A Building that Stretches out to Welcome the Public We obtained this project with a design competition. The project site is in Addis Ababa on Africa Avenue (Bole Road). The plot has a wider interface at the access main road but tapers back forming an odd elongated triangular shape. It is completely bounded by other […]

The library is located at the medical campus of Hawassa University. It is a shallow plot situated between two buildings, with access roads on both ends of the plot. It is conceived as an inward looking building. Taking advantage of the elongated plot size, a ramped circulation is designed around the periphery, providing a free […]

One of our early observations in Hawassa was how people occupied spaces in cafes. We observed that outdoor shaded spaces were more occupied than interior spaces. Hawassa experiences a dry hot climate. The design concept of the student cafeteria is basically a shade. Comfort is simply achieved by providing a shade and breeze.  Cold air […]

The All in One building complex is located at the Agri campus of Hawassa University. It accommodates an administration office for five academic departments, classrooms, meeting rooms and a laboratory. It is a complex building covering over 30,000m2 floor area in seven stories, developed in a full block – surrounded by four roads all around. […]

It all began with a modest start of a design of a single lot after winning an architectural design competition. But the Hawassa University projects eventually expanded to include several buildings which we later obtained through subsequent competitions and direct awards. The range of buildings built in Hawassa university include classrooms, dormitories, staff offices, auditoriums; […]

A monumental urban figure in the midst of Addis Ababa, obtained through an architectural design competition in 2019. The site is located in the commercial district, at a junction of eight roads. This is a junction that connects Leghar to Maskal square, Kera, the African Union, Sarbet to Mekanisa, Lideta to Tor Hailcoch, TeKlehiamnot to […]

The Renaissance building is unique in that it has two layers of walls and two layers of roof. The outer layer of the building’s wall spirals around it, creating multiple balconies as it rotates. This rotating wall is the main feature of the front façade. In addition, the balconies on the other two sides of […]

The ultimate aspiration of architecture is to uplift the spirit of man, bring joy and excitement. “Art” (meaning pure art like painting) does that easily. The reason is simple. Art is free. The artist does not need a client to produce his painting. His relationship to his art is direct. But an architect needs a […]

The ‘stairs’ building is situated in Sarbet, Addis Ababa, and serves as our main office building. The building has a base of 9x9m, rising to a height of 19m above ground. ‘stairs’ is basically a simple box cut out around its periphery for a vertical circulation. It is an ideal situation where the very act […]