Survey data on users perception of flexibility of spaces in selected cultural center in southwest Nigeria

Architects that specialize in designing cultural centers have often been accused of providing spaces that become obsolete in the coming years. This is because as technology and time changes, requirements also change, necessitating new arrangement of spaces. Very few of the spaces provided in cultural centers can however be adapted to other uses. This has affected the sustainability of those spaces. These data present the perceptions of users on the need for, and the features that enhance flexibility in cultural centers. The data were obtained from a questionnaire survey of users of the three (3) cultural centers in Nigeria. The survey was conducted between October and November 2017. The data may facilitate the evidence-based approaches to facilitate improved built environment and will be useful to built environment professionals, policy makers and design researchers.


Specifications
All collected data are in this data article

Value of the data
Descriptive statistics were used in the presentation of the dataset which if analyzed will help reveal the factors that affects the use of cultural centers and features that can enhance flexibility in the use of cultural center spaces.
The data could be used in development of design standards in the design of cultural buildings. The data could be used as bases for comparison of flexibility of spaces in cultural center in different countries.
The data can directly help building design professionals take appropriate decisions in the design of cultural center in Nigeria.
The dataset can be useful to the government and private developers as a guide in addressing the issue of flexibility in design of other cultural center and similar buildings taking into consideration the users' perception.

Data
The data were drawn out of survey of three (3) cultural centers in South West, Nigeria. The data instrument for the study is the questionnaire containing both open and close-ended questions with each variable measured on the Likert-like five-point scale. Forty-six out of fifty questionnaires administered for the users of the selected cultural center were returned. The data were collected between October and November 2017. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Frequencies and mean score rankings were carried out. Table 1 Table 1 Respondents purposes of visit in percentage.

S/n
Purpose of visit Percentage
Work and business 25 3.

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No response 22.7 respondents' perception of space allocation in cultural center, while Fig. 3 shows users satisfaction of spaces. Also, Table 2 shows details of the reasons why flexibility is important in the design of cultural center and Table 3 shows respondents' perception of features that enhances flexibility in the design of cultural center.

Experimental design, materials and methods
A survey of users of three (3) cultural centers was carried out in South West, Nigeria. The cultural centers investigated are June 12 cultural center, Ogun State, National Theatre, Lagos State and Oyo Cultural center, Oyo state. Studies [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] have adopted a similar approach in obtaining empirical data. The sources of data used in this research were primary. Fifty (50) questionnaires containing close and open-ended questions were administered to random sampled users of the three (3) cultural centers in southwest Nigeria. A response rate of 92% was recorded. Data obtained were collected between October and November, 2017. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for

Table 2
Reasons why flexibility is important in the design of cultural center.  Table 3 Respondents' perception of features that enhances flexibility in the design of cultural center.

Mean
Std. Social Science (SPSS). The data on respondents' profiles were analyzed using multiple responses (frequencies). A sample of the questionnaire used is presented as Supplementary data A. A careful examination of the questionnaire reveals that it has three main sections. Section A was used to extract data on the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, and their levels of satisfaction with the facilities provided in the cultural center. The data were extracted using 5-Likert type scale, where 1 represents "Very Dissatisfied"; 2 represents "Dissatisfied"; 3 represents "Undecided"; 4 is for "Satisfied"; and 5 represents "Very Satisfied". Section B had questions on the extent of importance of spaces provided in cultural center in a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represented "Totally Not Important"; and 5 "Very Important'. The last part of the questionnaire -Section C-, was used to gather data on the extent to which some features can enhance flexibility in the use of cultural center on a scale where 1 ¼" Totally Not"; and 5 ¼ "Large Extent". Further analysis using different statistical tools can be done using the raw data presented as Supplementary data B.