tourism, leisure and hospitality. The timing was important. With the airport terminal being developed and new air links from Lagos and Abuja, visitors could begin to reach Ilorin more easily. The project was intended to create a holiday destination for middle-income Nigerians, where families and friends could stay, rest, learn new sports and enjoy the natural setting of the dam. At the centre of the masterplan was an eighteen-hole golf course, planned with an international golf-course designer. Ilorin’s existing golfing history made the sport a natural catalyst. Golfers travel widely to experience different courses, and the course was intended to draw visitors into a wider resort offer of chalets, apartments, hotel accommodation, water features, water sports and other leisure amenities. The main planning challenge was the dam itself. The site was divided by water, requiring the masterplan to establish a clear and seamless relationship between both sides. The goal was to make the resort function as one integrated destination, allowing landscape, accommodation, sport and water-based activity to work together. Asa Dam is significant for the confidence of its vision. It proposed that Ilorin’s landscape, aviation connections and sporting heritage could be combined to create a new form of domestic tourism. The project imagined a destination that was not exclusive or foreign-facing, but accessible to Nigerians seeking a place to rest, play and spend time together within the country.

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