Small Chapel, Infinite Horizon.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Date : 2023

Project focus : House

 

This single-family house project is located in the unplanned district of Boulmiougou, west of Ouagadougou. It is a three-room house occupying two-thirds of the land: a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom on the ground floor, and two bedrooms upstairs. The remaining third is laid out as an outdoor courtyard.

The guiding hypothesis of this project was to think about how to optimize the use of available resources. This approach justifies the choice of stone (considered a noble material) as the main building material. Laterite is a ubiquitous material in the city of Ouagadougou. It is used in its raw state so that its rough texture remains exposed to sunlight, creating subtle plays of light and shadow.

The house is designed in such a way that furniture and functionality are one. In this project, the walls are not only used to separate the space; They also act as storage units.

Each space is designed to benefit from natural light.

Let's do better with less.

Soumaïla​'s House.
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Date : December 2025

Project focus : Chapel

 

Beneath the vast sky of Ouagadougou, where the ochre earth meets the infinite azure, a slender silhouette rises-like a breath suspended in the heat of the Sahel.

This chapel is not a monument, but a refuge. It is a hand extended to childhood, a shelter of brick and wood born from the dust and human ingenuity. Its earthen walls, anchored in ancestral soil, speak of the land's strength, while its airy roof seems to float, capturing the breeze to offer children the caress of a rediscovered coolness.

Here, architecture becomes silence. The steady rhythm of the columns plays with the light, carving shadows into fragments of peace. Between the brick walls and the void of the desert, boundaries dissolve: the gaze wanders, inviting the soul to travel far beyond the walls, toward that endless horizon where everything becomes possible.

It is a place of prayer, play, and dreams, where human humility dialogues with the grandeur of the world. A sanctuary of serenity, simply resting on the sand, so that every child may find their own star.