( Kenya — Interior Design • Architecture • Spatial Experiences )

Spaces should feel as good as they look.

About Spaces creates thoughtful residential, commercial and hospitality interiors across Kenya — designed around how people live, work, connect and experience space.

Machakos — 1.5177° S, 37.2638° E Est. 2014 Scroll to discover
Warm contemporary Kenyan living room with mvule timber and woven textures
Lush indoor greenery against a deep green wall
140+Spaces transformed across East Africa

✦ ( 01 ) — The Studio

Every space has something to say.

Sunlit lounge with layered natural textures
( fig. 01 — studio shoot, morning light )

At About Spaces, interior design goes beyond decoration. It is about understanding people, purpose, movement, light, materials — and the character a space already carries.

From Karen garden villas to Westlands penthouses, safari lodges to Swahili-coast cafés, we transform homes, workplaces and hospitality environments into carefully considered interiors: beautiful, functional and distinctly personal.

( It's not just about interiors. It's about spaces. )

140+

Spaces transformed

12

Years designing

18

Counties served

Discover our studio

✦ ( 04 ) — Philosophy

Good design isn't just about what you see — it's about how it feels.

Movement

How a room unfolds as you move through it — thresholds, rhythm, pause.

Light

Equatorial light, its warmth and shadows across the day, lantern-glow after dark.

Materials

Mvule, soapstone, sisal, brass — surfaces that age into character.

Connection

Above all, spaces for people: conversation, rest, work, ritual.

Warm Kenyan family living room

✦ ( 05 ) — Residential

Designed around the way you live.

A home should be the most honest room you own. From Karen to Runda, Lavington to Lamu, we design residences around lifestyle, personality, comfort and function — how you cook, rest, host, think and unwind.

  • Garden villas & penthouses
  • Kitchens & bedrooms
  • Apartments & maisonettes
  • Home offices
  • Bathrooms & closets
  • Verandas & courtyards
Discuss your home
Modern office interior

✦ ( 06 ) — Commercial

Spaces that work as hard as you do.

Workplaces shape performance. We design offices across Upper Hill, Westlands and the CBD that carry brand identity, support focus and give people a genuine reason to come in.

  • Corporate & executive offices
  • Boardrooms & receptions
  • Co-working spaces
  • Clinics & salons
  • Flexible workplaces
  • Professional suites
Plan your workplace

✦ ( 07 ) — Hospitality

Designed to be remembered.

Guests forget menus and thread counts. They never forget how a place made them feel — a safari lodge at dusk, a Swahili-coast café at dawn. We design around exactly that.

Create a destination

✦ ( 08 ) — Process

Eight moves, one method.

Scroll — each step settles onto the last, the way a project builds on itself.

01

Discover

We listen. Site visit, lifestyle or brand interview, and a brief that defines purpose, mood and budget.

Week 1–2
02

Explore

Research, references and spatial studies. We test directions before committing to one.

Week 2–4
03

Concept

The story takes shape — layout strategy, material direction, palette and the feeling the space should carry.

Week 4–7
04

Visualize

Photorealistic 3D renders let you walk the space before a single wall moves.

Week 7–10
05

Detail

Technical drawings, joinery details, lighting plans and material schedules. Precision lives here.

Week 10–14
06

Create

Fit-out, execution and site supervision. We manage trades and protect the design intent.

On site
07

Style

Furniture, art, objects and final touches that give the space its voice.

Final weeks
08

Handover

A styled, finished, move-in-ready space. Keys in hand, story complete.

Day one

✦ ( 09 ) — Transformation

Transformation speaks for itself.

Drag the lime handle to move between what was and what became.

Kilimani apartment after renovation
Kilimani apartment before renovation
BeforeAfter

Kilimani Courtyard Apartment

Residential — Renovation
Upper Hill office floor after fit-out
Office floor before fit-out
BeforeAfter

Upper Hill Executive Floor

Commercial — Fit-Out
Swahili coast café after redesign
Restaurant space before redesign
BeforeAfter

Swahili Coast Café

Hospitality — Full Redesign

✦ ( 10 ) — Material Palette

It's all in the details.

M.01Mvule timber kitchen joinery
Mvule Timber
M.02Kisii soapstone bathroom
Kisii Soapstone
M.03Sisal and jute weave textiles
Sisal & Jute
M.04Terracotta tones in a lounge
Terracotta
M.05Lamu coral stone wall
Coral Stone
M.06Brass and blackened steel details
Brass & Steel
M.07Rattan and cane furniture
Rattan & Cane
M.08Kitenge accent cushions
Kitenge Accents
M.09Handmade ceramics styling
Handmade Ceramics
M.10Interior greenery and planting
Living Green

✦ ( 11 ) — 3D Visualization

See your space before it's built.

Photorealistic renders remove guesswork. You review light, materials and proportion at concept stage — and approve a space you have already walked through.

  1. 01Concept sketch
  2. 023D render
  3. 03Completed interior
Completed interior photograph
Photorealistic 3D render of the same interior
RenderRealized

Render vs. Reality

Karen Garden Villa

✦ ( 12 ) — Why About Spaces

The studio beside you.

01

Thoughtful Design

Every decision begins with one question — how should this feel?

02

Tailored Spaces

No templates. Your space is designed for your life, brand and routine.

03

Design + Function

Beauty that works — and work that lasts.

04

Complete Service

Concept to handover, one team owns the whole journey.

05

Attention To Detail

The shadow gap, the grain direction, the feel of a switch.

06

Collaborative Process

You are part of the studio at every step of the way.

0+Spaces transformed
0Years designing
0+Happy clients
0+Commercial projects

✦ ( Instant Estimate )

What will your space cost?

Three dials, one honest range. No forms, no obligation — just a starting point for the conversation.

01 — Project type
02 — Finish level
03 — Space size
180 m²
Estimated investment

KSh 6.3M 9.9M

Rate per m²≈ KSh 35.0K – 55.0K
ScopeDesign + fit-out, Signature finish
Timeline≈ 4 – 7 months

*Rough 2026 range for design + fit-out. A site visit sharpens it — always free.

✦ ( 14 ) — In Their Words

Have a space in mind?

A home, an office, a lodge, a blank shell — every great interior starts with a conversation. Karibu.

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Kitanga Building, 2nd Floor
Ngei Road, Machakos, Kenya

Write / Call

info@aboutspaces.co.ke
+254 711 590 694

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