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Read the site
Orientation, winds, views, neighbours, uses. That survey decides more than any reference image.
Architecture as areflection of place
Every project starts with close attention to the site and its surroundings. Form follows function, but above all it follows the energies and flows the place reveals.
Housing buildings · Cameroon
How we work
The site speaks before we do
A plot has an orientation, winds, views, neighbours and a history. We read those first. The materials then echo local craft, and African rhythms come through in textures, details and the feel of each space. That is the difference between a building placed on a plot and a building that comes from it.
02
Write the brief
What you will do in these spaces, in what order, at what hours. The plan comes after that.
03
Design
Volumes, light, circulation. Materials are chosen for what they do, not for how they look on a price list.
04
Follow the build
A drawing is only worth what gets built. We stay involved until handover.
Facts
150+
Projects delivered
37
Clients
15
National awards
2018
Building since
Figures provided by the practice. Four architects, registered with the National Order of Architects of Cameroon. Housing, schools, churches, hotels, offices and public buildings, in Yaoundé, Douala, Kribi, Limbé, Pouma, Baham and beyond.
Awards
Awarded six times
The awards received by the practice, as it states them.
- Ramsès prize2026
- Yaoundé prize2026
- Douala prize2025
- Yaoundé prize2024
- Kribi prize2024
- Kribi prize2023
What we do
From bare ground to lived-in space
Four fields that follow one another naturally. The practice can take on one of them, or follow you from the first survey to the last piece of furniture.
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Architecture
Design, from sketch to permit
Houses and apartment buildings, schools, churches, hotels, offices and public facilities. The brief is written before the first line, and the file runs through to working drawings.
- Brief, sketch, preliminary design
- Working drawings and permit file
- Architectural site supervision
02
Urban design
Thinking the whole before the plot
Subdivisions, site plans, facilities and roads. Land is divided only once: that is when the value of everything built later is decided.
- Site plans and subdivision
- Fitting into the existing fabric
- Shared facilities and open space
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Interior design
From classical detailing to pared-back minimalism
Lobbies, typical rooms, restaurants, offices and homes. Materials, textures and details are chosen together, so the interior continues the building instead of contradicting it.
- Layout and furniture
- Materials, colour and light
- Typical rooms and welcome areas
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Landscape design
Outside matters as much as inside
Surroundings, courtyards, gardens and terraces. In this climate, shade, water and wind do more for comfort than one more air-conditioning unit.
- Approaches and pathways
- Shade, planting and water
- Terraces and outdoor rooms
Projects
What we have drawn
Housing, schools, churches, hotels, offices and outdoor spaces. Each project is shown through its images, without dressing.
Films
Projects in motion
A drawing never tells the whole of a volume. These films walk through the projects the way you would, from the hall to the outdoor spaces.
The team
Four architects, one practice
The same team follows your project from the first survey to handover.
Next step
A plot, a use, a deadline
Send us those three. We will tell you what the site allows, and where to start.