Villa Mondoukou
Mondoukou, Ivory Coast, 2022
Project
A holiday house for a couple in the province of Mondoukou, about a hundred kilometers from Abidjan. Surrounded by vast palm trees and with close access to the Gulf of Guinea's beach. This house have a central dry rock garden.
Client
Private
Date
2022-2023
Location
Mondoukou, Ivory Coast
Category
Architecture
Gross Floor Area
275 m2
Photo credit
Philippe-Alexandre Aka-Adjo
Earth from Mondoukou,
Bamboo from Assinie,
Rock from Bassam.
Everything else is a play of levels in the spatial sequences of the house: you enter through a raised slab between two walls, and then you access the living room, still supported by this slab. This living room provides access to the patio covered with a bamboo roof, creating a skylight.
This patio leads to two independent bedrooms. To reach the master bedroom, you have to take the stairs located in the entrance «fault.» This fault leads us to a direct view of the sea. On the right is a tropical bathroom, and on the left is a bedroom that allows us to see the bamboo roof drawing the horizon.
The walls are finished with moire; the varying shades of earth and lime serve as the only ornamentation of the house. Low-cost materials such as earth, lime, and bamboo, skillfully crafted by local artisans, were used in the construction of this house.
