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Commercial Interior Design in Nairobi
Retail, showrooms, restaurants, clinics and customer-facing spaces — designed to work commercially, not just photograph well.
Overview
What commercial design includes
A commercial interior has a job: bring people in, keep them comfortable, help staff work efficiently, and support the price you charge. A beautiful space that slows service down or seats too few people is a failed design however good the photographs are.
We design commercial interiors from the operation outwards. Circulation, capacity, service routes, durability and maintenance come first. The brand expression sits on top of a plan that works.
- Operational planning — capacity, customer flow, staff routes and service points
- Brand translation from identity into material, colour and spatial language
- Layout drawings tested against real circulation and statutory requirements
- Lighting design tuned to the setting, whether that is retail display or clinical calm
- Durable material specification chosen for commercial cleaning and wear
- Joinery design for counters, displays, reception and back-of-house storage
- Signage and wayfinding integrated into the interior rather than added afterwards
- 3D visualization so stakeholders and landlords can see the scheme before committing
- Procurement and supplier coordination
- Site supervision, snagging and handover ready for opening day
Process
How a commercial project runs
01
Brief and operation review
We look at how the business runs, what capacity you need, and where the current or proposed space helps or hinders it.
02
Survey and test layouts
Measured survey, then layout options tested against capacity, circulation and service routes.
03
Concept and brand direction
Material palette, lighting direction and brand integration, presented with the reasoning behind each choice.
04
3D visualization
Photorealistic views of the customer-facing areas for approval by you, your partners or your landlord.
05
Technical drawings and procurement
Joinery details, finishes schedules and ordering against confirmed lead times.
06
Fit-out and opening
Site coordination, quality control, snagging and handover to an opening date.
Questions
Frequently asked
Do you work with restaurants and cafés?
Yes. Restaurant interiors need seating density balanced against comfort, service routes that work at peak, lighting that changes through the day, and finishes that survive commercial cleaning.
Can you design clinics and pharmacies?
Yes. These need patient flow, reception privacy, calm material palettes and finishes that meet hygiene requirements. It is under-served work that we enjoy.
Do you handle retail and showrooms?
Yes — display joinery, lighting for merchandise, circulation that moves customers through the space, and brand integration throughout.
Will the design meet regulatory requirements?
We design with the relevant access, circulation and safety requirements in mind and coordinate with the consultants or authorities your use class requires.
How soon can we open?
That depends on scope and lead times. We plan backwards from your target opening date and tell you at the start if it is not realistic.
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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.