Harla is a small village located 15 kilometers south from Dire Dawa. In 2007, ZCAC received a piece of land in Harla from the Dire Dawa city administration. Through ZCAC's architectural residency program ecological studios are being constructed by artists/architects from Ethiopia and different parts of the world. ZCAC's goal is to build six artistically designed studios, each measuring 5m x 5m by a team of three artists.