BACKYARD COMMUNITY CLUB
Designed in consultation with local builders, the project draws on local knowledge, resulting in a low carbon and climate-responsive system tailored to the realities of the Ghanaian construction industry. Deroche has reimagined ancestral building methods for contemporary use, showing how innovative design can produce sustainable urban life while safeguarding cultural identity. A seminal case study with huge scalable potential in a Ghanaian context.
Photographed by Ama Ofori-Darko
(Accra, 2025)