Residential Architecture — Design Your Home
Building a home in Ghana? Architects Afrique designs houses with a distinct African identity — from brief and concept through permit drawings to construction documentation. Climate-responsive, process-led, and built for diaspora clients designing from abroad. A registered practice since 1984. Book a design consultation.
Your home is the one building you live inside every day, so the design has to be right. Architects Afrique designs houses with a distinct African identity, shaped to the plot and the climate — and takes them from first sketch 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 Their Home
A Home Designed Around How You Live
We start with you — the family, the rooms, the way you entertain, the way you want to feel coming home — and design the house around that, not around a stock floor plan.
Climate-Responsive Design
We orientate the house to the sun and breeze, and use shading, cross-ventilation, and the right materials so the rooms stay comfortable in the heat and the rains — a home that suits the Ghanaian climate.
A Clear Design Process
We take you through defined stages — brief, concept, developed design, permit drawings, construction documentation — so you always know where your home is, what you are approving, and what it costs.
Built for the Diaspora
Designing your home from abroad? We run the brief and reviews by video, handle the permit, and can manage the build with progress reporting.
What We Design for Homes
| Project | What we deliver |
|---|---|
| New private houses | Concept to permit drawings + construction documentation; design-build optional |
| Family & multi-generational homes | Layouts designed around how the household actually lives |
| Renovations & extensions | Reworking and adding to an existing home, approvable and buildable |
| Diaspora homes | Designed and built remotely with video reviews and progress reporting |
Our Design Process
- Brief & site appraisal — how you want to live, the plot, the budget, what is realistic.
- Concept design — the layout and form of your home, before it is detailed.
- Developed design & permit drawings — coordinated with the engineer, ready for approval.
- Construction documentation — the set a contractor builds and prices from.
- Construction support — site reviews and progress reporting, or a single-team design-build.
What It Costs — Honestly
An architect’s fee for a home 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 residential portfolio, shared on request
Designing Homes Across Greater Accra & Beyond
We design homes across East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Trasacco, Ridge, Labone, Spintex, and Tema — plus Kumasi, Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo. Diaspora clients design and build with us remotely with full reporting.
Areas We Serve
Architects Afrique designs homes across Greater Accra — East Legon, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Trasacco, Ridge, Labone, Spintex, Tema — plus Kumasi, Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo.
Related Services
- Architects in Ghana — design and design-build across project types
- Commercial Architecture — buildings that perform
- 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 house 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 house be designed for Ghana’s climate? Yes — orientated to the sun and breeze, with shading, cross-ventilation, and materials suited to the heat and the rains.
Can you design my home while I live abroad? Yes — video briefs and reviews, permit handled, build managed with progress reporting.
Are you registered architects? Yes — within the Architects Act 1969 / GIA framework, with registered engineering input, designing to L.I. 1630 and GS 1207:2018. Credentials shared on request.