‘Welcome to the most sophisticated and luxurious building in Africa; The Lucrezia By Sujimoto! “

Towering 65m above the ground, the $52-million (R744-m) architectural masterpiece, LucreziaBySujimoto audaciously dominates the landscape of Africa’s most expensive square meter, Banana Island.

The 14-storey skyscraper is the brainchild of Sujimoto Construction Ltd, the leading luxury construction company in Africa. It has a combined liveable space of 18,000 square meters and will be the tallest residential building in the highbrow neighbourhood. The design of the sophisticated building combines the rare attributes of beauty, affluence and style. The purely residential 14 storey tower includes luxury apartments, which comprises magnificent maisonettes and two of Africa’s best penthouses, the first virtual golf bar in Africa and 48 electric vehicle charging stations.

It also features full home automation where you can control your lights, door, air conditioning, curtains, music and TV from the touch of a button. Watch out for the double kitchen fully fitted by Kohler, Oikos door technology (a first-of-its-kind in Africa), an 18-seater IMAX cinema and a 345 square meter temperature-controlled pool (including a Jacuzzi and kids pool).

The 14 storey building has a floor to ceiling height of 4m, which creates an illusion that makes it look 20 storeys tall, an interactive lobby where business meetings and casual hangouts can be held, Zaha Hadid by Porcelanosa sanitary wares, a private salon and a crèche among a host of other features. So whether you are an avid golfer, an energetic swimmer, an adrenaline-filled sportsman, a culinary enthusiast or a movie buff, the Lucrezia has an exciting feature for everyone!

During the construction phase of the foundation, 25,000 cubic metres of soil was excavated, a total of 11,500 cubic meters of concrete of C40 was used to create one of the biggest pile caps in the world, which has a 900mm piles diameter that goes 45m deep, making the Lucrezia’s foundation one of the strongest foundation ever!

The pile caps have a depth of up to 2.55m with 900 x 300mm tie beams. In all, a total of 1470 trucks of concrete were required to deliver these pile caps. The luxury development will use approximately 1000 tons of steel and Bonded Post Tensioning slabs.

This makes Sujimoto the first indigenous company to use such technology that is only used in Dubai for the construction of high-rise buildings. This technology reduces the weight of the building, increases the speed of construction by 40%, eliminates shrinkage and offers more flexibility for structural modifications.

Speaking on the audacious and innovative project, the MD/CEO of Sujimoto Construction, Sijibomi Ogundele, made it known in a recent interview that owning the Lucrezia is a privilege and not a right.

He said the company is on a mission to disrupt mediocrity in Africa’s luxury real estate and they are keen on providing the cosiest and most luxurious apartments for Africans while creating opportunities for investors to secure an impressive return on investment.

Sijibomi Ogundele is the MD of Sujimoto Construction Limited, the no.1 Luxury Real Estate Company in Nigeria and the developer of LeonardoBySujimoto, the 24-storey luxury building, including private cinema and full home automation, the Lucrezia (a 14-storey residential high-rise with premium features and facilities), the QueenAminaBySujimoto (a first-of-its-kind luxury tower located in highbrow Abuja) and the proposed Sujimoto Tower in Downtown Dubai.