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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Villa Banalia in Democratic Republic of the Congo by BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd

October 28th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd

Villa Banalia is both a renovation and an adaptation of an old industrial storage building.

Formerly used as an office next to a warehouse, this renovation project maximizes its ideal location, its spacious structural layout and its longitudinal orientation compared to the old warehouse now used as a small assembly plant, the building is transformed into Perfect residence for the new owner in terms of proximity to the workplace and a contemporary home.

Image Courtesy © BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd

Architects: BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd
Project: Villa Banalia
Location: Banalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Software used: Autodesk, Revit, SketchUp, Vray 3.6, Adobe

Image Courtesy © BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd

Strategically designed to maximize its salvaged structure, the house features a double-volume living area that includes a lounge, a dining room, and a library, the floating concrete slab houses the TV entertainment area that leads to its own shaded veranda, also used as an outdoor lounge in the tropics.

The entire south facade of the living room is glazed to bathe enclosed spaces with natural light in a city where electricity is not guaranteed every day from morning till night and to maximize the natural shade of the South, far from the hard tropical sun of the North.

The East and West facades are covered with green walls, an aesthetic touch symbolizing the great Congolian tropical forest, while improving the local thermal comfort.

Image Courtesy © BasaboseStudio (Pty) Ltd

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Tags: Banalia, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Categories: Adobe, Autodesk, Renovation, Residential, Revit, SketchUp, V-Ray, Villa

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