Architectural design
Each client’s brief and plot become the first plan.
Hargeisa / thermal design
Thermal design keeps a house cooler by placing openings, shading and insulation well. This guide explains the approach. Somdesign Architects designs for the local heat.
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 thermal design 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
By placing openings for a cross-breeze, shading the sun, and insulating where the heat comes in.
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 home designed for the heat is comfortable and cheaper to keep cool.
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