Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Hargeisa / 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
Hargeisa is a highland capital with a mild, dry climate and cooler nights than the coast. For construction, the milder highland air means less salt exposure than the coast, so standard finishes and frames last well, while the cooler nights make good roof insulation worth the cost.
In Hargeisa, planning the setbacks and plot coverage means the milder highland air means less salt exposure than the coast, so standard finishes and frames last well, while the cooler nights make good roof insulation worth the cost. Somdesign Architects turns the brief and the plot into a drawing set issued for construction.
Visit our office at 204 British School St, Jigjigayar Area, Hargeisa.
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.
Hargeisa is a highland capital with a mild, dry climate and cooler nights than the coast. The milder highland air means less salt exposure than the coast, so standard finishes and frames last well, while the cooler nights make good roof insulation worth the cost.
They fix how much of the plot you can build on, so the design starts from them.
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