Eco-Friendly Dream House in Accra, Ghana Built By Ghanaian Architect Joe Osae Addo

[@TheNiqabiDiaries]

This is how Ghanaians should be building. Not from heat retaining concrete. This is a well thought out personal space utilising natural materials. We need more of this.

[@Afrikaislife]

These blocks also trap moisture making a perfect breeding ground for mold. Rammed Earth is a building method that you should research .

[@KwameAmedzo]

​@@Afrikaislife😂😂😂

[@anwulika.o]

I saw this house on Apple TV’s show and have been OBSESSED ever since. So excited to see it again

[@VanessaKanbi]

I don’t have Apple TV but really wanna see the show!

[@sthomas4580]

In 2019 I stayed here for 3 weeks as an Airbnb. I'm an architect and was Sooo impressed at the sustainable Design features as soon as I entered the house. In a few years, I will look into buying this house if it available. It's also in a great neighborhood. ❤️ Loved the house❤️

[@christinanwabugo9591]

Tropical modernism. It is called tropical modernism. Joe Osae Addo is phenomenal.

[@LOVELYLONDONGURL]

Thank you for the term, I've been trying to describe it to my husband. It gives of a 60s/70s vibe to me as well. Especially with the wood and louvres. Can't beat that vintage look.

[@KwameAmedzo]

​@@LOVELYLONDONGURLmid-century modern architecture too

[@eugenea7886]

I saw this house over a decade ago in Architectural digest online - and I've been crazy about it since. Been dying to see a video of it. Thanks for sharing it

[@EMSpdx]

Years ago, I saw this house featured in a couple of shelter magazines like Dwell, and ALWAYS wanted to see MORE of the house. It's beautiful, intelligently designed without bending backwards to Western trends and wasteful energy. This is how Tropical Modernism SHOULD be.

[@philiq18]

Beautiful home. I'm a fan of the simplicity and materials. Blends well with the landscape.

[@loribylori1752]

Always wanted to see a tour of this beautiful home. Well done! 😍

[@VanessaKanbi]

Thank you I have wanted to see it for YEARRSSS aswell xx

[@InfoPharmaGh]

Well done Akua Vann3. This house is fantabrutall. Gorgeous

[@VanessaKanbi]

Thank you

[@keagleeagle821]

60s and 70s interior modern house with African touches I see furniture from the 60s& 70s

[@NanakwabenaTopBoy-nw4rr]

Wood makes the difference totally love it

[@brigey]

Beautiful airbnb that I stayed in years ago, but the mosquitos ate me alive in the bedroom!!

[@palmlaguna]

Great, ghana has now beautiful new house Designs. I love it!

[@KwameAmedzo]

Been there for about 15years

[@palmlaguna]

@@KwameAmedzo i like that house!

[@KwameAmedzo]

@@palmlaguna yes..nice

[@latsword3513]

Love this house, especially the fact that it's built factoring in the local environment. I remember Nana's house was built on stilts, allowing both airflow and negating the effect of torrential rain during the wet season. The ventilation is something that we took for granted. African architecture has lost a lot of practically as we have commercialised

[@zandramorgan440]

Thank you for all of your Video's, all very nice, all therapeutic 🥰🤗

[@KwameAmedzo]

Joe Osae addo the innonative architect

[@Itstmera]

love love loveee, they should make some villas in ghana for vacation rentals with the same concept! The aesthetic is giving peaceful paradise.

[@tatalily]

Voilà l'architecture africains c'est agréable à regarder

[@yaaobenewaah1697]

This is a beautiful house. We Ghanaians have to build to keep the heat out.

[@VanessaKanbi]

Yes Joe has done a lovely job!

[@emma-leefortune8331]

This is beautiful...simple and raw

[@maudoforiaffoh5518]

Looks like a typical Chinese build....full of nature...so beautiful

[@kumipatrick1030]

I’ve always love your content and I thought you were done with doing videos but now you are back on it

[@danieladdison130]

Awesome stuff! My regards to Joe 👍🙂❤

[@Suubeez]

Africa is a whole continent..give the country of Ghana its due ❤from Uganda

[@providetriggersforevolutio3748]

Absolutely! I would live in or rent it! I downloaded this video! Vanessa, where did you get your dress?

[@RootedDiasporans]

Vanessa, this is amazing! Who is the architecht? Do you mind sharing how we could reach him, if we potentially would like to work with him in the future?Thank you :)

[@selassietetevie4966]

Joe is currently in the USA

[@jazzepink]

I was able to reach him via what's app. The price to own is $500,000+ and rental is $2,500 plus utilities

[@tourandrelocationcommunity]

Its feels like an oasis of comfort. Beautiful home, thanks for sharing this home with us Vanessa.

