Grammy Award winner Burna Boy moved into a seven-bedroom home in Lagos, Nigeria’s center of the arts and commerce, at the start of 2020. In order for Burna to live alone, his architect, Akose Enebeli, created a two-story mansion in Lekki.
Burna was “mind blown” and had multiple homes all over the world when he saw Enebeli’s plans for his own new house in the not-too-distant future. Rapper, composer, and vocalist Burna is well-known in Nigeria. Enebeli tells AD, “He just kept saying, ‘Wow, wow, you’re bursting my brain.'”
Enebeli’s design is a peaceful 13,000 square foot refuge in the middle of frenetic Lagos, a megacity with 20 mιllιon inhabitants. The enormous building has a serene façade of beige and gray and is outfitted with all the amenities of modern luxury living. It features lofty ceilings, a personal theater, lounges, and a game room inside. Tall windows and a lot of garage space are also included.
The 3,700 square foot building, which is split into two separate sections, was designed by Enebeli and his colleagues to maximize natural light.
A recording studio, a gym, and guest artist accommodations are all together in one area. For Burna, the other is a more private space. It has his principal bedroom suite, private terrace, and the gathering place for his closest friends.
Without doors, the downstairs rooms form a continuous, open space with one interior flowing directly into the next. The main living room, which opens to a sizable window overlooking the manicured gardens, is noteworthy.
Burna was born in Port Harcourt, a region in Nigeria’s Rivers State, about 384 miles distant. The compound, as a whole, conjures the tranquility of the lagoons, creeks, and the flora of that area. Burna states, “I have a lot of Rivers stuff, water noises. “It’s very water-inspired, that’s all. It’s serene. Nature communicates with me.
It was preferred that the interior of the house have all-white walls. Burna purchased the enormous golden insect parts, the half-horse marble sculpture, the female bust, and the Throne of Grace in Lagos’s Throne of Grace. The bicycle artwork was produced by Atelier 225.