Blue Stone Villa, Ruiru, Kenya
Residential architecture, Kiambu County
Blue Stone Villa is a five-bedroom contemporary luxury residence in Ruiru, Kiambu County, designed by Aalis Studios, architects in Nairobi. Blue-grey natural stone, a full-height glazed staircase, timber pergolas and rooftop lounge terraces shape the house. The visualisations also show solar panels on the upper flat roofs.
Project overview
Design approach
The defining material of the house is its dark blue-grey stone cladding. It is concentrated on selected volumes rather than spread evenly across the facade, so the stone becomes part of the composition and gives the house permanence and depth against lighter mineral-finished walls.
Warm timber pergolas soften that heavier palette and filter the sun over balconies and terraces. Dark-framed glazing adds a finer layer of detail and brings daylight deep into the plan.
Together, stone, timber, glass and textured finishes give a restrained contemporary palette suited to a high-end home in Kenya. Read the guides to luxury house design in Nairobi and modern house designs in Kenya, then see flat roof house designs in Kenya and our house plans.
Gallery
Five views, one for each part of the design: the street frontage, the layered terraces, the garden and the roofscape. Swipe, use the arrows, or select a thumbnail. Tap any image to open it full screen.
Floor plans
Entertaining and guest spaces sit at ground level, private bedrooms above and a lounge on the roof. A tall glazed staircase links the levels and lights the circulation with natural daylight.
Climate and landscape
Technical detail
The drawing set carries the specification that turns a good render into a well-built house. The key points are summarised here.
Plan your own home
Aalis Studios, an award-winning practice and Lexus Design Award winner, provides architectural design services in Kenya, interior design, quantity surveying, project management and design and build delivery, as a construction company in Nairobi, for contemporary homes, maisonettes and luxury villas.
Our homes are developed from the site and the client's lifestyle, not from standard house-plan templates. Architecture, interiors, landscape and construction are coordinated from the first sketch. Whether you plan a modern house in Nairobi, a luxury villa in Karen or Runda, a maisonette in Kiambu or Ruiru, or a holiday home in Naivasha or Nanyuki, we can take it from concept and approvals through detailed design to construction. See our profile as architects in Kenya, or if you live abroad, how diaspora building works.
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Questions
Blue Stone Villa is a contemporary luxury residence defined by rectilinear volumes, dark blue-grey stone cladding, flat roofs, expansive glazing, timber pergolas and strong indoor-outdoor connections.
Blue Stone Villa has five bedrooms: a guest bedroom and a second bedroom on the ground floor, and a main suite plus two further bedrooms on the first floor. A rooftop lounge level with terraces sits above.
Yes. Aalis Studios designs bespoke contemporary houses and luxury villas across Kenya. Each design is developed around the client's plot, brief and budget rather than copied from an existing project.
Yes. Aalis Studios provides architectural and interior design for luxury residences in Nairobi and across Kenya, including Karen, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kiambu and Ruiru.
Yes. Contemporary villas can be designed for sites throughout Kenya. Materials, structure and environmental strategy are adjusted to the location, climate, soil conditions and budget.
Yes. Aalis Studios offers architectural design and integrated design-and-build delivery, so architecture, interiors, cost planning and construction are coordinated as one project.
The visualisations show photovoltaic panels on the upper flat roofs. On the drawings, PV means permanent ventilation above doors and windows. Panel positions, roof access and structural loads are coordinated with the engineer before construction.
Cost depends on floor area, structure, stone and glazing specification, site conditions and finishes. Aalis Studios prepares a bill-of-quantities-based estimate once a concept design is agreed, so the budget is tested before construction starts.
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