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Pieter Schiettecatte

Pieter Schiettecatte

New York, NY, US

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Oyala Living

Oyala towers is a new residential development project comprising three towers of fifty-two apartments each with an underground car park. The site is located on the top of a hill overlooking the new town of Oyala.

The towers are slanted towards one another in such a way that each building has an unobstructed view on the city. Large terraces will ensure that one can truly enjoy the panoramic setting.

High-quality apartments are designed with a wide variety of layouts. The high-rise section (20 × 27 × 34 m) contains a central core around which four apartments will be situated on each floor. Use of freestanding walls in a concrete framework will allow terraces to be constructed in different positions within the plane of the facade.

The seemingly random positioning of the enclosed spaces will lend the building a particularly dynamic effect. Window frames will be mounted deep in the facade so that sun-blinds will be superfluous and shadows will lend the building a certain playfulness throughout the day.

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Oyala, Equatorial Guinea
My Role: Project Architect