Ventilation is key in super hot climates, which is exactly why the perforated cobogo block was dreamed into existence back in the 1920s. Based on wooden muxarabis, these are an inheritance of Arab culture, and so make a poetic twist in this monolithic elevation redesign in Funaitees, Kuwait. Created by Bab.nimnim Design Studio, the 400 […]
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Ventilation is key in super hot climates, which is exactly why the perforated cobogo block was dreamed into existence back in the 1920s. Based on wooden muxarabis, these are an inheritance of Arab culture, and so make a poetic twist in this monolithic elevation redesign in Funaitees, Kuwait. Created by Bab.nimnim Design Studio, the 400 square metre Cobogo house contains a luxurious interior, with an uplifting range of accent colours and modern art. The construction openings throw beautiful light play over a myriad of unique area rugs and double height crisp white walls, whilst the open interior spaces enjoy a second layer of privacy behind added screens.
Photographer: Mohammad Taqi  

Red cobogo blocks and pigmented concrete volumes set this house apart from its brutalist neighbour. The eye is drawn around an energetic display of architectural creativity that teases the imagination as to what could lay inside.

A towering front entrance hints at the impressive proportions that shape the main living space within its walls. An...