Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal

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Cliff House

Dakar

Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal

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Living on a cliffside, with a view overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is an experience only a few know, but for the occupants of Cliff House in Senegal, this is a scene they're all too familiar with. This week’s building obsession is the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal. [caption id="attachment_15589" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Building Obsession: Cliff House,…


Living on a cliffside, with a view overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is an experience only a few know, but for the occupants of Cliff House in Senegal, this is a scene they’re all too familiar with. This week’s building obsession is the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal.

Cantilever cliff of the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal. Source: SAOTA Architects

Designed by SAOTA Architects and completed in 2011, we love its cantilevering roof which provides a double-volume outdoor space, as well as, it’s living and dining spaces which also cantilevers over the cliff, providing a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean. But that’s not all, the house is situated on the site of an old bunker from the Second World War. A part of this old bunker was retained and converted to an underground cinema.

A bedroom inside the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal. Source: SAOTA Architects

The property features a water courtyard, which surrounds a portion of the house and converges into a water feature at the property’s entrance. Outside the main bedroom suite is a grand terrace, this is the roof of the house’s more formal living wing and the main bathroom leads into a private garden and an outdoor shower. The house features a study, underneath it is a guest room, and a private gym.

Water courtyard surrounding the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal. Source: SAOTA Architects

According to Mark Rielly of ARRCC, the interior decorator, “throughout the villa, modern works of art, many of which are from the client’s private collection, sit comfortably within this luxury residence, creating an intention that is decidedly sleek and contemporary.”

Interior of the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal. Source: SAOTA Architects

Cliff House, which was built for a Senegalese businessman and his family, is an unabashed architectural display of the luxury lifestyle desired by many.

Entrance of the Cliff House in Dakar, Senegal

Building Obsession: Cliff House, Dakar, Senegal. Source: SAOTA Architects