Mchoro Mawe
The studio's hand

Drawn first. Decided before it is made.

Most of the cost of a fit-out is not in the cut — it is in the cuts you redo. Specifications that change after the carpenter has already shaped the panel. Glass dimensions agreed by phone. A ceiling lit only after the dropped bulkhead is in.

Mchoro Mawe was built around a single discipline: every decision is made before the workshop opens its toolbox. Every dimension is drawn. Every material is listed. The client signs off the render, not the plan.

By the time we arrive on your site, there is nothing left to agree.

The 5 stages

Listen. Render. Build.

  1. 01

    Listen

    A first conversation — what the room is for, who uses it, the budget you have, and the constraints you do not yet know about.

  2. 02

    Site Visit

    Free, anywhere in Kenya. We walk the space, take measurements, and identify the technical questions a brief alone cannot answer.

  3. 03

    Render

    Hand drawings translated into hyper-realistic 3D. You see the finished room — light, materials, joinery — before any cut is made.

  4. 04

    Approve & Build

    Specifications signed off in writing. The workshop pre-fabricates joinery; the on-site team installs against the agreed render.

  5. 05

    Handover

    A walk-through, snag-list, and a handover pack — drawings, specifications, photographs, and warranty notes for the room you now own.

Typical timeline

Most projects run between six and twelve weeks from first site visit to handover.

Week 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 12

Studio FAQ

Useful to know.

  • Yes. We will visit your site anywhere in Kenya at no cost and produce a tailored proposal afterwards. There is no obligation to proceed.

  • A medium office (200–400 m²) typically runs four to eight weeks from approved render to handover, depending on the glass and joinery specifications.

  • Yes. Joinery carries a one-year workshop warranty; glass and installation hardware are covered against manufacturer defects per the supplier terms, included in your handover pack.

  • Both. We handle full design-and-build, or design-only with a contractor of your choice. Our default is design-and-build because the render lives or dies in the workshop.

  • A fixed-fee proposal after the site visit. No hourly billing, no surprise change orders — every variation is documented, costed and approved in writing before we proceed.

  • Yes. We have completed projects across Kenya. Travel and per-diem costs are itemised in the proposal so there are no surprises.

Your next space is one site visit away.