Nairobi Ark
Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effected, replacing Nairobi City Council, the long-standing unit of administration since pre-independence. The Ark is a mixed use development located along one of the busiest pedestrian streets in the Nairobi Central Business Disrtict. The development comprises of shops, offices, restaurants and conference facilities. The Ark also has a parking facility with a capacity of more that 450 vehicles, which is a valuable addition to the Central Business District, where parking facilities are inadequate.
The development's success depended on creating a socio-economic solution that benefits the community and the urban district. The site serves as a parking area on weekdays, with 244 of 248 parking lots in use, while the other four are designated for garbage collection. On weekends, it transforms into a market for clothing, footwear, and household items on Saturday afternoons. There's also a garbage collection point and recreational activities, like biking and skating for young people, on Sundays, with parking prohibited during those times. Pedestrians use the ledge surrounding the area for relaxation, informal meetings, and people watching. Additionally, the space hosts group activities, such as meetings and choir practice, on weekday evenings and weekends when vehicular traffic is reduced.
With Nairobi’s collective culture in its well-known state of constant change and undying resilience, The Ark comes in as an elevating platform fostering modernized urban evolution as well as creating space for upward trajectories for businesses and people. This is all to be achieved through comprehensive redevelopment and deliberate creation of accessibility that allows better utilization of the site in a future adequately informed by the past..
Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effected, replacing Nairobi City Council, the long-standing unit of administration since pre-independence. The Ark is a mixed use development located along one of the busiest pedestrian streets in the Nairobi Central Business Disrtict. The development comprises of shops, offices, restaurants and conference facilities. The Ark also has a parking facility with a capacity of more that 450 vehicles, which is a valuable addition to the Central Business District, where parking facilities are inadequate.
