By Kingsley Adegboye

Lifestyle living connoisseur, Haven Homes, a Lagos-based real estate development firm, has delivered its 2016 home designs much to the expectations of its teeming subscribers, according to the company’s Assistant General Manager, Ms Ufuoma Ukueku.

The 2016 design is an improvement on the exterior and interior of the sensational 2015 design which is already being handed over to subscribers to the firm’s current efforts at Richmond Gate Estate in Lekki.

The design for 2016

The AGM said more celebrities have continued to embrace the Haven Homes’ flagship project at Richmond Gate Estate, pointing out that MTN brand ambassadors recently gathered at the highbrow estate for video shooting after the video director, Mr Sesan Ogunro came to Haven Homes and was pleased to discover an alternative serene location that is comparable to the exotic scenes in South Africa hitherto patronized for such video shootings.

She noted that a scene on the shooting had ace artiste, Sound Sultan driving a truck within the premises of Richmond Gate Estate. “He was working alongside a host of other superstars on music videos which are set to debut soon”.

According to Ms Ukueku, there are several notable features in the latest model, adding that it differs from the 2015 design in that a special element known as “curve architecture” has been taken to a much higher level by the creation of a unique roof design that curves from the first deck to the upper roof, a curve spanning over two floors.

“This civil engineering feat is unique on the residential landscape in Nigeria and is the first of such known. Our structural engineers, Abisoye & Co. faced a huge challenge as the massive curve could have placed undue stress over the first deck cantilever but with careful weight balancing, structural strength was achieved through the use of carefully designed clay pots to keep the structure standing. “One major advantage with this design is that it is difficult to copy by design pirates, a habit that Haven Homes has often decried over the past few years. The internal fittings of the 2016 design also enjoyed some enhancements. The new designs are fitted with wall switches that emit pilot LED light in the dark so that their locations can be seen even in the dark, eliminating groping for switch locations, in addition to having the walls being kept clean.

“Furthermore, a significant 90 percent cut in energy load has been achieved because all spot lights installed are now energy saving units that reduce each spotlight from 50 watts to five watts per bulb.

In the last ten years, Haven Homes has consistently come up with fascinating and innovative new home designs for each year, with the 2017 model due to be delivered over the next ten months”, Ms Ukueku stated.