GREENVILLE TERRACES

TYPOLOGY : Residential
CLIENT : Locke Homes
PLOT SIZE : 3,263sqm
LOCATION : Lagos, Nigeria
STATUS : Under Construction  

Ikoyi is traditionally known for its lush trees and greenery but over the past decades, the trees have greatly disappeared largely due to urbanization. So we thought to create a project that attempts to recapture the charming past of Old-Ikoyi by incorporating sixty-six floating planters across four suspended floors into the scheme.

Each planters will be equipped and fitted with mini drip irrigation and drainage system and the water is collected, recycled and reused.

The U-shaped structure houses a total of 15 Units of terraces, flat, maisonnette and pent houses of different configurations. The design approach is to balance communal living and privacy for each unit. This is achieved with zig-zag balconies that cascade backward as the floors rise and providing ample cover for the large glazed areas below.

For optimum privacy, the communal area which holds the infinity edge pool, the bar and gym are positioned at the rear of the site and completely out of view. Other services such as the playground, power house, water treatment, gate house, management office and the utility building are all zoned to the front of the site to minimize the effect of their activities on the rest of the site.