RENOVATIONS
Preserving part of Nairobi's heritage makes renovations especially exciting.
the guest house
2023
Finished in 2023, the Guest House in Old Muthaiga needed to match the main house on the same acre, so it was built with the same cast windows, Cedar floors recycled from an old house and a classic Muthaiga old English feel.
The loft
2017
A new build in Old Muthaiga above an existing building allowed optimal use of space for this three-bedroom studio. The unique features of this apartment are the Cedar floors recycled from an old house, the wooden ceiling and the views over the treetops of Old Muthaiga.
Saunders house
2013
A renovation of a 1930s house in Runda meant working with many constraints in terms of the sizes of windows and doors, and the need to optimise many small rooms into usable space, whilst preserving the old feel of this unique property.
Caramel's
2011
A stunning 1932 mansion in Old Muthaiga was refinished to retain it's character, whilst re-arranging the internal space to modern standards.
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Extra care was needed with this property not to affect the hand-carved stone windows and the exceptional parquet floor, made of three different woods.
the cottage
2009
A cottage in Old Muthaiga was completely gutted and re-modeled, changing the layout, raising the floor levels and landscaping the garden.
jack's
2007
A unique ranch-style house, with wide verandah in Old Muthaiga was completely gutted and renovated.
hornbill house
2003
A beautiful two-storey house in Old Muthaiga was completely renovated, with careful attention paid to preserving it's original character.
elephant house
2000
The first of many renovations involved turning a cottage in Westlands into a mansion with T&G floors and ceilings, an outdoor verandah and an Italian kitchen.
