OUR PEOPLE
KWAMINA AKWA
Design Principal & C.E.O
KWAMINA AKWA
Design Principal & C.E.O
Kwamina is responsible for overseeing the creative direction, strategic focus and leadership of the firm. He has a knack for deciphering the complex relationships between design intent and material choices and how that interfaces with eventual constructibility. This experience helps drive a company wide culture of producing good design with uncompromising craftsmanship and detail.
Kwamina earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree with first honors from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His personal honors include the Diamond Award, Architecture Award and the Sol Feinstone Leadership award from the same university.
ISABELLA AKWA
Business Operations Manager
ISABELLA AKWA
Business Operations Manager
Isabella is the Business Operations Manager of the company. She is primarily responsible for monitoring the systems and processes of the company and seeking out opportunities to optimize them. She sets KPI’s for the entire team and conducts performance reviews to ensure that business objectives are met. Besides streamlining and improving business processes, Isabella also supports the cross-functional design and construction teams within the company when needed. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
COURAGE QUARCOO
Quality Assurance Officer
COURAGE QUARCOO
Quality Assurance Officer
Courage in practice, serves as our enforcement officer. He is a stickler for the high standards of workmanship that we demand from our sub-contractors and other construction trades. As Quality Assurance Officer, he ensures that all activities on site are performed strictly based on project specifications and best practices. He coordinates with our subs and speciality contractors to ensure that all projects meet the quality standards that we have become synonymous with.
KENNETH ZIEM YAAN-TOL
Architectural Designer
KENNETH ZIEM YAAN-TOL
Architectural Designer
Ziem employs different digital and computational design tools and methodologies as part of our unique design workflow. As a designer, he compliments this role with his interest in the development of architectural physical models that aid in the identification of design limitations and opportunities alike. Our clients especially appreciate these physical models because they help them visualize the scale, proportions and aesthetics of their projects.
Ziem holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Architecture degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
MANUELA ASIEDU
Architectural Designer
MANUELA ASIEDU
Architectural Designer
As a designer, Manuela approaches her work through a sensitivity to the context within which her projects are located. She endeavours not to water down authentic African experiences and lived realities but rather seeks to enhance and preserve identity and culture through sustainable interventions in the built environment. Manuela earned a Masters in Architecture and Urban Design from the Ecole Nationale D’ Architecture in Rabat, Morocco.
SARAH ENYONAM OPOKU
Office Manager
SARAH ENYONAM OPOKU
Office Manager
As office manager, Sarah coordinates and oversees administrative duties in the office as well as the planning and organization of construction projects.
A trained scientist, she brings her knowledge of molecular biology into running the firm’s office. Her insight of the molecular structure and composition of cells, and the activities and processes that foster good health and growth, translates seamlessly into the firm’s corporate activities.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.