a contemporary villa deliberate for west africa
Brazilian studios Victor B. Ortiz | Structure and Obreval Structure take to the tropical Ivory Coast to design this modern dwelling dubbed Villa Jasmine. The home consists of three principal blocks internet hosting each personal and social areas. Total, these embrace 5 suites, a health club, an workplace, an indoor and outside kitchen, dwelling areas, and an outside courtyard and pool which overlooks views throughout a close-by lake. Combining craftsmanship with sunlit nature, the fashionable structure encompasses the values of Brazilian design inside a West African context.
visualizations by Victor Ortiz | @victorbortiz_architecture
the comfortable construction supported by mushroom columns
Amongst Villa Jasmine’s defining options is its distinctive construction of mushroom-shaped columns, a playful resolution by Victor Ortiz and Obreval Structure. These columns assist all the second ground and roof slabs, permitting for an open structure with minimal inside columns. On the higher ranges, the concrete slabs appear to soften into stunning curved planters, one other alternative to combine nature into the structure. Designed to mix structural effectivity and a contemporary expression, the columns softly mix into the slab to introduce an natural high quality to the structure.
villa jasmine’s heat and textural materiality
Victor Ortiz and Obreval Structure outline Villa Jasmine’s three blocks with a hybrid construction of concrete and timber. Alongside the outside, the villa’s partitions mix full-height glazing with panels of vertical timber slats — this palette provides the challenge a textural and rhythmic facade. Inside, a mix of pure tones, lime-wash paint, and concrete particulars stability heat and texture. The woods slats of the facade proceed alongside the inside, most notably between the mushroom columns and ceiling. These particulars, mixed with the uncovered concrete slabs, lend interiors that mix modern luxurious and considerate craft.
the concrete slabs appear to soften into stunning curved planters 
mushroom-shaped columns mix into the concrete slab
the structure is overgrown with tropical plant-life
