PROFILE: AM
Aleem Manji Architects (AMA-Kenya) is a Registered Architectural Firm based in
in Architectural Design as well as Interiors. Founded on the basic premise of grea
exceptional service.
Can you give us a history of the
practice?
Aleem Manji Architects (AMA-Kenya)
was founded in December 2010 as a sole
proprietorship by Aleem Manji after
working for five years at Studio Infinity
Architects. We started off with a small
office consisting of the Principal architect
and two assistants on the back of a single
project: Casilda, four townhouses in the
Kyuna suburb of Nairobi. Six years down
the line our staff consists of the Principal
Architect, five Project Architects, one
Project Manager and an Architectural
Visualizer as well as our support staff.
We are currently handling a portfolio
of projects in excess of US$ 100 000
000, mostly consisting of Residential
Apartment Developments, some
Commercial Buildings as well as Interior
fit-out designs.
What do you believe differentiates
your work from other practices?
There are a variety of considerations
that I believe differentiates us from other
practices:
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The primacy of space: Every design is
an envelope for space. We believe that the
creation of quality spaces is the primary
mandate of any architectural design:
spaces that ultimately enhance the quality
of life and efficiency of the end user.
Inimitability of design: Every project
has a specific brief, a specific site and a
specific set of pa