Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Hargeisa / 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
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 site survey 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
The plot size, the levels, the boundaries and the existing features, so the design starts from accurate measurements.
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.
A design drawn from wrong measurements is costly to correct, so the survey comes first.
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