Studio NEİDA

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Studio NEİDA

An interdisciplinary Architecture, Design, Curatorial and Research practice based in Lomé and Berlin. They design and realise projects in and around space.

Studio NEİDA is an interdisciplinary architecture, design,curatorial and research practice based in Berlin and Lomé. Founders Jeanne Autran-Edorh and Fabiola Büchele met in 2019 while working at Studio Francis Kéré. Studio NEİDA veers towards afrocentricity and is in dialogue with local knowledge and crafts. Their work is committed to an equitable production process. They recently completed a gue

sthouse in Togo and are working on projects in West Africa, Europa and the virtual realm. The founders previously worked for award-winning architects and prominent art institutions across three continents. They built an expertise for projects of various scales and diverse geographies dedicated to spatial quality, inclusivity and sustainability. As an extension of their practice they teach and participate in public discourse as well as produce media and partake in contemporary art and dance productions. They work in English, French and German.

01/06/2026

> The Falcon Cinema, Ghana

A purpose-built cinema and film community space constructed from earth materials and featuring a thatched roof made from palm leaves is to be created in Ghana. Inspired by communal compounds found in Asante architecture, the project features four buildings arranged around a courtyard. The Falcon has one 250- and one 150-seater screening room, a restaurant, an archive, communal spaces as well as an outdoor cinema. At a later date a smaller second compound will be built to host living quarters for filmmakers in residence.
Contemporary and archival film making from Africa and its diaspora will be screened, discussed and situated within a critical historical context. The cinema’s mission is the creation of a comprehensive archive with the distinct aim to ensure reels, which are currently strewn across the globe, are returned to an institution that has their longevity as one of its main aims. The Falcon is to complement Ghana’s rapid growth across all sectors with a space for cineasts to host and archive the industry’s rich past, while fostering a new generation of critical and creative thinkers and doers who are shaping the country’s film industry of tomorrow.
Located in Berekuso, a suburb to the north of Accra and home to Asheshi University, the site speaks to the continued growth of the Ghanaian capital’s urban sprawl. A planned road will connect the site to the city centre, yet it will remain somewhat outside its main thoroughfares and thus offer a tranquil escape among beautiful landscapes.

Type: Cinema, Community & Art Centre Location: Berekuso, Ghana
Status: Design Phase
Project Start: 2024
Awards: Winner 40 under 40 Architecture & Design Award 2026
Client: Jacqueline Nsiah - Founding Director of The Falcon Cinema Ghana
Studio NEiDA Team: Jeanne Autran-Edorh (Architecture and Design), Fabiola Büchele (Project Management), Léa Sodabgbe (Architect - Concept Design Phase), Yvan Messi Mintsa (Junior Architect), Hermine Nado Santos (Architectural Intern - Concept Design Phase)

11/05/2026

> Winning Projects • The Falcon Cinema, Ghana.

We are proud to have The Falcon Cinema as one of 3 projects highlighted as part of the Europe 40 under 40 Architecture and Design Award for 2026 that our co-founder, .autranedorh, has been named a winner of.

Following the inspiring vision of prolific African film curator Jacqueline Nsiah .abrefi to create a purpose-built, climate-responsive cinema in her hometown of Berekuso, a few kilometres north of Accra, the concept design we developed for her is rooted in the communal compounds of Asante architecture.
The project features four buildings arranged around a courtyard. The Falcon includes one 250-seater and one 150-seater screening room, a restaurant, an archive, communal spaces, and an outdoor cinema. At a later date, a smaller second compound will be built to house living quarters for filmmakers in residence. Building a state-of-the-art screening room with renewable materials and natural ventilation will make The Falcon a stand-alone cinema experience, combining the comfort of materials befitting the local context with an ambitious and thoughtful film programme.

Funding is currently being sought for the project, so it may move from afrotopian imagination to a real-life cinema dedicated to the archive and future of African filmmaking.
Credits

Type: Cinema, Community & Art Centre
Location: Berekuso, Ghana
Status: Design Phase
Project Start: 2024
Project End: 2027 (projected)
Client: Jacqueline Nsiah - Founding Director of The Falcon Cinema Ghana

Studio NEiDA Team: Jeanne Autran-Edorh (Architecture and Design), Fabiola Büchele (Project Management), Léa Sodangbe (Architect - Concept Design Phase), Yvan Messi Mintsa (Junior Architect), Hermine Nado Santos (Architectural Intern - Concept Design Phase)

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