Front view of HP-488 Masjid in Hargeisa: an arcade, a dome and two minarets, drawn by Somdesign Architects on sheet A-004. Render of HP-488 Masjid by Somdesign Architects.

Design by Somdesign Architects · HP-488 Masjid

Front view, sheet A-004

Design by Somdesign Architects · HP-488 Masjid

Contractor: Hill Development

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Somdesign's architects take each client from first sketch to drawings to renders. Hill Development builds what they draw.

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  • Floor plans
  • Elevations
  • Sections
  • Structural design
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Render of HP-488 Masjid, Hargeisa. Right side view of HP-488 Masjid, sheet A-005.

Every project starts as a sketch. It becomes a full set of drawings, then a render the client can see. Hill Development builds it.

How the studio works

Projects on file

From first sketch to a finished building

Every project moves through the same steps. Somdesign draws it, the client sees it in renders, and Hill Development builds it.

  1. Sketch01

    Isometric sketch of a plot with setback

    It starts as a sketch

    The architects turn the client's brief into a first plan of the home or building.

  2. Drawings02

    Isometric stack of three drawing sheets

    Then a full drawing set

    Plans, elevations, sections and structure, drawn as one set.

  3. Renders03

    Isometric building block with arcade and minaret

    Renders before building

    The client sees the finished building in renders before work starts.

  4. Hill builds04

    Isometric finished building on a ground plane with a dimension line

    Hill Development builds it

    The set is issued for construction and Hill Development builds it.

Ground floor plan of HP-488 Masjid, sheet A-001, issued for construction.

HP-488 Masjid, ground floor, sheet A-001

01 Prayer area · 02 Staircase · 03 Store

One drawing set

Sections of HP-488 Masjid through the dome and minaret, sheet A-006.
A-006 Sections

Drawn as one set, built by Hill

35 sheets: 20 architectural (A-001 to A-020) and 15 structural (S-000 to S-014). Issued for construction. Contractor: Hill Development.

  • Floor plans, elevations and sections.
  • Structure drawn in the same set.
  • Door, window and finishing schedules.
  • Issued for construction to Hill Development.

The process

Brief, design, hand to Hill

Three steps, the same for a home, a factory or a mosque.

01 Brief02 Design03 Hand to Hill

Site dimension plan of HP-488 Masjid, sheet S-000.

Brief

The client's brief and plot become the first plan.

Design

Plans, elevations, sections and renders, checked with the client.

Sections of HP-488 Masjid through the dome and minarets, sheet A-006.
Roof floor slab plan of HP-488 Masjid, sheet S-007.

Hand to Hill

The set is issued for construction to Hill Development.

The team

The architects

Four architects in Hargeisa take every Somdesign project from the first sketch to the set issued for construction.

Render of HP-488 Masjid.
HP-488 Masjid · Design by Somdesign Architects

Principal Architect

Leads Somdesign Architects in Hargeisa. Takes each home and building from the first sketch to the set issued for construction.

The work

All projects

Every project Somdesign Architects designs, in four departments. Each opens the full list on the Hill Development homepage.

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Questions

Right side view of HP-488 Masjid, sheet A-005
A-005 Right side view

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Render of HP-488 Masjid, Hargeisa.
HP-488 Masjid · Design by Somdesign Architects

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