Echbih Residence 11
Echbih Residence 11
Nouakchott, Mauritania
LOCATION
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Project Facts
Project Echbih Residence 2
Client ASML Group
Built-Up-Area 233,800 Sq. ft (3,380 sq. metres)
Services Architectural Concept, Architectural Schematic and Detail Design
Status Detail Design
Budget Undisclosed
Project Features
Ground Floor Family Entrance and Hall, 2 Family Salons, Office, Family Kitchen and Family Dining, Storerooms, and the Family Guest Quarters
First Floor Family Salon and Kitchenette, Master Bedroom Suite with Master Bedroom, Master Majlis, Master Lounge, His and Her’s separate walk-in wardrobes, full En-suite Bathroom with a Jacuzzi and Storeroom, Boys’ Lounge and Storeroom, 2 Double Bedrooms for boys with shared bathroom, Girls’ Lounge and Storeroom, 3 Double Bedrooms for girls with ensuite bathrooms,
Guests Guest Entrance and Hall, Male and Female Majlis’ and Guest Dining
Family Guest Quarters Guest Double Bedroom with Walk-in Wardrobes, Guest Lounge and
Maids’ Quarters 2 Bedrooms (2 maids per rooms) and shared bathrooms, 2 Driver’s Bedrooms with shared bathrooms.
External Outside Kitchen, Laundry, and Ironing Room, Courtyards and Gardens.
Parking 4-car enclosed garage.
This 33,800-sq. ft (3,380 –sq. metre) luxury residence forms part of the Saleck Family Residential Complex in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania. For his second home, the client decided to opt for a more Neo-classical design. The resulting building employs strict guidelines of the classical orders in scale, proportion and detail. In plan however, the building still contains courtyards, verandas and terraces, allowing the occupants to enjoy the Mauritanian weather.
Like all of the residences in the complex, the house has three zones family, guest and service. Circulation between the three is carefully controlled to avoid overlap and thereby compromise in the privacy of the family and/or the guests.
Designed around courtyards with plenty of verandas and sit-out spaces, the architectural style of the building,
