Under the sails

A series of wooden paths connects the spaces of this house in Madagascar, designed by SCEG architecs as a volume covered by a sail that rises to show the sunset behind the island of Sakatia.

Under a roof, four elementary volumes on a two levels house hosts the residence Under the sails, designed by SCEG architects near the sea in Nosy Be, Madagascar.

A primary organization with independent spaces that are connected by wooden paths. The central patio, mediating element between the inside and outside, is connecting the front with the back, the sea and the forest. The roof, like a straw curtain, covers the volumes towards the beach and protects the house from the water, the light and the wind. A natural canopy that getting up in three points: eyes that are watching the sun set behind the island of Sakatia.

SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar. Diagrams
SCEG architects, Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar. Plans


Under the sails, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Program: single-family house
Architects: SCEG architects
Collaborators: structures (Monica Magnarini)
Area: 850 sqm
Completion: 2014