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Experienced architects, interior designers and instructors — the people who will actually be on your project.
Who you will work with
Four designers, one studio
Everyone on this page teaches as well as practises. That is deliberate: explaining a decision to a student is the fastest way to find out whether it was a good one.
Mesganaw Abateneh
Architect
Samson Berhane
Architect
Alemu Gonfa Dessissa
ArchitectCurriculum vitae
Full profiles
Education, project record and software skills for each member of the team.
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- +251 91 240 9416
- [email protected]
Hailegebriel Girma
Lecturer · Architect · Interior & product designer
BSc in Architecture from Wolkite University. Lecturer at Dilla University since September 2018, interior and graphics designer at Hanic Interior Design and Finishing Works PLC, and a freelance architect since February 2017.
His project record runs from motion-graphics visualisation of the Wolkite University master plan to interior and post-production design for the Adigrat University Teaching Hospital, plus religious projects, commercial and high-rise buildings, supervision of government offices and health centres, and residential design.
Project experience
- Motion graphics for the Wolkite University master plan visualisation
- Interior and post-production design, Adigrat University Teaching Hospital
- Religious projects, commercial and high-rise buildings
- Supervision of government offices and health centres
- Residential design
Skills
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- +251 91 374 0393
- [email protected]
Mesganaw Abateneh
Architect · Lecturer at Dilla University
Graduate of Architecture from Arbaminch Institute of Technology. Lecturer at Dilla University and at Paradise Valley College, and a freelance architect with RAM Consultants.
Works across residential buildings, mixed-use and religious buildings, interior design, material specification and bills of quantities, and site supervision.
Project experience
- Residential building design
- Mixed-use buildings
- Religious building design
- Interior design
- Material specification and BOQ
- Site supervision
Skills
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- +251 91 241 9005
- [email protected]
Samson Berhane
Architect · Interior designer · 3D modeller
Architect, interior designer and 3D modeller. Certified teacher educator from the FDRE Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, and a former lecturer at Dilla University and Paradise College. Graduate of Architecture from Adama Science and Technology University.
Design philosophy: “Each new situation requires a new architecture.” — Jean Nouvel. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci.
Project experience
- Residential interiors
- Hotels and cafeterias
- TV studio design
- Reception interior design
- Site supervision
- Architectural design — residential, mixed use, hotel and apartment
Skills
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- +251 92 081 5319
- [email protected]
Alemu Gonfa Dessissa
Architect · BSc in Architecture
BSc in Architecture, Wolkite University, Wolkite, Ethiopia (2012 G.C – 2018 G.C).
Works on residential and commercial design documentation and supports the studio's visualisation team. Speaks Amharic, English and Afaan Oromo.
Project experience
- Residential design documentation
- Commercial interiors
- Presentation drawings and diagrams
- 3D modelling support
Skills
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