Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Burao / the site survey
The site survey records the plot size, the levels and the existing features before the design starts. This guide explains what it covers. Somdesign Architects starts every design from the surveyed plot.
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 site survey 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
The plot size, the levels, the boundaries and the existing features, so the design starts from accurate measurements.
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.
A design drawn from wrong measurements is costly to correct, so the survey comes first.
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