Oshinowo Studio

Sencillo Beach House

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

SENCILLO BEACH HOUSE

Cmdesign Atelier

LOCATION
Lagos, Nigeria

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
9687.52 ft2

PROJECT YEAR
2019

PHOTOGRAPHS
Medina Dugger

ENGENHARIA ESTRUTURAL
Starkwood Associates

HOME AUTOMATION
Hausba

MAIN CONTRACTOR & SERVICES
Vincent Boom Construction

MANUFACTURERS
Cimsa Turkey, Artscapes Constructioneering Works, Dura Composite, WNM limited, Nigalex Nigeria, Planen Ingegneria, Italy, Q-railng Nigeria

Text description provided by architect.

CmDesign Atelier has completed a 3-bedroom beach house in Ilashe, Lagos Nigeria.

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

Lagos is known as the most populous city in Africa with challenges particularly in traffic management.

Lagos is less publicly known for its serene beach environment, which in the last twenty years has become prime location for private beach houses.

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

With the only access to the region via water travel, the beaches along the western peninsular have remained exclusive with limited urban development ensuring they retains it’s natural setting.

The aesthetic of the house is minimalist with an emphasis on neutrality to fully reflect and celebrate the beach surrounds.

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

To soften and appreciate the plainer-nature of the architecture, we design a series rose-gold powder-coated 4mm-thick steel screens based on indigenous Yoruba ‘Adire’ fabric patterns to create a delicate contradiction but functionally to reduce the sun’s glare and act as privacy screens.

Our architectural intent was to create a series of spaces that could work for multiple gathering niches and more communal spaces for entertaining.

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

The pool, 21meters long plays a focal role, reflecting beau- tifully the colour of the sky.

Majority of the building materials were locally sourced, particularly the cedar wood for the tongue and groove doors and rotating shutter panels for the hot tub area.

Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger

White concrete was used for the pool deck to avoid the monotony of a tiled surface and polished concrete was used for all internal spaces.

Frame-less glass was used for the balustrade behind the steel laser cut screens to emphasis the elegance of the screens.

Sencillo Beach House
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Sencillo Beach House
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Sencillo Beach House
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Sencillo Beach House
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Sencillo Beach House
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Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger


Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger


Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger
Sencillo Beach House
© Medina Dugger



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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan


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Implantation
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Elevation 1
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Elevation 2
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Oshinowo Studio
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