Lagos Wooden Tower, the Tallest Structure of its Kind in Africa
Naiga Onyango
Imagine how beautiful life can be living in a wooden-story building. Then think of what inspires individuals to come up with this kind of structure.
The Lagos Wooden Tower is the tallest wooden structure in Africa. Lagos is the most populated city in Africa, with more than 16 million inhabitants. The tower was constructed to curb the housing crisis in Lagos for this fast-growing population.
Lagos’s tower is the unique wooden structure and the most popular and richest residential site of Nigeria. It has four stores each consists of 4 bedrooms and 3 bedroom apartments on its fourth floor.
It is amazingly ventilated and has a wooden envelope that provides shading from direct sunlight around the shape. Plants belt around each floor contributes to creating fresh airflow and keep the surrounding pleasing.
It's just amazing how real estate is evolving cost-effectively and being environmentally friendly.
