This is how Ghanaians should be building. Not from heat retaining concrete. This is a well thought out personal space utilising natural materials. We need more of this.
In 2019 I stayed here for 3 weeks as an Airbnb. I'm an architect and was Sooo impressed at the sustainable Design features as soon as I entered the house. In a few years, I will look into buying this house if it available. It's also in a great neighborhood. ❤️ Loved the house❤️
I saw this house over a decade ago in Architectural digest online - and I've been crazy about it since. Been dying to see a video of it. Thanks for sharing it
Years ago, I saw this house featured in a couple of shelter magazines like Dwell, and ALWAYS wanted to see MORE of the house. It's beautiful, intelligently designed without bending backwards to Western trends and wasteful energy. This is how Tropical Modernism SHOULD be.
Love this house, especially the fact that it's built factoring in the local environment. I remember Nana's house was built on stilts, allowing both airflow and negating the effect of torrential rain during the wet season. The ventilation is something that we took for granted. African architecture has lost a lot of practically as we have commercialised
@@KwameAmedzo l guess by Ghanaian standard; yes what finishing must I want from a Ghanaian “architect” and I’m not being sarcastic 😂 Kwame. May GOD help you. 😂 wait, do you know the definition of sarcasm?
Louvers weren't abandoned for air-conditioning. Many homes with glass windows don't even have wiring for air-conditioning. Louvers don't seal well, traps and lets in dust, and general a maintenance headache. The better louvers never made it to the local market. The technology hasn't generally been improved since forever. Hopefully we get a better Louvre design. I'm a big fan of the airflow.
@@selassietetevie4966 Glass surely is the modern option most people go for across the world. Louvre technology hasn't improved for the most part in the past 30yrs. All we got here in Ghana was the cheaper plastic version which breaks in no time. With that said, there are special modern louvers including automated ones. But those are exclusively premium and not available in the local market...even then, outside the price range of the ordinary Ghanaian.
@aberba not absolutely correct, louvres are for tropical climate, so you do not see them in temperature climate, but in Australia and tropical Asia they are common in residential buildings.as for price point and development, the cheap glass windows you see in Ghana are not the same as in Europe where most are double glazed and better insulated for temperature and noise control.
Awesome House Vanessa Beautifully shot , with the classy music 🎵 😊….the whole house looks like a piece of art. I personally would stay innit but I’ll have to throw in a 75 inch flatscreen to watch my shows like yours 😊❤ 😂cheers . Always impressed with the way you dress. Such a lady. Thanks 🙏
Vanessa, this is amazing! Who is the architecht? Do you mind sharing how we could reach him, if we potentially would like to work with him in the future?Thank you :)
Hey Vanessa, thank you for the video, waiting for your own projects, you have something coming for us doing all these inter and reviews? Anyway good job, bless you and have a nice weekend, you snd your family, as i sugggest your watchibg the football game turkey hahaha.
@@VanessaKanbi i think we got much work to do, i like some if tgese modern big houses around the coast, or do uou know the tower at labadi beach, sadly they wo t finish it, good idea to talk about it, i like the manhatten style of living, having the chance to have the view over everthing, the comfort, elegent and modern like the new building of ghe eco bank in accra, good idea as well, its important because were relaying, bawumia gor president. Greets.
some parts of the outside of the house is nice but the staircase to the front door has no wheelchair access. Inside too many step down, a more simple layout would have been nice. I feel he want simplicity but was trying too hard it became a confused layout.. just my thoughts..
Nice house. Very welcoming. Can you please say Primary bedroom instead of master bedroom. Master bedroom is a problematic term for it's ties to slavery. Thanks for the video
