Interview with Hermann Kamte

We sincerely think that design and architecture can change the world, particularly the lifestyle of people. The highest interest is to see how the process and the result can make people happy. A good example is to observe people when they walk along famous streets or exotic environments. At this level you can understand, the world is better because of the genius of architects and designers. Now the challenge for us is bringing new approach to the industry, especially in Africa where Architecture is still young.

Yes, By Choice
The most important is each person needs to make what they really like…
You need to do something you like or something you can do for free with the same happiness because no one can really pay your time or your passion at its just value. This is a truth.

We are working on several stages of the design, from the small at the large scale of the project. We are designing in the field or Architecture, Design, Landscape but the most loving field is research aspect. The pledge for us is to create a better human experience to enhance people’s lifestyle.

We can say, be concentrated, dare to fail and work hard.

A great designer works to reinvent currents process by bringing its own and unique subtle expression.

A good design is at the same time functional and aesthetic, but its most powerful expression is the moment where you can see this expression on audiences ‘Wow, Who make this design? How does it make it? I want to get one.’ Now, you have changed people environment and experience.

Life is a journey for all of us, a good design keeps this trip interesting, useful and fun.
If you can do something better as much as possible, you have to do it.

We would like to design for communities through the world who don’t have any access to dwelling, food, water, electricity, secure environment and basic facilities as school. Especially in Africa, facilities and equipment are growing slower than urban fabric.

To build a better world remains the priority. There is no particular design for that but there’s a strong community spirit in this vision. In spite of our diversity through the world, peace, love, compassion, unity and solidarity stay among the best values.

Sensibility and emotion are the secret ingredients.

Bjarke Ingels, Sir David Adjaye, Vincent Callebault, Vo Trong Nghia, Ma Yansong, Thomas Heatherwick…

Designs that create a strong experiential and emotional connection with nature and people. Pieces need to have big and bold concepts and processes.

Our Greatest design is the next.

The first element is to get an open mind, always listen and understand other points of view. Curiosity, learning, audacity, Failures will build you in time. Always get open eyes on the world evolution and always make your own objective criticism on your designs.

Businessman.

Design is a travel and research process which allows you to discover yourself and understand the world. Design is a subtle light touch which can transform the world or the perception of usual attitude or daily routines.

No one, growing as a Self-taught.

Being inspired by famous designers as Bjarke Ingels or Sir Adjaye OBE. Learning aside best friends as Johnson Michée Christian, a brilliant young architect from the Ivory Coast.

What is a design? How to make a good design with everyday challenges? How to solve the problem through each project? How to become a winner?

There is no particular way; the most important thing is to connect your project with the audience. Communication is the most powerful weapon; believe in you and your projects.

Limnology and Desalination Centre – The regeneration of the Lake Chad
Industrial complex/Pharmaceutical Factory – The future of Workplaces in industrial design

To build a world each time better than the last.

To build a world each time better than the last.

Useful and funny designs always help to enhance the lifestyle of users. As we say above, Life is a journey, we have to benefit from this travel.

We are working on Industrial Complex, and the client decides to stay confidential at this level, because it is the first kind of this project in this region of the world. We are very excited by the challenge for our young firm but we can tell you more now. We also work on an experimental project about the regeneration of Lake Chad, it is a research project.

Lagos’s Wooden Tower really seduces the world and particularly African communities. As an emerging voice in the industry, we are a bit satisfy for it recognition through the world. The design was inspired by local culture Yoruba and new construction technic which wood structure.

We like surprise; especially how technology and virtual reality will influence the Design Industry?

Technology and virtual reality are already seriously influence the design. The world and lifestyle, as we know, will drastically change. Maybe we will live on the Moon or on Mars. The architect of the future will be different.

Difficult to determinate, each project has its own constraints.

Talk with clients is the important, but understand practices of future users aside and combined with clients need is the most important action to do. Who is the Client? What they want? What is the best way to make it?

Make it simple as much as possible

The duality is the design sets the trends and at the same time trends set the designs.

Technology is very important step in our process when we work. An example ‘Automation is very useful in practice for users and ergonomic in terms of consumption, it is very sustainable’.

Archicad, Artlantis, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite.

Use colors, materials, and ambiance as tools to create successful designs are like created a new nature on the existing.

