Sunset corner view of Ma’a Sue Residences in Yaoundé, showing its curved entrance canopy, landscaped frontage, and illuminated interiors

People. Place. Climate. Culture.

Architecture follows.

Studio International

Architecture begins with understanding.

Studio International is an architecture, interiors, and urban design practice working across cultures and geographies. We begin by listening to people, place, climate, and culture, then develop each project as a precise response to the conditions that make it distinct.

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Our approach

Meaningful.
Responsible.
Enduring.

01

Listen First

The lives, ambitions, and rituals of the people who will inhabit a place are the first design material.

02

Design from Context

Landscape, climate, culture, memory, and available craft give architecture its grounding.

03

Craft Enduring Architecture

Design intent is protected through technical rigor and collaborative leadership from first study through construction.

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Founder

Aurélien Tsemo

Founder & Design Principal

Portrait of Aurélien Tsemo, Founder and Design Principal of Studio International

For Aurélien Tsemo, architecture begins with the responsibility to listen and demands the discipline to deliver. He founded Studio International to create work shaped by the people it serves and by the realities of place, climate, and culture. His approach joins design ambition with technical rigor and an understanding of construction, protecting the original idea as it becomes real.

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Perspectives

Ideas that move practice forward.