Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Burao / the setbacks and plot coverage
Setbacks are the distances from the house to the plot edges, and plot coverage is how much of the plot the house occupies. This guide explains both. Somdesign Architects sets the house on the plot to these limits.
01 / Selected views
An original drawing set and its architectural visualization.
02 / Your location
Burao is an inland, semi-arid trading hub. For construction, the inland climate is dry, and materials generally arrive by road from Berbera or Hargeisa, which is worth allowing for in the programme.
In Burao, planning the setbacks and plot coverage means the inland climate is dry, and materials generally arrive by road from Berbera or Hargeisa, which is worth allowing for in the programme. Somdesign Architects turns the brief and the plot into a drawing set issued for construction.
Share the plot location and project scope with our Hargeisa office to discuss availability and site arrangements.
Discuss your location ↗Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Plans, elevations, sections and renders, checked with the client.
The set is issued for construction to Hill Development.
03 / HP-488 Masjid
Explore the original front elevation and architectural visualization of the same project.

The studio process
Plans, elevations, sections and renders, checked with the client. The set is issued for construction to Hill Development.
04 / Your questions
Setbacks are the clearances to the edges, and coverage is the share of the plot the house occupies.
Burao is an inland, semi-arid trading hub. The inland climate is dry, and materials generally arrive by road from Berbera or Hargeisa, which is worth allowing for in the programme.
They fix how much of the plot you can build on, so the design starts from them.
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