# Architecture and design

> Homes, estates and buildings designed for the climate, the site and the budget.

Architecture and design is a service in TpGroup's [Sustainable Real Estate](https://tpgroupsl.com/what-we-do/sustainable-real-estate.md) sector, delivered by TpESTATE. TpGroup is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Written for: Developers and builders; The diaspora. Markets served: Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa.

## Why: Know what you can build, and what it will cost, before you spend

Landowners want to know what their plot can hold before they commit money. Developers want estates that sell and work in a hot climate. TpESTATE designs for the heat, the site and the budget from the first sketch.

## Who it is for

### Landowners

What you need: Know what you can build before you spend.

What you get: Concept designs, site plans and cost estimates.

### Developers

What you need: Estates that sell and work.

What you get: Master planning and house types designed for alternative building technology.

## How: Designed for shade, airflow and soil-block walls

We visit the site and hear your brief, then design and refine with you. Our designs use deep shade, cross-ventilation and soil-block walls that slow the movement of heat into rooms, so homes stay comfortable without air-conditioning. Because TpESTATE also makes the blocks and builds, the drawings reflect how the walls are actually built.

- A site visit and a brief before any drawing
- Designs for alternative building technology, including dry-stacked soil blocks
- Layouts planned for solar power
- 3D models and renders so you can see the design before it is built

## What: Drawings you can build from

You receive a concept design and site plan, detailed drawings for permits, and cost estimates. For estates, we add master planning and house types designed for alternative building technology.

- Concept design and site planning
- Detailed drawings for permits
- Cost estimates
- Master planning and house types for estates

## What you get

- Concept design and site planning
- Detailed drawings for permits
- Cost estimates

## How it works

1. We visit the site and hear your brief
2. We design and refine with you
3. We deliver drawings ready to build

## Sustainability

Designs use shade, cross-ventilation and soil-block walls to stay cool without air-conditioning.

## Questions about Architecture and design

### What does architecture and design from TpESTATE include?

It includes concept design and site planning, detailed drawings for permits, and cost estimates. For estates it also includes master planning and house types designed for alternative building technology.

### Can you design a home on land I already own?

Yes. TpESTATE offers eco-friendly design and building services to clients who already own land in Sierra Leone.

### How do you design homes to stay cool?

With deep shade, cross-ventilation and soil-block walls that slow the movement of heat into the rooms. The result is lower bills and homes that stay comfortable when the power is out.

### Do you produce 3D models?

Yes. TpESTATE architects, designs, models and renders eco-friendly homes in 3D, as well as building them.

### Can you plan a whole estate?

Yes. TpESTATE buys land, master plans it, designs the homes and builds them. Its four estates, Kent, Mile-36, Lungi and Banana Island, are planned that way.

### How does a design project start?

We visit the site and hear your brief, design and refine with you, then deliver drawings ready to build. Start with the contact form or call +232 76 617550.

Providers: TpESTATE. Start a design brief: https://tpgroupsl.com/contact?interest=Architecture+and+design

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