Architectural PortfolioSelected Works 2022–2026

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abubeker Musa

Architect & Visualizer. Based in Addis Ababa, working between research, design, and the construction site.

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01About

Between research, design, and the construction site.

Portrait of Abubeker Musa in a grey suit, arms crossed, smiling

Abubeker MusaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

I am an architect and visualizer based in Addis Ababa, working between research, design, and the construction site. My graduation thesis on dynamic façades, named Best Graduation Thesis of 2026, investigated how a building skin can respond to its conditions, and I developed a kinetic prototype to test the idea.

Internships at Abba Architects and Arcsole Consultancy introduced me to stadiums, housing, and interiors. Most recently, supervising interior works on a G+18 commercial building with Upleveling Designers showed me how drawings meet structure, materials, and construction technique.

“I am drawn to large-scale projects, where form, performance, and construction must be resolved together.”

Selected works2022 – 2026: 9
Commercial buildingInterior works led on site: G+18
PracticesUpleveling Designers, Arcsole Consultancy, Abba Architects: 3
Design toolsDrafting, modeling, rendering, presentation: 13

02Skills

The tools behind the drawings.

From first massing to final render: drafting and BIM, 3D modeling, rendering, and presentation.

03 tools

Drafting & BIM

Documentation and coordinated building models.

Revit
AutoCAD
Archicad

04 tools

Rendering

Stills and atmospheres for exteriors and interiors.

01D5 Render
02Twinmotion
033ds Max
04Lumion

03 tools

3D Modeling

Massing, form studies, and real-time scenes.

SketchUp
Blender
Unreal

In practice

On site

Site supervisor, interior designer, and visualizer on a G+18 commercial building, combining design development with day-to-day site supervision.

03 tools

Presentation

Post-production, diagrams, and portfolio layout.

Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign

In practice

Prototyping

Built a working kinetic façade prototype with light-dependent resistors, a breadboard, transistors, and small chips.

In practice

Teaching

Taught Blender to beginner students over two months as a volunteer tutor at ASTU.

Revit
AutoCAD
Archicad
SketchUp
Blender
Unreal
D5 Render
Twinmotion
3ds Max
Lumion
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign

03Experience

From the studio to the site.

Jul 2026 to Present
Upleveling Designers
Site Supervisor, Interior Designer, Visualizer
- Led interior works on site for a G+18 commercial building, alongside residential house and apartment projects.
- Combined design development and visualization with day-to-day site supervision.
- Gained direct knowledge of how structure, materials, and construction techniques come together in built work.
Jan 2026 to Mar 2026
ASTU Department of Architecture
Volunteer Tutor
- Taught Blender to beginner students over two months.
- Received a certificate of recognition from the department.
Jun 2025 to Aug 2025
Arcsole Consultancy
Internship
- Contributed to the design and visualization of an apartment building.
- Prepared the design and presentation of a school stadium.
- Worked on the exterior and interior design of residential projects.
Jun 2024 to Aug 2024
Abba Architects
Internship
- Contributed to the design and documentation of a stadium.
- Supported the design and rendering of a luxury apartment project.
- Supported the interior design of a VVIP lounge.

Project experience

2026

G+18 Commercial Building, Interior WorksUpleveling Designers
Residential House Interior WorksUpleveling Designers
Apartment BuildingUpleveling Designers
Dynamic Façades for Commercial BuildingsGraduation Thesis, Best of the Year
Kinetic Façade PrototypeThesis Defense, 7th Annual Exhibition

2025

School StadiumArcsole Consultancy
Apartment BuildingArcsole Consultancy
Residential Exterior and InteriorArcsole Consultancy

2024

StadiumAbba Architects
Luxury ApartmentAbba Architects
VVIP Lounge InteriorAbba Architects

04Work

Selected works, 2022–2026.

Academic, professional, freelance, and competition work, from a kinetic façade to a table that needs no glue.

Office tower wrapped in golden hexagonal shading panels at sunset, seen from the street

01Buildings

A kinetic skin of hexagonal panels that works as a shading device, a ventilation strategy, and a surface for media architecture at once.

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Dynamic Façades

Shading, ventilation, and media architecture for a commercial office building in Addis Ababa

Graduation Thesis

Aerial view of two green-roofed wings splitting around a central plaza, with paths crossing the roofs

02Campus & Sport

A campus built around one idea: a single land-mass that splits in two around a protected central plaza.

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The Tectonic Bifurcation

Campus design, group academic project, 3,500 sqm

Group Academic Project

Two-storey white house with timber cladding, a cantilevered terrace, a pool, and jacaranda trees in bloom

03Buildings

A house that feels composed from the street and generous from within, with two offset volumes under a long cantilevered slab.

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Residential House

G+1 house, 400 m²

Academic Project
D5 Render
Photoshop

Auditorium with a fully glazed foyer volume in front of a solid grey hall, framed by cypress trees

04Buildings

An acoustics project built on one question: how can a room perform as well as it looks?

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Auditorium Design

Fourth-year acoustics project in Adama, Ethiopia

4th Year Academic Project

Living and dining area with a dark fluted feature wall, tall lit shelving, and polished marble floor

05Interiors

My first professional commission: a calm, layered palette of warm oak, charcoal, stone grey, and white marble.

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Apartment Interior

G+6 residential building in Meskel Flower, Addis Ababa, with Upleveling Designers

Professional Commission
3ds Max

Tonal bedroom with a slatted panel wall, built-in headboard with overhead storage, and sheer curtains

06Interiors

Two bedrooms for two clients, each with a different idea of rest: one built on contrast, one quiet and tonal.

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Bedroom Interiors

Freelance redesign for two private clients

Freelance
Coohom
3ds Max

Curved bamboo pavilion with a flowing white roof in a pine forest clearing

07Pavilion & Furniture

A bamboo pavilion shaped as a trefoil knot, imagined as a living landmark of exchange between Ethiopia and the Netherlands.

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Flow

Pavilion competition for the Netherlands Embassy, Addis Ababa

Competition

Cut-away view of a round timber table showing the slotted top and interlocking curved legs

08Pavilion & Furniture

A table held together by precision-cut joints, with zero glue or fasteners.

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Micro-Scale Detachable Table

Interlocking table for compact living

Furniture design

Aerial view of a football pitch with a running track, two red-roofed stands, and a glazed street frontage lined with palms

09Campus & Sport

A school stadium that earns its own income beyond school hours and draws the neighborhood to its edge.

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Private School Playground

Stadium in Bole, Addis Ababa, with Arcsole Consultancy

Internship

05Education

Education & recognition.

Education

2021 – 2026

B.Sc. Architecture and Urban Planning, with distinction

Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia

Cumulative GPA: 3.33 | Major GPA: 3.67
Graduation Thesis: Dynamic Façade Design for Commercial Buildings in Addis Ababa
Selected as one of the Top 3 Best Graduation Theses of the Year (2026).

Recognition

2026

Best Graduation Thesis of 2026

Adama Science and Technology University

For “Dynamic Façades for Shading, Ventilation, and Media Architecture”.

2026

7th Annual Architecture Exhibition

Adama Science and Technology University

Thesis and kinetic façade prototype exhibited at the university’s seventh annual architecture exhibition.

2026

Certificate of Recognition

ASTU Department of Architecture

For teaching Blender to beginner students as a volunteer tutor.

06Contact

Have a project in mind? Let’s talk.

For architecture, interior, and visualization work, write to me directly or use the form.

Direct

Phone+251 97 467 1431
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Based inAddis Ababa, Ethiopia