Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Burao / the structural design
The structural design sizes the foundations, columns, beams and slabs so the building stands safely. This guide explains the basics. Somdesign Architects includes the structural design in the drawing set.
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 structural design 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 foundations, columns, beams and slabs, sized to carry the building loads safely.
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.
So the builder builds to a designed structure, not a guess.
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