Neighbourhood in many Nigerian cities had been designed without proper consideration of design principles, which invariably affect the residents’ quality of life. This s‌tudy assessed the experts' and residents’ perception of design correlates of neighbourhood quality in the urban area of Ibadan. Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A ques‌tionnaire survey and direct observations were used to acquire the primary data. A sys‌tematic sampling technique was used to select one of every 5th building after the firs‌t house had been selected randomly. Data collected were analysed using percentages, Correlation, and Multiple Regression. The results revealed that the majority of 87.9% residents s‌trongly agree that the building lines were s‌trictly followed. The majority of 86.7% s‌trongly agree that the practice of enclosure of space and gating is common in their area. The results of experts’ assessment of Design Characteris‌tics Indices (DCI) indicated that Alalubosa GRA was adjudged to be very good with DCI of 4.09, followed by Kolapo Ishola with 3.58 DCI. The Multiple Regression Analysis results showed that design characteris‌tics were related significantly with neighbourhood quality (p < 0.05). The result indicates Fvalue of 1.026E5 and Pvalue of 0.000a. Furthermore, the results of Pearson’s Correlation Co-efficient revealed s‌trong and significant correlations between neighbourhood quality and the design factor at either p < 0.01 or p < 0.05significant levels. The need to consider significant design factors that comprised: variability, tidiness image/milieu, territoriality, connectivity, consis‌tency, legibility and density among others by Planners and Architects in planning and designing adequate neighbourhood as important. تفاصيل المقالة

State secretariat buildings have been identified as flawed on the grounds of performance, functional efficiency, ventilation, and daylighting. There is a need to conduct post-occupation evaluation (POE) to investigate users’ satisfaction with the building. The study examined the conditions of facilities provided in the building and the users’ needs to guide the secretariat building design. Data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A total of four buildings occupied by the Ministries of Works, Water Resources, Communication, and Energy with sixty offices each were randomly selected. A total of 105 buildings representing 10% of the staff in the selected buildings were selected for questionnaire administration. Data obtained were analysed using frequency counts and percentages. The condition of facilities provided in the different spaces shows that the adequacy of the storage facility (CFI=2.71), natural daylighting in offices (CFI=2.87), environmental landscape (CF=2.84), and proximity to parking space (CFI=2.71) was in good condition. The result for Functional Performance in the Ministries of Water Resources (POEI=3.60) is the highest among all four ministries. For technical performance, the Ministries of Works and Water Resources were rated highest (POEI=3.46). Similarly, for Behavioural Performance, the Ministry of Communication was rated highest (POEI=3.35). The POEI for each building shows that Ministries of Water Resources rated the highest (POEI=3.38) while Works rated the least (POEI=3.22). It was concluded that users are moderately satisfied with the building; however, there is a need to provide additional facilities, including elevators, stores, and parking spaces, to complement the existing ones. تفاصيل المقالة