Every project, wherever it stands, deserves engineering built for its context.





Our Mission

We exist to rethink how buildings perform in a warming world.
Too often, the built environment relies on heavy systems, unnecessary energy, and layers of over-engineering that distract from what buildings should be: healthy, humane, and deeply connected to place.
At Habindi, we push back against business-as-usual. We challenge the assumption that comfort requires excess.
We design for people first, climate always, and technology only where it truly serves.
Our mission is simple and urgent:
Create spaces that operate efficiently, feel comfortable, and reduce the burden on our planet.

Our Approach

Sufficiency before efficiency.
Before adding systems, we ask what nature can provide and refine through simplicity before introducing complexity.
Every project begins with a deep understanding of climate and context because a building that ignores its environment is a building that fails its occupants.
The result is an integrated design where engineering and architecture reinforce each other, delivering spaces that are healthy, comfortable and resilient.

People

Okechi Opoko
Co-founder | Building Services Engineer (HVAC & Public Health)
Francis Fotsing
Co-founder | Environmental Design Engineer
Eric Sabato
Building Services Engineer
Aristobule Bwirayesu
Electrical Engineer

Meet The Team

Habindi is a collaborative practice of engineers focused on climate-responsive building services and thoughtful environmental performance.