Understanding your Architect’s delicate balancing act
An old adage states that the customer is the king. What this adage does to many a supplier/client relationship is that it inadvertently paints the supplier as a villain. It makes it nearly impossible for the client to bother to see things from the point of view of the supplier. This becomes even more complicated […]
Why Every Architectural Firm must have a Design…
Arch Kamata Gachanja is a Director at Lexicon + Ion, a full service architectural firm incorporating architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban strategies. He shares his insights on the role of research in architectural practice. Why do you believe research is important in architectural practice? Most commissions in architectural practice are quite siloed in nature by that […]
“ARCHITERROR” Fears Every Architect Faces: The Nightmare of…
So we recently decided to start a series on the dark side every architect faces. Hence the name Architerror. We’d like to share some of the challenges we face as architects. How we’re learning to confront these terrors and pick out the lessons from the mistakes we’ve made. Today, let’s begin with the first one. […]
Is Adaptive Reuse The Way Forward For Sustainable…
Arch Oscar Onguto is a Director at Lexicon + Ion and is registered architect with over twenty years experience in the field. In this interview he shares his experience having just completed an adaptive reuse project at the Strathmore University School of Engineering. What was the client’s brief for the project? Strathmore University needed to […]
“ARCHITERROR” Fears Every Architect Faces: The Devil Behind…
Have you ever opened a blank page of your sketchbook and wondered where do I start? What will become of this page? What if I don’t get the proportions right? What if I mess it up? Then, there’s the devil that convinces you that you can’t do it. So you quickly put away your pen […]
Why Hire an “Architecture”?
She has no vision for what you wish to achieve. She does not come up with the initial idea. She does not actually build anything. She does not sell any stone or building material required on site. She does not finance the project and she does not eventually help you sell if it is a […]
How Technology is Enhancing Architectural Design and Project…
This week Arch Felix Lati, the Managing Partner at Lexicon + Ion shares his perspectives on architecture and technology, how he sees the current application of technological innovation and where he sees the future. Q. What are your thoughts on technology in architecture A. One of the challenges when delivering architectural solutions is time. The other […]
“ARCHITERROR” Fears Every Architect Faces: The Drab of…
It’s funny how in my six years of architecture school we were not taught how to specify. And more so to develop an innovative approach to this exercise. So, when the QS asks you, “ what material is this on the design? And how do you want it to be assembled and finished?” It can […]
Lexicon + Ion Joins Architects Declare
Lexicon + Ion recently joined the global movement, Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency, one of the five founding signatories of the Kenyan chapter. To get an insight into the move, Managing Partner, Arch Felix Lati fielded a few questions. Q. What is Architects Declare about? A. Architects Declare is about architects committing to take […]
What The Hotel Design Of The Future Can…
Hotels are closing down across the globe as the COVID-19 containment measures continue. As with every challenge, opportunities present themselves. In this case smaller hospitality establishments find themselves in prime position to take benefit from the situation. Non other has benefitted more than the Airbnb movement. I call it a movement because while it is […]