Commercial Architecture — Buildings That Perform
Building an office, retail, or mixed-use development in Ghana? Architects Afrique designs commercial buildings that perform commercially, gain approval, and carry your brand — from brief and concept through permit drawings to construction documentation. Registered, process-led, since 1984. Book a design consultation.
A commercial building has to earn its place — it must perform commercially, gain approval, and carry your brand. Architects Afrique designs offices, retail, and mixed-use buildings that do all three — and takes them from first concept through permit drawings to a buildable set. A registered, process-led practice since 1984. Book a design consultation: +233 23 063 0038.
Why Clients Choose Architects Afrique for Commercial Buildings
Buildings That Perform Commercially
We design for efficient floor plates, a sensible lettable-to-gross ratio, practical circulation and servicing, parking and access — a building that works as an asset and an operation, not just an image.
A Frontage That Carries Your Brand
The building is the face of your business. We design a frontage and identity that present your brand with confidence and a distinct African architectural language.
Approvable & Buildable
We design to the regulations and prepare the permit drawings, coordinating EPA permitting where required, so the project clears approval and a contractor can build it accurately.
Design or Design-Build
Take our drawings to your own contractor, or commission us design-build so design and construction sit under one accountable team — your choice, both fully supported.
What We Design — Commercial
| Project | What we deliver |
|---|---|
| Offices & headquarters | Efficient floor plates, brand frontage, approvable and buildable |
| Retail & showrooms | Customer-facing design that performs and presents the brand |
| Mixed-use developments | Coordinated commercial, retail, and residential under one design |
| Hospitality & operational | Buildings designed around how the operation actually runs |
Our Design Process
- Brief & feasibility — the business case, the site, the plot ratio, what is realistic.
- Concept design — the massing, floor plates, and frontage, before it is detailed.
- Developed design & permit drawings — coordinated with the engineers, ready for approval.
- Construction documentation — the set a contractor builds and prices from.
- Construction support / design-build — site reviews and reporting, or a single-team build.
What It Costs — Honestly
An architect’s fee for a commercial building is normally a percentage of the construction cost (the GIA publishes a fee scale as guidance) or a staged fee for the design work. We agree the scope and fee with you up front, so the design service is a known cost — separate from the building itself, whose cost comes from a Bill of Quantities once the design is set. No guessed numbers.
Registered & Accountable
- Works within the Architects Act 1969 (NLCD 357) and the Architects Registration Council / Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA)
- Registered engineering input (GhIE) where required; designs to L.I. 1630 and the Ghana Building Code (GS 1207:2018)
- Building-permit drawings and EPA permitting (L.I. 1652) handled as part of the service
- Established 1984 — a real practice with a commercial portfolio, shared on request
Designing Commercial Buildings Across Greater Accra & Beyond
We design commercial buildings across East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Ridge, Labone, Spintex, the Airport City area, and Tema — plus Kumasi, Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo. Clients abroad develop with us remotely with full reporting.
Areas We Serve
Architects Afrique designs commercial buildings across Greater Accra — East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Ridge, Labone, Spintex, Airport City, Tema — plus Kumasi, Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo.
Related Services
- Architects in Ghana — design and design-build across project types
- Residential Architecture — design your home
- Design-Build Services — design through to a built result
- Architecture Fees & Process — how fees and stages work
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost to have a commercial building designed in Ghana? Normally a percentage of construction cost (the GIA publishes a fee scale) or a staged design fee, agreed up front so it is a known cost — separate from the building, whose cost comes from a BoQ once the design is set.
Will the building perform commercially, not just look good? Yes — efficient floor plates, a sensible lettable-to-gross ratio, practical servicing and access, and a frontage that carries your brand.
Do you handle the building permit and EPA permitting? Yes — permit drawings for the District Assembly / Lands Commission and EPA permitting (L.I. 1652) where required, designed to L.I. 1630 and GS 1207:2018.
Are you registered architects? Yes — within the Architects Act 1969 / GIA framework, with registered engineering input. Credentials shared on request.