Ebrah Pavillion / Koffi & Diabaté Architectes

More than a pavilion, here we have a residence that is structured around individual yet interconnected building spaces (common living areas and private bedroom spaces)… Functionality, here, was key, as every part of the residence is designed to serve a specific purpose all the while transpiring openness and well‐being.

Abidjan New Swiss Embassy / Local Architecture

The recently completed Swiss embassy in Ivory coast stems from an old 1960s building that once house a diplomat from Norway. It is a creative endeavour that much as it reflects the neighbourhood in Cocody that is stands in, still manages to breathe a fresh breath into embassy architecture, one that has most often been characterized by fortified buildings

Riviera Apartments / Domaine Public Architects

The Riviera apartments mark a fresh look at the parti of residential design at a massive scale. It looks at reorganizing the riviera neighborhood into a small urban community that follows a public utility versus private spaces, all within the same economic scale and axis. It reveals a rather innate look at the process of apartment planning and the incorporation of gardens within the space furth...

The Assinie-Mafia Catholic Church / Koffi & Diabaté Architectes

The small town of Assinie-Mafia is typified by modesty, low cost structures and a bright hopeful community are synonymous to such African developing towns. Tropical heat is always a concern in such environments and sustainability is a major concern to the architects. Tapping into the zeitgeist of the context, Koffi & Diabaté Architectes designed a magnificent church which transforms a pract...

Azur Pavilion/ Koffi & Diabaté Architectes

For this project, Koffi and Diabate Architects created a pavilion that mediates in a holiday home situated at the seafront. With three main structures, a well-landscaped courtyard and a large swimming pool, the development incorporates a range of facilities including African and European cuisines, hotel suites, indoor sports and sauna, and servant spaces organised within an open plan.

Aveni-Re Building/ Koffi & Diabaté Architectes

How should a building on African soil look like? What is its character? Is it the bold and brazen materiality on its facades, a certain feel of blatant unpretentiousness, or is it the ability of the building to command respect through contemporary wishes of modernity? The Aveni RE Building manages to be both, a statement of clear forms in a country fast embracing contemporary art and bold mater...

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