Villagio Vista

Villagio Vista
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Accra
Country	Ghana
Cost	$86 million
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Architecture firm	DIRT Studios
Developer	Trassacco Estates Development Company
Structural engineer	AKT II
Main contractor	Trasacco Estates Development Company
Awards and prizes	Accra's Tallest Building in 2012.
Other information
Number of rooms	146
Number of restaurants	2
Number of bars	2
Facilities	Swimming Pool

Villagio Vista is a high-rise residential apartment complex located in Accra. It was built by Trassaco Estate Development Company and was completed in 2016. ^{[1] [2]}

The complex consists of three towers. The Alto tower was the tallest building in Ghana at 27 floors. ^{[3] [a]} The 100 meters Tower at The Bank Square, commissioned in November 2024, emerged as the tallest building in Ghana. ^[5]

Background

Villagio Vista is a three building apartment complex built with a boldly patterned facade, with inspiration from Kente, a traditional Ghanaian clothing garment. ^[6] It consists of 3 buildings, Villagio Alto (yellow patterned), Villagio Azure (red patterned) ^[7] and Villagio Aqua (green patterned). ^[8]

Notes

1. See footnote 4 of Urban Studies' article. ^[4]

References

1. "Villagio Apartments". Architects Registration Council. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
2. Intel, Estate. "Building Obsession : The Villagio Vista, Accra, Ghana - Real Estate Market Research and Data for Africa - Estate Intel | Estate Intel - Real Estate Market Research and Data for Nigerian and Africa". Estate Intel. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
3. "Ghana's tallest building takes shape". Graphic Online. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
4. Agyemang, Felix S.K.; Morrison, Nicky (2017). "Recognising the barriers to securing affordable housing through the land use planning system in Sub-Saharan Africa: A perspective from Ghana". Urban Studies . 55 (12): 2640–2659. doi:10.1177/0042098017724092.
5. "The Bank Square: Ghana's Architectural Marvel Shaping the Future of Financial Infrastructure". Africans column. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
6. Lazarova, Joana (2017-08-29). "Allford Hall Monaghan Morris's colourful high-rise in Accra". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
7. "Villaggio II - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
8. "'Kente-patterned' Villagio Vistas, Accra, Ghana". ConstructAfrica. Retrieved 2024-02-05.