[@zandramorgan440]

Love your dress, you wear beautiful Attire in all of your videos, You look wonderful, beautiful 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍

[@jocieluch4784]

Very cool,unique place ❤

[@aberba]

Louvers weren't abandoned for air-conditioning. Many homes with glass windows don't even have wiring for air-conditioning. Louvers don't seal well, traps and lets in dust, and general a maintenance headache. The better louvers never made it to the local market. The technology hasn't generally been improved since forever. Hopefully we get a better Louvre design. I'm a big fan of the airflow.

[@VanessaKanbi]

I’ve seen some high quality ones that seal would be great to see them more.

[@selassietetevie4966]

People think glass windows are "posh" and modern

[@aberba]

@@selassietetevie4966 Glass surely is the modern option most people go for across the world. Louvre technology hasn't improved for the most part in the past 30yrs. All we got here in Ghana was the cheaper plastic version which breaks in no time. With that said, there are special modern louvers including automated ones. But those are exclusively premium and not available in the local market...even then, outside the price range of the ordinary Ghanaian.

[@selassietetevie4966]

@aberba not absolutely correct, louvres are for tropical climate, so you do not see them in temperature climate, but in Australia and tropical Asia they are common in residential buildings.as for price point and development, the cheap glass windows you see in Ghana are not the same as in Europe where most are double glazed and better insulated for temperature and noise control.

[@infronttv4271]

Wow. Nice house

[@VanessaKanbi]

I Love it!

[@amadubaba5422]

Very very unique house 🎉

[@VanessaKanbi]

Indeed!

[@daledavidson2635]

Perfection!

[@NatureBoy614]

Awesome House Vanessa Beautifully shot , with the classy music 🎵 😊….the whole house looks like a piece of art. I personally would stay innit but I’ll have to throw in a 75 inch flatscreen to watch my shows like yours 😊❤ 😂cheers . Always impressed with the way you dress. Such a lady. Thanks 🙏

[@Kofi.86]

Nice property I would live there

[@Psalms20A21]

🌿Unique Will share

[@kevin-kingadu2080]

Hey Vanessa, thank you for the video, waiting for your own projects, you have something coming for us doing all these inter and reviews? Anyway good job, bless you and have a nice weekend, you snd your family, as i sugggest your watchibg the football game turkey hahaha.

[@VanessaKanbi]

What sort of thing are you looking for 😅

[@kevin-kingadu2080]

@@VanessaKanbi i think we got much work to do, i like some if tgese modern big houses around the coast, or do uou know the tower at labadi beach, sadly they wo t finish it, good idea to talk about it, i like the manhatten style of living, having the chance to have the view over everthing, the comfort, elegent and modern like the new building of ghe eco bank in accra, good idea as well, its important because were relaying, bawumia gor president. Greets.

[@herbertthornton4476]

miss you Vanessa

[@VanessaKanbi]

No need to miss me cos I’m back 🥳

[@denniscasely-hayford3245]

​@@VanessaKanbi Back for how long?

[@jesusm2159]

Saludos happy Sunday

[@VanessaKanbi]

Thank you. Happy Saturday to you too

[@mickymouse2445]

I love it

[@VanessaKanbi]

It’s so stunning!

[@Omonabulesowo]

Amazing house. Is it possible to visit it for a passionnate african like me?

[@sharifahyarbrough2049]

What part of Ghana is this, Interested in guest house

[@KwameAmedzo]

Adjringano ' east legon' accra

[@sharifahyarbrough2049]

@@KwameAmedzo Thanks

[@belinda19861]

I really wish the video quality would be better to bring out all details.

[@deffkidd9088]

i want to buy it

[@magenta4769]

some parts of the outside of the house is nice but the staircase to the front door has no wheelchair access. Inside too many step down, a more simple layout would have been nice. I feel he want simplicity but was trying too hard it became a confused layout.. just my thoughts..

[@markweekes8858]

Whats the name of the tree with red flowers?

[@user-wr7of3lt1f]

Flamboyant;-)

[@markweekes8858]

@user-wr7of3lt1f Thanks. They grow in 🇬🇾 Guyana also. I love them.

[@whynotyou783]

Can we have the architects contact info? I want to build something similar in Cameroon

[@VanessaKanbi]

Email me

[@wiredinpod]

@@VanessaKanbiI also want his contact

[@Bamidele-ee8ch]

What annual taxes do u pay for this houses?

[@Manny_Boston]

Nice house. Very welcoming. Can you please say Primary bedroom instead of master bedroom. Master bedroom is a problematic term for it's ties to slavery. Thanks for the video

[@VanessaKanbi]

Yes sorry I’ve been trying to erase master from my vocabulary as you will see from other videos. Apologies if I say master in this one.

[@aberba]

Looks like the house is rotting away. The place isn't well maintained.

[@melanatedone4894]

I don’t like it no flow to the house and poor Quality sorry 😢.