African project:
Khamsa House
LOCATION: Senegal, West Africa
ARCHITECTS: Atelier KOÉ
PROJECT TEAM: Richard Rowland,
Hippolyte Gilabert, Clement
Dagneaux
AREA: 350m2
EARTH CONSTRUCTION: Off-thegrid hybrid solar and wind power.
Vaulted earth brick cellar. Natural
(plant filtered) pool, jacuzzi and
pond
PHOTOGRAPHY: Régis L’hostis
The word KOÉ was born from the
imagination of 9 year old Jamie Rowland. For
him, KOÉ is a philosophy, a peaceful state of
mind where balance exists between man and
nature.
“We thought Koé was the perfect name for
our design studio, which specializes in the
conception and realization of resilient and
respectful projects ranging from, but not
limited to, private residences, social housing
and communal buildings. Atelier KOÉ is a
collaboration of complementary disciplines
including Architecture, Urbanism, Design,
Engineering, Earth construction, Landscape,
Permaculture, Water, Wind and Sun.”
“Our team holds the common goal of
designing and building projects with the
same respect and vision embodied in both
the word KOÉ and Jamie’s humanistic world
view. While we are based in Senegal, our
concepts can be applied universally.”
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