Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Mogadishu / 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
Mogadishu is a capital on the Indian Ocean with a hot, humid coastal climate. For construction, coastal heat, humidity and salt make corrosion-resistant finishes and ventilation priorities, while the city offers the largest supply of materials and labour in the country.
In Mogadishu, planning the site survey means coastal heat, humidity and salt make corrosion-resistant finishes and ventilation priorities, while the city offers the largest supply of materials and labour in the country. 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.
Mogadishu is a capital on the Indian Ocean with a hot, humid coastal climate. Coastal heat, humidity and salt make corrosion-resistant finishes and ventilation priorities, while the city offers the largest supply of materials and labour in the country.
A design drawn from wrong measurements is costly to correct, so the survey comes first.
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