Eko Hotel

Partnership & Collaboration with Studio Contra, Lagos Nigeria

Year

2025

Services

INTERIOR DESIGN

Location

LAGOS, NIGERIA

Our design draws inspiration from the vibrant character of Lagos—a dynamic urban metropolis with a rich history, cultural depth, and one of Africa’s largest and busiest seaports.

The project seeks to embrace the energy of Lagos's coastal setting, grounding our scheme in the rhythms and textures of culture's shoreline identity. The city thrives on creative expression and communal spirit.

Our concept aims to capture this essence— celebrating the layered stories of the city while creating a new cultural touchpoint along the water’s edge. Our vision is to create a destination that captures this energy—somewhere that feels local, lived-in, and full of stories, right on the edge of the water.

Interior of a modern restaurant or bar with round tables, cushioned chairs, and a large cloud-shaped chandelier hanging from the ceiling, with blurred patrons and staff moving inside.
An outdoor bar and seating area with plants, glass walls, and a large fabric chandelier overhead.
Modern restaurant interior with pink and green seating, a marble-topped table, and a curved wall with shelves filled with bottles. Two blurred figures of staff are in motion, and a large abstract painting is on the wall.
Interior view of a modern restaurant or bar with a pastel color scheme, wooden furniture, a long bar with beige bar stools, shelves with various bottles on the wall behind the bar, and two large gold-colored pendant lights overhead.

Awards

Shortlisted Frame Award 2023

Finalist of Beyond Hospitality with Hospitality Design Award 2023

Winner Architects’ Journal Retrofit Award 2023

As seen In

The Guardian — July 2022

Domino Mag — Aug 2022

Spaces Mag — Aug 2022

Interior Designer Magazine — Jan 2023

Frame — Jan 2023

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