Overview
Situated along the pristine beachfront of Senegal’s Petite Côte in Somone, Somone Bordure de Mer is a luxury residential resort designed to merge monumental architecture with coastal serenity. The masterplan responds directly to the site’s topography. Rather than a flat, homogenous layout, the apartments are organized on cascading, gradual levels that step upward as they move inland. This terraced strategy ensures that even the units situated deepest within the plot enjoy sweeping, unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, while creating a dynamic sequence of layered private gardens and pathways.
Client:
Private
Year:
2020
Category:
Residential
Location:
Somone, Senegal
Status:
Concept
The architectural language of the resort is defined by a striking interplay of mass and permeability. The primary residential blocks are conceived as heavy, geometric monoliths with subtly faceted rooflines.
To prevent these massive volumes from overpowering the landscape, they are dramatically elevated on a network of slender, angled pilotis (columns) and solid cylindrical cores. This structural elevation allows the upper stone masses to seemingly "float," freeing up the ground plane to create shaded, open-air breezeways that invite the ocean wind deep into the site.
TEAM
Partners
Omar Diouf
Project Team
Omar Diouf,
