client. Private

location. Cotonou, Bénin

category. Single-family house

Villa Fífa is a single-storey house set at the heart of a 1 200 m² plot in Résidences Les Palétuviers, Cotonou. Arranged in two wings around a central space opening onto the pool and garden, the villa seeks a balance between privacy, natural light and cross-ventilation. Courtyards, openwork screens and generous openings create a calm, porous architecture, designed to capture the prevailing south-westerly winds and offer cool, bright and peaceful living spaces. Its material palette of ivory render, terracotta, wood, polished concrete and a planted roof gives the house a restrained, warm architectural language, deeply rooted in its tropical setting. A garden and a locally made carved wooden door mark the entrance, gradually revealing the interior while preserving the privacy of the home. The roof, combining technical functions with planting, extends this approach to integration by concealing equipment and strengthening the presence of greenery throughout the project.