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Design & Build
Interior Design & Build in Kenya
One studio holds the design, the procurement and the site. No gap between designer and contractor for a problem to fall into.
Overview
What design and build covers
The standard arrangement is a designer who draws and a contractor who builds. When something does not work on site, each points at the other, and the client absorbs the cost and the delay. It is the most common way interior projects in Kenya go wrong.
Design and build removes the gap. We produce the design, we procure the materials, and we coordinate the site — so when a wall turns out to be forty millimetres out of square, the person who has to solve it is the person who drew it.
- Everything in our design service: survey, planning, 3D, drawings and specification
- Procurement — sourcing, negotiating and ordering against confirmed lead times
- Contractor and fabricator selection, briefing and management
- Site coordination and sequencing so trades do not obstruct each other
- Quality control at each stage, checked against the approved drawings
- Programme management with realistic dates and honest updates when they move
- Cost control against the agreed budget, with variations flagged before they are incurred
- Snagging — a proper defects list resolved before handover
- Final styling so the space is complete, not merely finished
- Handover with your finishes and maintenance information documented
Process
How design and build runs
01
Consultation and survey
We establish scope, budget and programme, then measure the space properly.
02
Design and 3D approval
Concept, layout and photorealistic visualization. You sign off before anything is ordered.
03
Costing
A detailed cost plan against the approved design, so you know the figure before work begins.
04
Procurement
Materials and joinery ordered, lead times confirmed, deliveries scheduled to the programme.
05
Construction
Site work sequenced and supervised, with regular progress documentation sent to you.
06
Styling and handover
Installation, styling, snagging and a completed space handed over.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is design and build more expensive than hiring separately?
Usually not, once you account for the cost of coordination failures. A single accountable party removes the variations that come from drawings being interpreted differently on site.
Can I use my own contractor?
Yes. Take our design service and we will produce a drawing package your contractor can build from, and we can supervise on your behalf if you want that oversight.
Do you work outside Nairobi?
Yes, we work across Kenya. Projects further out need the programme planned around travel and supply logistics, which we build into the schedule from the start.
How do payments work?
Payments are staged against agreed project milestones, set out clearly in the proposal before you commit.
What happens if something goes wrong on site?
We solve it. That is the point of the arrangement. You get told what happened, what it means for cost and programme, and what we are doing about it.
Designs Take Flight Here
Ready to start?
Tell us about the space and your budget range. You do not need drawings or measurements — we survey the space and produce the floor plans ourselves.