Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Hargeisa / site planning and setbacks
Where the house sits on the plot is decided by the plot boundaries, the access and the setbacks. This guide explains site planning. Somdesign Architects positions the house on the plot before the floor plan is fixed.
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 site planning and setbacks 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.
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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
The minimum distances between the building and the plot boundaries, which fix how much of the plot the house can occupy.
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.
The house position affects daylight, access, privacy and drainage, so it is settled before the floor plan is detailed.
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