Terrace Office

LocationLagosYear2026TypeCommercialArea1,850 M²StatusIn Construction

Brief

A small studio building for a media company that wanted its own working culture to be legible from the street.

Problem

Standard office floorplates in the area rely entirely on mechanical cooling and deep glazed façades — the opposite of the client's stated values.

Signature Drawing

A B C D 1 2 3 520 320 GROUND STUDIO420 m²TERRACE LEVEL 2380 m²TERRACE LEVEL 3340 m²ROOF TERRACE260 m² N 1:100
FFL +0.000 1:100
1:100
N
N

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Spatial Concept

Working life spills onto the terraces — meetings, breaks and informal work happen outside as often as inside.

Material Strategy

Exposed in-situ concrete structure, timber-slat solar screens on the west face, planted terrace edges.

Environmental Response

Stepped massing self-shades; only the deepest floor plates use mechanical assistance, and that only in peak afternoon hours.

Outcome

Under construction; expected completion late 2027.

Project Metadata

ArchitectEdificeStructural EngineerBalogun & PartnersClientConfidentialArea1,850 M²StatusIn ConstructionYear2026LocationLagos

Timeline

Brief

Client culture workshops

Site

Solar & wind study

Concept

Stepped-terrace massing

Design

Structural + screen coordination

Documentation

Construction drawing set

Construction

In progress

Completion

Expected late 2027

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