About

Building from the coast inward

studio.RHA trained as an architect in Nairobi and has spent over a decade studying the vernacular buildings of Lamu, Mombasa, and Zanzibar — the coral-stone walls, carved hardwood doors, and lattice screens that move light and air through a house without ever letting in the heat.

That research now shapes a practice built around courtyards, cross-ventilation, and materials that age the way coral stone does: slowly, and well. Projects range from private homes along the coast to cultural and civic buildings inland, each one asking the same question — how does a building hold its climate, its history, and the people inside it, all at once?

"A house should be read the way you read a Lamu door — from the outside in, one carved detail at a time."