The Studio

Built for this climate.
Designed for people.

A design-build studio in Enugu, Nigeria. Working across Africa and globally.

About

We work from first sketch to final handover.

Studio COKA is a full-service design-build studio offering architecture, interior, and urban design. One team, one process, no handoff gaps. Our work is shaped by the climate, the site, and the people who will use the space, not by what is fashionable.

Architecture·Interior Design·Urban Design

Philosophy

"We begin with a simple question: how were humans originally meant to live?"

That question drives every decision: how we plan space, which materials we specify, how we handle light, heat, and air. We are not interested in trends. We are interested in buildings that work for the people inside them and the place they sit in.

Selected Work

Projects that started
with an idea.

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Civic / Event / Cultural

International Event Center, Enugu

Enugu, Nigeria

Residential

Garden Home, Kigali

Kigali, Rwanda

Mixed Use Residential and Commercial

Pine Towers, Enugu

Enugu, Nigeria

Private Residential

Nature Home 2

Enugu, Nigeria

The Practice

One studio.
Every stage.

We take projects from idea to delivery. Through passive design and material intelligence, we create spaces that reduce energy demand, improve comfort, and hold their quality over time. Every project is shaped by context, and guided by performance, identity, and craft.

95%

Diesel reduction on off-grid hospital project

100%

Solar energy in our flagship healthcare build

Project stages we handle end-to-end

Benchmark Project

Nigeria's first fully off-grid hospital.

Our Design Director led the design of Nigeria's first hospital powered entirely by on-site solar energy, prior to establishing Studio COKA. This is the benchmark we hold every project to.

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The Team

The people behind
the work.

Crystal Kizor

Design Director

Crystal Kizor is the Design Director of Studio COKA, leading the creative direction of the studio's work across architecture and interior design. She holds a B.Sc in Architecture from the University of Nigeria and a Master's degree in Interior Architecture from Coventry University, England. She also trained with the University of Cambridge in Sustainable Real Estate. An award-winning entrepreneur and educator, Crystal is the designer behind Nigeria's first off-grid hospital, completed in 2019. Her work is driven by a strong interest in climate-responsive architecture, combining modern practice with contextual design to improve living standards.

Studio Team