Surafel Girma

I've led high-profile commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects at INLABS Design, including first-prize competition-winning high-rise developments up to 50 stories.

For Global Bank Ethiopia Headquarters, I led the design of a 4B + G + 50 office tower, developing its structural identity and primary envelope system. I also orchestrated master planning and interior architecture for HOSEA Trading House and Apartments, a 4B + G + 32 mixed-use complex now under construction.

I establish BIM workflows using Revit and Rhino, coordinate MEP, structural, and civil teams, and use Grasshopper studies to optimize FAR, building performance, and design intent. I also oversee construction execution and present visualizations and cost-analysis reports to senior stakeholders.

Alongside practice, I teach senior-level integrated design studios and architectural sciences at Addis Ababa University, with a focus on building physics and sustainable urban systems. I'm committed to sustainable urbanism, innovative materials, and design across architectural, interior, and urban scales.