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Amanokrom Country Home
Amanokrom Country Home
Mamfe, Ghana
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Amanokrom Country Home
Mamfe, Ghana
Type
STATUS
Concept
YEAR
2028
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
et within the sloping landscape of Amanokrom, Ghana, the Amanokrom Country Home is conceived as a contemporary retreat that follows rather than resists the natural terrain. The two-level residence is organized along the existing slope, allowing the building to step naturally into the landscape while creating distinct relationships between arrival, living, and the surrounding countryside.
The upper level forms the primary arrival and entry experience. Here, the living spaces open toward expansive views of the land, while carefully positioned brick brise-soleil screens provide privacy, shade, and filtered light. The lower level continues with the slope, creating a second outdoor living experience through a sheltered porch that extends directly from the landscape.
Designed as a four-bedroom home, the residence balances private retreat with generous communal spaces. Rammed earth forms the primary architectural material, bringing thermal mass, texture, and a strong connection to the earth of the site. The material is complemented by patterned brick screens, which reinterpret the traditional brise-soleil as both an environmental device and a defining architectural element.
Cost efficiency and adaptability are integrated into the design through the strategic use of operable louvers alongside the brick screens. These allow occupants to regulate privacy, daylight, and airflow while encouraging natural ventilation and cross-flow through the home. Rather than relying solely on mechanical conditioning, the architecture uses its orientation, shading, openings, and materiality to respond to the tropical climate.
The result is a country home rooted in its landscape and material context—where the building steps with the terrain, the boundaries between interior and exterior remain fluid, and everyday living is shaped by views, breeze, filtered light, and the character of rammed earth.
The upper level forms the primary arrival and entry experience. Here, the living spaces open toward expansive views of the land, while carefully positioned brick brise-soleil screens provide privacy, shade, and filtered light. The lower level continues with the slope, creating a second outdoor living experience through a sheltered porch that extends directly from the landscape.
Designed as a four-bedroom home, the residence balances private retreat with generous communal spaces. Rammed earth forms the primary architectural material, bringing thermal mass, texture, and a strong connection to the earth of the site. The material is complemented by patterned brick screens, which reinterpret the traditional brise-soleil as both an environmental device and a defining architectural element.
Cost efficiency and adaptability are integrated into the design through the strategic use of operable louvers alongside the brick screens. These allow occupants to regulate privacy, daylight, and airflow while encouraging natural ventilation and cross-flow through the home. Rather than relying solely on mechanical conditioning, the architecture uses its orientation, shading, openings, and materiality to respond to the tropical climate.
The result is a country home rooted in its landscape and material context—where the building steps with the terrain, the boundaries between interior and exterior remain fluid, and everyday living is shaped by views, breeze, filtered light, and the character of rammed earth.
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