—— Lagos · Lisbon — Est. 2011
Rooms shaped
by light.
6°27′N 3°24′E
Casa Laterite, 2024
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—— Approach
Every brief begins with a site, a sun path and the way someone wants to live. We draw slowly, build precisely, and leave out anything that doesn’t earn its place.
Adaeze Okon
Founding partner
Rui Valente
Partner, Interiors
—— How we draw
Every house starts as a single line.
Before anything is rendered, it is drawn by hand at 1:100. The plan decides where morning light lands, how air moves through the rooms, and where you will sit at the end of the day.
01
Site & sun path
Orientation, wind, shade and the trees we keep
02
Plan
Rooms arranged around light and movement
03
Section & material
Heights, thresholds, laterite, oak and lime
A-101 · Ground floor plan
Casa Laterite · Scale 1:100
Selected work
Homes, libraries and quiet public rooms across West Africa and southern Europe, 2019–2025.
The Arcade Library
2023
Abeokuta · Civic · 2,100 m²
Courtyard House
2022
Accra · Residence · 480 m²
Stair House
2021
Lisbon · Renovation · 210 m²
Harmattan Tower
2025
Abuja · Mixed use · 9,800 m²
Ikoyi Apartment
2020
Lagos · Interiors · 190 m²
Forty-one more projects live in the full archive.
One studio, from first sketch to the last cushion.
We keep architecture and interiors under one roof, so the building and everything inside it are drawn by the same hands.
Service
01 / 04
Architecture
New homes and public buildings designed around climate first: deep overhangs, cross ventilation and materials that age well in the sun.
Feasibility · Concept design · Permits · Site supervision
Service
02 / 04
Interiors
Rooms finished in lime plaster, oak and local stone. We specify joinery, lighting and furniture so nothing feels added later.
Space planning · Joinery · Lighting design · Furniture & styling
Service
03 / 04
Restoration
Careful work on older buildings: we survey what is there, keep what still works, and add new parts that read clearly as new.
Measured survey · Heritage consent · Structural repair · Adaptive reuse
Service
04 / 04
Landscape & courtyards
Gardens, courtyards and water that cool the house and give every room something green to look at.
Courtyards · Planting plans · Pools & water · Outdoor rooms
Recognition
Concrete Futures AwardWinner 2025
West Africa Interiors PrizeShortlist 2024
Living Rooms BiennaleExhibitor 2023
Lisbon Heritage MedalCommended 2021
A small studio that still builds models by hand.
Eighteen architects, interior designers and model makers work between our Lagos and Lisbon studios. Every project is led by a partner from the first site visit to handover.
We take on around eight new commissions a year, so each one gets the time it needs.
14
Years in practice
62
Buildings completed
18
People in the studio
2
Studios, one practice
—— New commissions · 2026–27
Have a site?
Let's walk it together.
Write to us
studio@kadeatelier.com
Lagos
14 Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi
Lisbon
Rua da Rosa 88, Bairro Alto
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