SanJay Puri Architects Unveil Office Tower Project in the Republic of Congo

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Project Details
  • Location: Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Africa
  • Client: Modern Construction SARL
  • Completion Date: 9/2025
  • Built Area: 42107.85 sqm
  • Architects: Sanjay Puri Architects
    • Lead Architect: Arch.Sanjay Puri
    • Design Team: Arch. Dimple Mehta, Arch.Muskaan Garg

Sanjay Puri Architects presents The Forest- a high density office tower development in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due to prevailing rules governing built-up areas, this project required a vertical tower since the ratio of built-up area permissible is 9 times the plot area.

The vertical circulation core is planned on the southern side to mitigate heat gain and simultaneously provide privacy to the existing residential 15 storey buildings on the southern side. The spaces within the office tower are all oriented towards the north and north-west, with the best views of the Congo River, while also reducing heat gain by allowing natural indirect light into the office spaces.

  • Sanjay Puri Architects_The Forest_ Conception
  • Sanjay Puri Architects_The Forest_ Site Plan
  • Sanjay Puri Architects_The Forest_ Typical Floor
  • Sanjay Puri Architects_The Forest_ Duplex Office
  • Sanjay Puri Architects_The Forest_ Section

Situated in the pretext of the Congo River, the building shape provides peripheral glazing surfaces orienting towards the river. Capturing maximum river views at the shortest distance, the balconies are aligned and projected radially from the offices.

The concept thread is drawn from the African forest, creating a structure that replicates a dense tree via parabolic balconies that embark upon the building façade. The angled balconies overlap at subsequent floors, providing double and single height balcony spaces for every office. The building shape, with its projecting decks, allows integration of open spaces with enclosed ones. The form generated by the blend of building shape and balconies creates a parametric envelope of repetitive cascading elements to develop a unique identity.

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