A network of contoured walkways and roads connect the buildings and let users experience their campus journeys in different ways. Cars and parking are limited to the periphery of the campus with prioritized pedestrian circulation in the central part. A service road is available to provide access to critical buildings within the pedestrian zone.

Design of the learning areas are interspersed with faculty offices and the administration facilities creating a culture of high interaction between the students, faculty and staff. The wide corridors with rich terracotta colored floor patterns have nooks and seating areas which further complement this culture.

In each building the entrance is celebrated as a place and not merely a door or gate. This provides visual orientation as the ramps and walkways lead up to or from them to various campus destinations.

The design of the student hostel facilities is focused on creating interconnecting courtyards and room spaces which enhance student social interaction while providing nooks for smaller group gatherings, or personal learning and contemplation.

The character of these residential buildings differs from the larger scale of the academic buildings and create a sense of homeliness whilst conforming to the general campus architecture. Louvered windows bring in natural ventilation and solar water heaters are used to reduce the dependence and cost of power from the national grid.

Each hostel cluster is built around a courtyard and has a distinctive highlight colour and adinkra symbol. These symbols are peculiar to each cluster and serve to remind students of the wisdom encapsulated in Ghanaian culture.

Staff housing is provided on campus for some permanent staff and campus visitors. They are located apart from the academic areas for family privacy. Each building is oriented in such a way as to maximize views of the Berekuso village.

A wide range of environmental features are built into the campus infrastructure and buildings from inception. This was necessitated by the isolated location, economic considerations and because they provide a needed complement to the sustainable education impact the students will carry beyond the campus when they graduate:

They include:

• Rainwater harvesting from all roofs to provide potable treated water
• A biogas digester for all soil waste with recycling of waste water for horticultural maintenance and use of the gas output for cooking in the cafeteria.
• Use of local stone from construction excavations as a wall finish to reduce building maintenance costs and create an aesthetic character
• Careful solar orientation of the buildings and the use of wide roof overhangs for shade
• An emphasis on maximizing natural lighting whilst not increasing solar heat gain
• An emphasis on optimizing natural cross-ventilation
• Use of swales, planters and earth berms to control surface water drainage and increase percolation back into the soil
• Careful attention to landscape design, plant selections and erosion control
• Preservation of indigenous trees and vegetation wherever possible
• Development of a pedestrianized layout mindful of differently-abled persons. (wheelchair friendly)

The openness of architecture centered around large courtyards with semi-enclosed spaces verandahs, stairs and ramps abutting them gives ample opportunity for placing or designing works of art into the built environment. Statements of artistic expression have become a refreshing detail in surprising places around the campus.

• Frieze detail to the donor wall at the main entrance to the Founders Court
• Relief design on the approach wall at Founders Court
• Glass detail on Library side wall
• Circular peep window at Student Nook in Founders Court
• Dancing water fountain in the pedestrian court to the Engineering faculty
• Adinkra sculptural motifs in Hostels
• Metal art sculptures donated to Ashesi by artist