Architects for developers, from feasibility to funded and built.
Student accommodation, residential estates, retail centres and mixed-use developments in KwaZulu-Natal. We establish what a site can hold, secure the approvals and present a scheme that funders and investors can back.
Tell us about your developmentWhat we design for developers
Student accommodation
Purpose-built student housing designed to national norms for student residences and the requirements of university accreditation.
Residential estates and sectional title
Estates, townhouse complexes and apartment schemes planned for unit mix, efficiency and saleability.
Retail centres
Neighbourhood centres and malls designed around anchor tenants, access, parking and trading visibility.
Mixed-use
Schemes that combine residential, retail and office space on one site, phased to suit funding and demand.
Hospitality
Hotels, lodges and guest houses, from concept to opening with MAD Hospitality.
Commercial
Office parks and commercial buildings for owner-occupiers and investors.
Three ways to work with us
Not every development is ready to build. We work with developers at every stage, and structure our appointment to match.
Before funding
Site due diligence, yield and massing studies, rezoning and land-use support with our town planning partners, and concept design with visuals for funding applications and investor presentations.
Funded
Full architectural services: design development, council approvals, construction documentation, coordination of the professional team and site oversight.
Delivery and beyond
Show units and interiors, tenant fit-outs through MAD Workplace, hotels through MAD Hospitality, and turnkey delivery to keys handover.
What developers get from us
- Commercial thinking from day oneUnit mix, efficiency, parking and cost per square metre shape the design from the first sketch, not after it.
- Approvals expertiseRezoning support, SANS 10400 and fire compliance, and council submissions prepared to move first time.
- One team past approvalInteriors, show units, joinery and fit-out from the same studio, so the scheme you sell is the scheme you deliver.
- Senior attentionEvery development is led by our principal architect, not handed down to a junior.
Mholi Mthembu Pr Arch
SACAP-registered professional architect, co-founder of MAD Design Studios, and Board Member and Provincial Lead of the Design Institute of South Africa. Every development enquiry is reviewed by Mholi personally.
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