Born: Unknown (circa 1990), Benin (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: Benin
Also known as: NA
The following is excerpted from Women Architects Worldwide: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Canon by Aubree Tillett, edited by Aubree Tillett and Jess Ilias, an open-access Pressbook designed to uplift the names of women architects from almost every country and territory around the world. This entry is shared in line with the Creative Commons licensing.
Charmelle Sèmènou Alavo is the Founder of Sharm’s Concept, a design agency located in Cotonou, Littoral, Benin (2022–). She holds a bachelor’s in architecture from Collège Universitaire d’Architecture de Dakar in Dakar, Senegal (2016), and a master’s in architecture from L’École Africaine des Métiers de l’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme (EAMAU) in Lomé, Togo (2018). Charmelle Sèmènou Alavo gained professional experience working at L’Atelier Houndeffo, an architecture firm based in Cotonou, Benin (c. 2018–2023). Amongst her other accomplishments, she participated in the Designer du Bénin Expo-vente (2023).
References
AHAAM : Atelier Houndeffo, Architecture, Arts and Métiers. s.l.: s.n., 2025. https://latelierhoundeffo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AHAAM_Book0725.pdf.
Alavo, Charmelle Sèmènou (@sharmsconcept). Instagram. Accessed March 7, 2025. https://www.instagram.com/sharmsconcept/.
Alavo, Charmelle Sèmènou. “Designer-Architecte.” LinkedIn. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://bj.linkedin.com/in/charmelle-s%C3%A8m%C3%A8nou-alavo-323322170.
Télévision Hémicycle du Bénin. “Vernissage de l’exposition Designer du Benin, 2023.” Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1niOHp5UUk.