In Abidjan’s residential Cocody district, La Maison Palmier is arranged as a low, modernist house within dense tropical gardens. Rooms use warm timber, patterned fabrics, African craft and contemporary furniture, with terraces opening towards palms and planted courtyards; the restaurant and bar flow into the garden, while a swimming pool forms the social centre of the grounds. Artworks and locally made objects bring colour to the restrained architecture, and the property’s shaded walkways, screens and mature planting create a residential atmosphere away from the city’s commercial core.