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Whatever you can imagine, we can cast.

Bring us a drawing or an idea. Utopia is Ethiopia’s first GFRC and UHPC manufacturer, casting cladding, stairs, street furniture and one-off pieces from our workshop in Addis Ababa.

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Sini project, JimmaSaucer cladding
Haya AratPlanter bollards
JimmaCoffee-bean bollard
Kebena ParkCurved bench
The saucer edge at the Sini project in Jimma, white with a red line Planter bollards along the road at Haya Arat Bollard carrying three coffee-bean shaped planters Curved concrete bench with arched legs
Sini project, JimmaSaucer cladding
Haya AratPlanter bollards
JimmaCoffee-bean bollard
Kebena ParkCurved bench

Work we have cast and installed

The curve of the saucer edge, white with a red line, under an open sky

Sini project

We cast the saucer edge of the Sini in Jimma. It is a deep, rounded rim that curves around the whole plaza, finished white with a single red line.

Element
Saucer edge cladding
Location
Jimma
Material
GFRC
Status
Installed
See the Sini project
The Sini plaza in Jimma seen from above, with the saucer around it
The saucer edge opening for a flight of steps
A row of white planter bollards along a road under a flyover
Concrete litter bin with a planter on top

Street furniture at Haya Arat

One bollard guards the kerb and carries three planters, repeated down the whole street. The bins are cast too. Steel bins rust and wooden ones rot; these do neither, and each has a planter on top.

Elements
Planter bollards, bins
Location
Haya Arat, Addis Ababa
Material
GFRC
Status
Installed
See the Haya Arat project

Floating stair, private residence

A spiral stair comes out and a cantilevered UHPC stair goes in. The finished stair stays under wraps until handover.

Element
Cantilevered treads
Material
UHPC
Status
Under construction
See the stair project
The original spiral stair before the project

Before

Blurred preview of the new floating stairRevealed at handover

After, in progress

Concrete bollard carrying three coffee-bean shaped planters
Curved concrete bench in Kebena Park

Coffee-bean bollards and park seating

A bollard that holds three cast coffee beans as planters, made for Jimma. The curved bench is now seating in Kebena Park.

Elements
Bean planters, benches
Material
GFRC
Status
Installed
See the Kebena Park benches

Products, with the sizes you need to specify them

Every piece is made to order, in any colour. Sizes below are our standard moulds, and each one can be changed.

BenchesGFRC seatingAll benches

Circular bench around a tree
BN-01

Tree surround

2.2 m diameter, GFRC or UHPC

Grey bench with a backrest against a wall
BN-02

Bench with backrest

2 m × 35 cm × 45 cm, GFRC

Bench with arched legs
BN-03

Curved bench

2 m × 35 cm × 45 cm, GFRC

Rows of white backless benches
BN-04

Backless bench

2 m × 35 cm × 45 cm, GFRC

CladdingPanels for façades and feature wallsAll cladding

White panel with large folded facets
CL-01

Faceted panel

60 × 60 cm, GFRC

White panel with small crystal facets
CL-02

Crystal panel

60 × 60 cm, GFRC

Wall of deep vertical ribs
CL-03

Vertical ribs

Any size, UHPC

Curved panel with horizontal waves
CL-04

Wave panel

900 × 1200 mm, GFRC

Tall white panel with three broad ridges
CL-05

Dune relief

2000 × 900 × 50 mm, GFRC

Panel with a split-stone texture
Stone

Stone-face panel

Split-stone texture, GFRC

Planters and street piecesFor plazas, roads and compoundsPlantersStreet furniture

Large grey planter holding a tree
PL-01

Large planter

For trees, UHPC, size to order

Long low planter with green plants
PL-02

Wide planter

For hedges and dividers, size to order

White bollards each carrying planters
Street

Planter bollard

Three planters on one post, GFRC

Bollard with coffee-bean planters
Street

Coffee-bean bollard

Three bean planters, made to order

Litter bin with flowers planted on top
Street

Bin with planter top

No rust, no rot, GFRC

Slotted concrete drainage covers
Street

Drainage cover

Slotted cover, UHPC

Download the 2026 catalogue (PDF, 5.5 MB)

Every product on its own sheet, with sizes, materials and finishes.

From your drawing to the site

Most of what we make starts as someone else’s idea. This is how a custom piece goes.

  1. You send a drawing

    A sketch, a CAD file or a photo of something you like. We reply with a price and a lead time.

  2. We draw it for casting

    You approve a shop drawing with sizes, joints and fixings before anything is made.

  3. We build the mould and cast

    You can approve a sample of the finish and colour first.

  4. We deliver and install

    Pieces arrive ready to fix, with our crew on site.

What to send us for a custom piece

Two materials, and what each is good for

GFRCGlass fibre reinforced concrete

Concrete reinforced with glass fibre instead of steel bars, so it can be cast as a thin, light shell in almost any shape.

Best for
Cladding, curved shapes, benches, bollards
See it in
Sini project, Kebena Park benches

UHPCUltra-high performance concrete

A very dense, very strong concrete. Slender parts can carry real load, which is what lets a stair tread float.

Best for
Floating stairs, large planters, drainage covers
See it in
Floating stair, private residence

FinishesFor both materials

Smooth white or grey, natural cement, or any colour you specify. We cast a sample for approval before production.

Textures
Smooth, faceted, ribbed, split stone, custom
Stairs
Marble, granite, porcelain or epoxy treads

Need fixing details for a specification? Tell us the project and we send them with the shop drawing. Read more about GFRC and UHPC.

Let’s cast something.

Any size, any finish, and one-off pieces are welcome.

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Phone
+251 983 388 315
Phone
+251 966 709 080
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Workshop
Figa, Noah Real Estate, Addis Ababa