DeRoche Projects is an Accra-based architecture and design practice working globally to create innovative, community driven spaces. Founded and led by Glenn DeRoche, who brings over 15 years of experience delivering major cultural, civic, and commercial projects, the studio delivers work across various scales: from buildings to objects.

Our work thrives within productive tensions: digital explorations of form meet hands-on making, high-tech precision intersects low-tech ingenuity, and contemporary construction practices meets indigenous building traditions. These complementary forces shape a methodology inherently planet-positive, future-forward, and deeply connected to the layers of place and time.

Sustainability isn’t approached as a checklist; it’s deeply embedded in our design process. Our projects don’t just minimize environmental impact, they actively foster ecological and social resilience through regenerative materials, passive design strategies, and resource-conscious construction methods.

Public-facing projects and community hubs form the core of our portfolio. We approach these projects through the lens of deep time – recognizing architecture as part of a continuum, carrying ancestral knowledge, artisanal techniques, and collective memory forward. Buildings outlast their creators; their endurance depends on the communities that care for them. Stewardship is integral from inception, guiding material selection, construction methods, and forming spaces that actively invite participation.

This ethos shapes not only who we build with but how our spaces empower communities – by employing and upskilling local craftspeople, celebrating cultural heritage, and fostering social connection and inclusivity.

Notable works and collaborations include Backyard Community Club, a tennis training facility and community hub in Accra; dot.ateliers | Ogbojo, a residency for writers and curators in Accra; exhibition design for Amoako Boafo’s work and a series of pavilions at Gagosian Mayfair in London, Roberts Projects in LA, and the Museo di Palazzo Grimani in Venice; the NSAA Pavilion at Wooyang Art Museum in Gyeongju; the Volta Pavilion at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna; and Surf Ghana Collective in Busua, exhibited at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.

DeRoche Projects has received international recognition, including the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction 2023 (Middle East & Africa), The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Award 2024, and most recently the Africa International Design Awards 2026 and Monocle Design Awards 2026. In 2025, Backyard Community Club was recognised by Wallpaper* as one of the Top 10 Architecture Moments of the Year.