The studio
An architecture & build practice, since 1998.
KEY Architectural Group pairs design with turnkey delivery across West Africa and Lebanon — two divisions, three studios, roughly 50 staff and 80+ completed projects.
From Beirut in 1998 to West Africa today.
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1998
KEY is founded in Beirut, Lebanon — the practice’s first studio and the root of its design culture.
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2003
The practice establishes in Accra, Ghana, and begins building across West Africa — today the group’s headquarters and largest studio.
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2015
A third studio opens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, extending KEY’s reach across the sub-region.
How we work.
Human & cultural
Architecture that answers to climate, context and how people actually live — not imported templates.
Attention to detail
From the first sketch to the last fix, the detail is the building. We document and supervise to protect it.
Built to last
Durable, sustainable buildings — passive strategy first, then the right systems, delivered to budget and programme.
Two divisions, one accountable team.
KEY Architectural Co.
Design — architecture, interiors and master planning, from concept through documentation and approvals.
KEY Contracting Co.
Build — turnkey construction, project management and quantity surveying, delivered to brief and budget.
The practice in numbers
- 25+
- 80+
- 3
- 50+
Three studios.
Accra (HQ), Beirut and Abidjan. Full addresses, phone and WhatsApp are on the contact page.
Led by the Fakhry brothers.
Two co-owners and around 50 staff — six principal architects across eight departments.
Award-winning work, including the 2026 Luxury Lifestyle Award.
Start a project
Let’s talk about your project.
Tell us what you are planning — a home, a development, a hotel, a workplace. We will come back with the right next step, from one team that designs and builds.