ABSTRACT
Within Northern Nigeria, history surrounds the common man. One of such perceptions can be found in the environment and visual appreciation through the architecture from the colonial era. One cannot help but get a feeling of nostalgia, on seeing some of the old building forms. Due to the importance of such structures and the significant roles they played in our history, they should be immortalised through preservation. The preservation of the legacy of colonial architecture is currently gaining widespread publicity and attention in Nigeria. This may largely be as a result of the poor economic structure of the state with direct adverse effects on the increasing cost of building materials, the cultural factor with the view of returning to the past and psychological effects on the local populace. Whichever way, the merits are far more enormous. This is therefore a study of the importance of preserving one of the historic monuments which housed the Northern Regional I louse of Assembly. A closer look at Lugard Hall building, located in Kaduna metropolis is taken in this dissertation through an attempt at restoring the old House of Chiefs, renovation and maintenance work to the office blocks built in the second phase and lastly, extension blocks to house the parliamentarians. These extension blocks form the main part of this design with each containing three floors which house the thirty-four parliamentarians from the twenty three constituencies of Kaduna state. Auxiliary offices for the supporting staff assigned to each member as well as for services such as cafeterias, shops, the library, telephone and PABX operations etc. are contained within these east and west extensions The total area of both extensions covers approximately forty percent of the existing site.