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Sustainability in Interior Design in 2026

Something is shifting in how Nairobi's organisations think about their physical spaces. Kenya has no law that mandates sustainable commercial interiors, yet the shift is happening anyway, powered by a growing commitment to sustainability.

6 min read2026

Project Highlights

33 Years of Design Excellence: The Eugene Ngugi Legacy

Some careers are measured in years. Eugene Ngugi's is measured in the spaces he's transformed, 33 years and counting. As Managing Director and owner of Planning Interiors Limited (PIL), he's built the firm into East Africa's leading professional interior design consultancy, earning international recognition along the way.

5 min read2025

Workplace Design

The Future of Offices in Kenya

The office, as Kenya once knew it, is disappearing. Not the buildings — those are still rising across Nairobi's skyline — but the assumptions behind them: fixed desks, rigid hours, one-size-fits-all floorplans. What's replacing them is a new way of thinking about space itself.

7 min read2025

Design Trends

The Experiential Workplace: Interior Design Trends Shaping Africa's Offices in 2025–26

Biophilic design, activity-based working, and sensory-rich environments are redefining corporate interiors across Sub-Saharan Africa. The office must now offer what home cannot.

5 min readJune 2025

Workplace Design Tips

10 Practical Tips for Designing a High-Performance Workplace

From acoustic zoning to brand-led colour palettes, PIL's senior designers share the principles that consistently deliver outstanding workplaces for Africa's top organisations.

7 min readMay 2025

Space Optimisation

Maximising Every Square Metre: Space Optimisation Strategies for African Offices

With commercial rents rising in Nairobi, Lagos, and Accra, intelligent space planning is more critical than ever. PIL helps clients do more with less — without compromising quality.

6 min readApril 2025

Sustainable Design

Designing for the Planet: Sustainable Interior Design Practices in East Africa

PIL has delivered multiple Green Star Certified projects. Here's how sustainability is embedded into every stage of the design process.

8 min readMarch 2025

Project Highlights

Citibank Nairobi 2024: Culturally-Led Banking Interior Design

PIL's 2024 fit-out for Citibank reimagines the modern African banking workplace — inspired by Manyatta architecture, vitenge fabric patterns, and the organic lines of the zebra.

6 min readFebruary 2025

Project Highlights

The Rockefeller Foundation Nairobi: Green Star Certified, Community-Centred

PIL's award-nominated project at Sanlam Tower demonstrates that sustainability and exceptional design are inseparable — not competing priorities.

5 min readJanuary 2025

Ideas ThatShape Spaces.

Sustainability in Interior Design in 2026

33 Years of Design Excellence: The Eugene Ngugi Legacy

The Future of Offices in Kenya

The Experiential Workplace: Interior Design Trends Shaping Africa's Offices in 2025–26

10 Practical Tips for Designing a High-Performance Workplace

Maximising Every Square Metre: Space Optimisation Strategies for African Offices

Designing for the Planet: Sustainable Interior Design Practices in East Africa

Citibank Nairobi 2024: Culturally-Led Banking Interior Design

The Rockefeller Foundation Nairobi: Green Star Certified, Community-Centred

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