Wheel Story House Accra, Building Creativity

in Worldmappin3 years ago

In 2014 a friend of mine had an office in an interesting house in a residential neighborhood in Accra and I paid a visit to take some pictures and document the house. The place is called the Wheel Story House. The whole place is made from reclaimed and recycled materials.

IMG_2602.JPG

The name comes from the use of wood from the wheelst that cables come on, many of these were taken apart and used for the construction of the house.

IMG_2604.JPG

The creativity in use of materials in this place is amazing. It give a great feel and aesthetic. The only limit in this world is your imagination and hustle.

IMG_2603.JPG
Here you can see the use of bamboo, rocks, broken tile and much more to make a very interesting wall.

IMG_2574.JPG
The wood is all stained with condembed oil.

IMG_2575.JPG

IMG_2579.JPG

IMG_2590.JPG

When the wire wheels came the outside was clad in these tiles which have also been used in the construction.

IMG_2578.JPG

Old coffee mugs.

IMG_2580.JPG
The custruction and nature blending together for an overall aesthetic.

IMG_2581.JPG
Another big view of the main structure.

IMG_2591.JPG
A bit of tradition.

IMG_2588.JPG
Broken tile artistically done in the floors.

IMG_2587.JPG
Bowls and wood peices worked into the stair way.

IMG_2586.JPG
Interesting bits everywhere you look.

IMG_2585.JPG
Looks like picnic tables turned into some sort of awning.

IMG_2584.JPG
At the time I visited there were a few apartment units for rent and offices. I am not sure of the current use of the space.

IMG_2601.JPG
Room for car park.

IMG_2600.JPG
Tile Mosaic.
IMG_2599.JPG
Another frontage of one of the structures.
IMG_2598.JPG
Inside my friends office space. The wood from floor to ceiling.

IMG_2596.JPG
Art incorporated into the wood.

IMG_2595.JPG
Reclaimed wood flooring.

IMG_2594.JPG
Bowls into the siding of the house.

IMG_2592.JPG

As you can see the camera that I used had something going on with the lens as the pictures were not totally clear. I was very disappointed to see this after shooting this place. I think this camera died not long after this.

Sort:  


The rewards earned on this comment will go directly to the person sharing the post on Twitter as long as they are registered with @poshtoken. Sign up at https://hiveposh.com.

Congratulations, your post has been added to Pinmapple! 🎉🥳🍍

Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!

Want to have your post on the map too?

  • Go to Pinmapple
  • Click the get code button
  • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
  • Copy and paste the generated code in your post (Hive only)
  • Congrats, your post is now on the map!