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Entrance & Saloon
An oak-lined gallery opens onto the saloon and the view.
Residential
233 | Private Penthouse
Location
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Type
Penthouse
The idea
Stone, oak and the open sky.
This penthouse in Abidjan is planned as one long sequence along its glazed façade. From the entrance, a gallery of pale oak piers and lit niches leads into the saloon, where low sofas, navy velvet armchairs and white columns stand on white marble, with a band of grey veined marble marking the route through. Linear lights run the length of the ceiling, and the dining area and TV room follow on beyond.
Outside, a covered terrace pairs a planted wall with loungers and a long pool at the edge of the view. The private rooms are darker and quieter: in the master bedroom, grasscloth panels sit behind the bed under a band of timber, and a walk-in dressing room is lined in smoked glass. The master bathroom continues in grey stone and dark glass, with a relief-tiled shower and a tub set by the window.
Material palette
Grey veined marble
Entrance floor
Grasscloth panels
Master bedroom
Abstract canvas
TV room
About the project
Along the glass, then into the quieter rooms
The route begins in an oak gallery, then widens into the saloon and the view. The dining area and the TV room come next, the latter behind a stone wall, so the public rooms run one after another along the glass. Outside, the covered terrace follows the same line, ending at a pool on the edge. The private rooms sit apart: the master bedroom with its dressing room, and the master bathroom, where the tub sits beside the window.
Grey veined marble forms a band across the white floor at the entrance, marking the path through the saloon. In the master bedroom, grasscloth panels behind the bed bring a woven, matte texture that softens the darker palette. The dressing room is lined in smoked glass, which reflects without brightening. In the TV room, an abstract canvas gives the stone wall a point of colour. The penthouse is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
An Abidjan penthouse starts with the view and the warm climate, and this one lines every living room along the glazed facade. The public rooms run one after another so each takes the light and the outlook, while the covered terrace lets the family live outdoors in the shade beside the pool. Inside, white marble and pale oak keep the main rooms cool and bright. The private rooms turn darker and quieter, with grasscloth and smoked glass, to make rest easy after a bright day. Keeping the two apart lets guests be received without disturbing family life. It is a penthouse by IAIA, rooted in interior architecture.
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