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Chosen Apartments, Sierra Leone

Architecture · Ghana & West Africa

Architecture shaped by light, climate and the rhythm of African life.

Residences, campuses and civic spaces conceived as one continuous idea, from the first line on paper to the last stone on site.

Since 2014Designing & engineering
Ghana · Sierra LeoneWhere we work
6 disciplinesUnder one studio
Concept to siteOne accountable team

Form that follows the sun.

Since 2014 we have read every site before drawing on it: the arc of the sun, the path of the prevailing breeze, the weight of the rains and the life that will unfold within. From that reading the architecture emerges. Deep overhangs cast generous shade, courtyards draw air through the plan, and screened façades temper the light into something softer. Our in-house structural and project teams carry the idea through to site, so the building that stands is the building that was imagined.

GCTU Undergraduate Hostel
Student housing · Accra · No. 146

GCTU Undergraduate Hostel

Leadership Campus
Education

Leadership Campus

Public Service Academy
Civic · Sierra Leone · No. 135

Public Service Academy

Chosen Apartments
Residential · Sierra Leone · No. 145

Chosen Apartments

The Wings Pavilion
Faith · Uganda

The Wings Pavilion

Community Mosque
Faith · Amamorley, Accra

Community Mosque

Church, Ho
Faith · Ho, Volta Region

Church, Ho

Cliffside Residence
Residential · Aburi · No. 127

Cliffside Residence

Fashion Boutique
Interiors · Retail

Fashion Boutique

Private Residence
Residential · Airport Residential, Accra

Private Residence

Urban Living
Residential

Urban Living

Apartment Interiors
Interiors · Residential

Apartment Interiors

GCTU Undergraduate Hostel

Featured · Student housing · Project No. 146

GCTU Undergraduate Hostel

Ten storeys of student life gathered around a green heart. Three wings embrace a landscaped courtyard, turning circulation into a shaded social space. Every room opens onto its own balcony, and perforated stair cores breathe like lungs, drawing cool air through the corridors and casting patterned light across the day.

G + 9Floors
3 wingsAround a courtyard
AccraTesano campus
Leadership Campus

Featured · Education

Leadership Campus

A campus composed as a single landscape. Halls, residences and colonnaded walkways are woven together by shade, so the journey between buildings becomes part of the experience: a sequence of thresholds, courts and filtered light that stays comfortable through the hottest hours.

Chosen Apartments

Featured · Residential · Sierra Leone · Project No. 145

Chosen Apartments

A residential enclave with the calm of a resort. Warm stone and timber soften the street edge, a sheltered arrival court leads the eye to the pool beyond, and each apartment is oriented for light, privacy and the evening breeze. A sculpted privacy screen and layered planting draw a soft veil between residents and the street, so coming home feels like stepping into a garden.

Design development

The earlier design study that shaped the final scheme: calm horizontal floors, a sheltered pool terrace and landscape treated as a building material.

The Wings Pavilion

Featured · Faith · Uganda

The Wings Pavilion

An open pavilion for gathering, prayer and celebration. A single sweeping arch rises from the ground like a pair of wings and returns to it, shaping a sheltered nave that is open to the air on every side. The curve gathers the congregation beneath one graceful gesture, framing the altar and the gardens beyond, so worship unfolds beneath the sky and among the trees.

Community Mosque

Featured · Faith · Amamorley, Accra

Community Mosque

A place of stillness at the heart of the community. A serene dome and slender minaret rise above a composition of arches and shaded thresholds, guiding the faithful from the bustle of the street into calm. Proportion, symmetry and light carry the spiritual weight of the building.

Mosque InteriorA prayer hall bathed in filtered light. Rhythmic arches frame the qibla wall, geometric patterning brings quiet ornament to ceiling and screen, and soft daylight falls across the carpeted floor, giving the space a sense of reverence and peace.
Church, Ho

Featured · Faith · Ho, Volta Region

Church, Ho

A house of worship that rises with quiet dignity from its hillside setting. A tall, light-filled nave draws the eye upward, its rhythm of openings and expressed structure casting shifting patterns of light across the congregation. Generous forecourts and shaded entrances welcome the community, turning arrival into a gentle procession towards the altar.

Cliffside Residence, Aburi

Featured · Residential · Aburi · Project No. 127

Cliffside Residence, Aburi

A three-bedroom home perched on the edge of the Aburi hills. The house steps with the cliff rather than fighting it, cantilevering its living spaces out towards the horizon. Broad glazing frames the valley below, deep terraces catch the cool mountain breeze, and natural stone anchors the building to the rock, so the architecture feels as if it has always belonged to the landscape.

Inside our buildings

Interiors

We design interiors as the quiet continuation of the architecture. Space is shaped first by light: concealed coves wash ceilings and walls so rooms glow rather than glare. Natural timber, travertine and textured plaster bring touch and warmth, while a restrained palette lets proportion, shadow and material speak. Every room is choreographed around how its people move, gather and rest.

Fashion BoutiqueA retail space conceived as a gallery. A procession of soft arches frames each collection like a work of art, while hidden cove lighting traces every curve. Travertine underfoot and brushed-gold detailing set a tone of quiet luxury, slowing the visitor down and drawing them deeper into the space.
Apartment InteriorsCalm, layered living. Fluted timber walls bring rhythm and texture, sculpted ceilings float on concealed LED coves, and a single warm palette flows from living room to bedroom to kitchen, so each home reads as one serene, unbroken composition.
Labone Residence InteriorsContemporary living shaped by light and texture. Generous open-plan spaces flow from lounge to dining to garden, framed by warm timber, soft stone and layered lighting. Each room balances openness with intimacy, a calm and refined backdrop for everyday life.

How we work

One studio, from first sketch to site

01
Brief

We listen, walk the site and distil your ambitions, budget and timeline into a clear brief.

02
Concept

Massing, plans and immersive 3D views, so you can see and feel the space before it exists.

03
Design development

Materials, structure and services resolved together into one coherent design.

04
Documentation

Precise permit and construction drawings, schedules and bills of quantities.

05
Site support

We supervise on site, so every detail is built exactly as it was conceived.

Start a project

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