Usually representing spirits, ancestors or the primordial couple, these figures were placed in shrines and treated with great respect. Through a wide range of style, scale, belief and function the couples depicted share a timeless, serene equality necessary to the continuity of their societies.

Villa Amina / Pascal De Souza

Architects: Pascal De Souza
Location: Gold Coast, Ghana
Project Team: Project Head: Pascal De Souza
Interior Décor: Pascal De Souza
Project Year: 2013
Photographer: Pascal De Souza

- 28 November 2017
- Edwin Seda
Residential , Selected Works , Materials , Housing , Houses ,

Benin-based architect Pascal De Souza recently completed this beautiful eco-villa situated in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Villa Amina / Pascal De Souza

The villa, a combination of a traditional technique of palm concrete, isolation in ceilings with grass and brickwork, explores the breezy coast with open facades and indoor outdoor spaces that connect the specific rooms of the house into one seamless spatially inclusive space.

Villa Amina / Pascal De Souza

This villa is a new concept, using solar energy as a major source of power for the house, an initiative towards sustainable design and manageable renewable sources.

Villa Amina / Pascal De Souza

The swimming pool is a bio one, built around a cluster of trees that were maintained all through the construction process.

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