HOUSE O

TYPOLOGY : Residential
CLIENT : Private Client
PLOT SIZE : 1,700sqm
LOCATION : Lagos, Nigeria
STATUS : Completed 2022 

ARCHITECTS OF RECORD

Situated within an estate with its own strict planning and building regulations, the challenge for this project was to create a structure that stands out from the pack and still not defying the estate’s planning rules. Though the building exterior was modestly designed – to relate with its parent environment – a structure with striking outlook was achieved by delicate use of colours, fine materials and the interplay of glass and solid planes.

From the rectangular site, the building’s form (footprint) begins to evolve. And by “chopping-off” a slight portion of the rectangle, we ended up with a building that resembles letter H. The site is planned such that: the service building is at the front tip of the site for easy access, the stewards’ quarters screened-off towards the rear to afford the stewards their own privacy and leaving the main building to sit at the heart of the plot within its own green bed.

With gentle façades and few descriptive elements, this rather plain home possesses its own unique presence. Our design approach is simple. We want the building to reflect the calm, yet charming persona of its owner: so we decided to give the exterior a subtle and unimposing appearance but if given the opportunity to go in, then it will be seen that it’s really very gorgeous on the inside.