What is the main Idea? What is the process to implement it? What are the results?
How do you transform ideas into results?

Why didn’t I think of that? – ‘Wow, Congratulations to the designer or design team!’

Could you build the world alone? Noooo….We believe In Co-design. But now the ideal partners will be strong background and experience levels, multidisciplinary and talents.

We can count clients, Team members, Friends and some people out of the industry.

We can count clients, Team members, Friends and some people out of the industry.

Dare to fail, try new experience, don’t worry about unknown, work hard, keep trying and move forward.

Sir David Adjaye OBE

We are honoured with these awards and recognition; they keep us awake and help us to give the best part of our creativity.

These are depending on emotions and time.

When you give the best part of you, each project becomes different and funny journey.

The simple fact to contribute to the shaping of a better world is a great motivation.

Yes and No, Design is at both time simple and complex…..Children are innocent soldiers with big ideas as Generals… They just want to be important and useful for society in the future, the field of industry is not often very important when you are 3 years old.

The world as we learn in history and other science is a big cyclic bubble, Only forms are changing, fond is the same, human are the same after millennia, at now human considerably influence the shaping of the world. The probability is restarted with new ideas, get back to basics, and start a new cycle.

We can say; believe in yourself and your projects, if you work hard you will get results. At the end of all, believe in the capacity of your designs to change the world.

HKA | Hermann Kamte & Associates is a Small and Young Architecture Firm based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Founded and Led by Hermann Kamte, HKA works in the fields of architecture, Design, Urbanism, Landscape, Education, Research and Development. HKA believes the creative process is fundamental and at the basic of each project, because each one is unique.

HKA vision is to bring a new dynamic into African Architecture before to investigate the worldwide community. We want to contribute to shaping the world by giving another appreciation, approach and subtlety. The challenge is difficult, the journey is long as we said, but we want to do it. For HKA, human inspired by all its destroying actions or not on the nature remains at the centre of our preoccupation; Its well-being is always and will always be important for us. Our pledge, our fighting of every day and everywhere across the world is, how to make it possible without destroying our beautiful nature, our planet?

As a big subtlety, Design helps people feeling good. The world is going right because of design’s values. Design is a travel and research process which allows you to discover yourself and understand the world. Design is a subtle light touch which can transform the world or the perception of usual attitude or daily routines. .

As an engagement, Design Team would like to design for communities through the world who don’t have any access to dwelling, food, water, electricity, secure environment and basic facilities as school. Especially in Africa, facilities and equipment are growing slower than urban fabric.

With a lot of values, Designs that create a strong experiential and emotional connection with nature and people are the most appreciate. Pieces need to have big and bold concepts and processes.

An Experimental Wooden Structure for David Salisbury, In 2014 an International Competition was launch to reinvent conservatory. Team finished on the nine shortlisted entries with the project "Ellipsoid Conservatory".

Wood is the most like, but team work with several appropriate materials, platforms and technologies to always create a good experience for clients and users.

When, they work with a range of designers coming from several field of the industry. Each Team member can add it value on the enhancement of projects.

Who is the Client? What they want? What is the best way to make it? are the most important.

Always Feeling good, each design has its own challenge to attempt.

Always a great accomplishment for design team to seen her design realized.

A successful design has a unique subtle expression.

A good design is at the same time functional and aesthetic, but its most powerful expression is the moment where you can see this expression on audiences ‘Wow, Who make this design? How does it make it? I want to get one.’ Now, you have changed people environment and experience.

Designers have great social and environmental responsibilities. The industry of design has bad aspect to sometimes destroy environment with pollution and other kinds of disaster, and these one become a challenge for the whole society. Designer has to be a model for young generations; He has to create a safe and secure environment for people with sustainable project. Another aspect of the social engagement of Designer are theirs investment into social projects aside private commission for the richest.

Design field involving very well, The Future seems interesting with appearance and influence of new technologies.

The last international exhibition was at Tirana in October 2016 at Destil Hostel, when they won Tirana Architecture Week 2016 - TAW 2016 (International Competition) on the theme "Transformation That Matter". Team want to hold the next exhibition, this year.

Design team are currently work on an industrial complex, the project is yet confidential, but it is an exciting experience.

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