Palm Court

A coastal house arranged around a shaded court, cooled by overhangs and cross-ventilation.

Location
Diani, Kenya
Year
2023
Area
410 m² (sample)
Programme
Coastal house

A coastal house arranged around a shaded court. Deep overhangs, cross-ventilation and a palm-shaded terrace do the work of air conditioning.

Sample project text — replace with your own. The photographs on this page are illustrative stock images and are not of a Plinth building.

Walls are rendered concrete block with timber screens; floors are polished screed, cool underfoot and easy to keep clean in a sandy climate.

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