The practice
Design that has to work on opening night.
Createch Architects is a Nairobi-based practice for hospitality, food and beverage, lifestyle spaces and high-end residential design.
Successful hospitality design goes beyond aesthetics.
Createch Architects is a Nairobi-based design practice specializing in architecture and interior design for hospitality, food and beverage, lifestyle spaces and high-end residential projects. We believe successful hospitality design goes beyond aesthetics: it shapes guest experience, operational efficiency, brand identity and commercial performance. Our approach is rooted in contextual sensitivity, functionality and storytelling. From concept development through technical detailing and project coordination, we work closely with clients and consultants to deliver design aligned with operational and business objectives, with careful attention to detail, scale, lighting, circulation and user experience.
Architecture
Concept to construction across hospitality, retail and residential.
Interior Design
Guest-experience-led interiors resolved to the minute detail.
Landscape Integration
Landscape as connective tissue between arrival, building and place.
Concept-to-Handover Delivery
Consultant coordination and site delivery from first line to handover.
Where the work has been
- Nairobi
- Zanzibar
- Abuja
- Serengeti
- Mumbai
- Himachal
Anvi Shah
Founder · Principal Architect
Createch was founded by Anvi Shah, an architect and interior designer with over sixteen years of experience across hospitality, retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use projects in Kenya, India, East and West Africa. Her background includes leading hospitality and lifestyle projects for clients such as Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania and Village Market, Kenya, with earlier roles at Les Harbottle Designs, Symbion Kenya, Somaya & Kalappa Consultants and Phoenix Marketcity. She brings expertise in concept development, spatial planning, technical detailing, consultant coordination and end-user experience, ensuring each project is thoughtfully designed, operationally efficient and brand-aligned.
Base Nairobi, KenyaPractising 16+ years
Qualifications & registrations
- B.Arch, Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai
- MSc Environmental Design of Buildings, Cardiff University
- BORAQS-certified Architect, Kenya
- Registered Architect, Council of Architecture, India
- EDGE Expert, IFC World Bank Group