Octa Architects LtdArchitecture & interior design website
A website showcasing architectural and interior design projects with interactive elements, for a leading architectural firm. Built by Microstation for a client in Nairobi, Kenya.
The brief
Octa Architects needed somewhere to show completed buildings and interior work the way clients actually judge architecture: as images, as projects, as detail. A generic brochure site would have flattened that work into a wall of text.
The brief was a fast, visual portfolio that loads quickly on a phone, lets the practice present projects clearly, and gives prospective clients a direct way to start a conversation.
What we built
The decisions that shaped this architecture & interior design website.
Project showcase
Project and interior design galleries arranged so a visitor can move from a completed building into the detail behind it without losing their place.
Interactive presentation
Scroll and hover interactions that reveal project imagery, built with Framer Motion and kept light enough for mobile data.
Enquiry path
Clear calls to action and a contact route, so a prospective client can move from liking a project to starting a conversation in a couple of taps.
Technology used
We choose the stack per project. The goal is always the same: a site that loads fast, can be found on Google, and is still easy to maintain years later.
What we focused on
- Responsive layout for phone, tablet and desktop
- Custom design built around the practice brand
- Per-page titles, descriptions and metadata
- Deployed with ongoing support
Architecture & interior design website questions
The questions buyers of architecture & interior design websites ask most, answered the way Microstation answers them.
A custom architecture or interior design portfolio website is quoted per project. A focused practice site typically starts in the business-website range (from about KSh 80,000); a large project gallery with interactive presentation work costs more. Microstation provides an itemised quote after reviewing your project count and the features you need.
The essentials are a home page that shows your best built work, an about page naming the practice and its principals, a services page covering the work types you actually tender for, a project portfolio with a dedicated page or section per project, and clear contact routes. Per-project pages are what let a visitor arrive from a search for a specific building type and stay.
Lead with photographs, then add the context a serious prospect wants: the project type, location, scale, the design brief and your role. Where the client permits it, plans and drawings help; where they do not, a written description of the design approach still reads as evidence rather than decoration.
It is usually the first place a prospective client checks before calling, so it functions as credibility rather than advertising: fast load times on a phone, current projects and a clear way to start a conversation. Search visibility depends on competition and many factors, so we do not promise specific rankings.
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