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Material Selection for Design in Zeila

Materials are chosen for how they look, how they handle the climate and what they cost. This guide explains the choice. Somdesign Architects selects materials with the design and the budget.

From first sketch to drawing set.Zeila

02 / Your location

material selection in Zeila.

Zeila is a hot coastal town on the Gulf of Aden near the Djibouti border. For construction, the coastal salt and heat point to corrosion-resistant hardware and finishes, with the nearby border as a supply option.

In Zeila, planning material selection means the coastal salt and heat point to corrosion-resistant hardware and finishes, with the nearby border as a supply option. Somdesign Architects turns the brief and the plot into a drawing set issued for construction.

Project locationZeila

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Architectural design

Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.

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Drawing sets

Plans, elevations, sections and renders, checked with the client.

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Design to construction

The set is issued for construction to Hill Development.

03 / HP-488 Masjid

From the drawing to the design.

Explore the original front elevation and architectural visualization of the same project.

HP-488 original front elevation
HP-488 · Sheet A-004 · Front elevation
Architectural presentation workspace

The studio process

Brief. Design. Hand to Hill.

Plans, elevations, sections and renders, checked with the client. The set is issued for construction to Hill Development.

04 / Your questions

Before we begin.

How are materials chosen in Zeila?

For the look, the climate and the budget, so the building is right and durable.

What should I consider when planning a house in Zeila?

Zeila is a hot coastal town on the Gulf of Aden near the Djibouti border. The coastal salt and heat point to corrosion-resistant hardware and finishes, with the nearby border as a supply option.

When are materials chosen?

With the design, before the drawings are final, so the specification matches the drawings.

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