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Retail and Shopfront Design in Marka

A retail design plans the shopfront, the customer flow and the display, so the shop works for the street. This guide explains the approach. Somdesign Architects designs shops and shopfronts.

From first sketch to drawing set.Marka

02 / Your location

retail and shopfront design in Marka.

Marka is a coastal port town south of Mogadishu on the Indian Ocean. For construction, coastal salt and humidity call for corrosion-resistant finishes, with the port and the Mogadishu road as supply routes.

In Marka, planning retail and shopfront design means coastal salt and humidity call for corrosion-resistant finishes, with the port and the Mogadishu road as supply routes. Somdesign Architects turns the brief and the plot into a drawing set issued for construction.

Project locationMarka

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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.

What does retail design cover in Marka?

The shopfront, the customer flow and the display, so the shop works from the street in.

What should I consider when planning a house in Marka?

Marka is a coastal port town south of Mogadishu on the Indian Ocean. Coastal salt and humidity call for corrosion-resistant finishes, with the port and the Mogadishu road as supply routes.

Why does the shopfront matter most?

It is the first thing a customer sees, so it draws people in and sets the look of the shop.

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