BasaboseStudio
Zambezi Estate is a leafy compound of 22 unique villas and 60 apartments on two low-rise blocks in in the East of Port Louis in Mauritius.
10 different design firms were recruited to design 22 distinctive villas with two projects each. The brief came with a strict budget for all projects and a preselected palette of materials used for the construction of the whole estate. A simple palette of exposed concrete with different surface finishes and local hardwoods is employed throughout the estate, producing low maintenance buildings with an aesthetic that will weather charmingly with time. Rammed earth is a construction technique used to complement the main materials, notably naked concrete and wood. It is the accent touch for all the projects.
Villa 21 and 22 were allocated to BasaboseStudio on two completely different plots in the estate and two different models in the project.
Villa 21 is built on a sloped site where views are projected onto the distant leafy horizon on the island nation.
More: https://www.basabosestudio.com/portfolio/zambezi-estate-villa-21/
