What holds behind the facade
Above the shops, fixed timber slats filter the light in front of the windows, and long balconies run along every floor. Higher up, the tower stacks its white blocks out of line.
Behind those façades, the complex has its own backup power supply: it takes over from the grid. In Ouagadougou that is what you notice every single day; the detail is set out in the descriptive schedule.
Every apartment is air-conditioned in every room and connected to fibre optics; the water is treated then pressurised, so the pressure holds on every floor. You buy outright: land title and title deed in your name. Buildings A to D are delivered 12 months after signature.