{"id":174696,"date":"2025-08-25T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174696\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:56:16","slug":"bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174696\/","title":{"rendered":"BAMA House \/ L&#8217;Africaine d&#8217;Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033325\/bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture\/68a6415007ae3451bd0ecadf-bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BAMA House \/ L'Africaine d'Architecture - Exterior Photography, Wood, Brick\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68a6415007ae3451bd0ecadf\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"480\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033325\/bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture\/68a6415007ae3451bd0ecadf-bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture_6.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 480\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>\u00a9 Carine Oberweis<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68a6415365bfe17f4094a098\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033325\/bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture\/68a6415365bfe17f4094a098-bama-house-lafricaine-darchitecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BAMA House \/ L'Africaine d'Architecture - 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Set on Ghana&#8217;s coast, this home rises from the ground beneath it: rammed\u2011earth walls mixed and compacted on\u2011site. The multi\u2011generational house combines private retreats with shared spaces, encouraging daily exchange. Built almost entirely from locally available materials, the house embraces a natural and sustainable approach. The spatial organization is intended to be peaceful, balanced, and open to nature. The layout creates courtyards; the porous ground floor dissolves the boundary between inside and out. 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