Architecture Awards 2020

BUILD 2020 Architecture Awards 10 Jun20506 The demand for bespoke solutions has allowed many firms to thrive, each vying to provide the ideal solutions for clients. For over 25 years, the team at Multixept Associates Ltd have been consulting on design, growing into a fully-fledged architectural led multi-disciplinary consultancy. We profile the firm in the light of the team’s success in the Architectural Awards, to see how they’ve reached such impressive heights. hen it was established in 1994, no one involved could have known what Multixept Associates would grow into. It has become a leader in the field of bespoke solutions, drawing on an extensive back catalogue of exceptional work. Each project is treated with an immense degree of care and attention to ensure that it meets the aims and requirements of the client. At the heart of the firm is a commitment to diversity in every respect. This allows the team to take on many new projects and thrive as a result. When the firm started, it was incredibly focused on brand solutions on a consultancy basis. Now it has an efficient in-house team made of qualified architects, designers, project-managers and administrative personnel who can be engaged on a multitude of different projects. Because the firm is so broad in its scope and ability, they have an immense resilience of skillset. This allows the firm to work across different markets in a sustainable way, giving significant substance to diverse aspirations. For the team at Multixept Associates, each project requires a refined thought process that not only analyses the problems involved, but finds a robust solution to unique challenges. The team find their inspiration for solutions in the local area, with much of the architecture in the region following the trends of modernism, sustainability and use of local materials. In many ways, these trends are guided by the climate of the region, as people use tried and tested principles to ensure their properties are fit for purpose. A benefit of working in Nigeria, however, is that the team are able to draw on many philosophies, adapting each to suit the needs of a specific project or problem. The nature of the business means that the team have worked alongside many different organizations in the last 25 years. Projects revolving around residential, educational, commercial, recreational, and institutional buildings have been able to receive the benefits of this talented team at a number of different stages during the design process. The team adapt to suit the specific requirements before them each time, taking part at the various stages of the construction process including design, space planning and advisory project management as well as construction development stages. The team’s ability to meet such varied demands is renowned in the industry and has brought them many customers. As a firm, we offer our clients a variety of services including architecture, space planning, interior design and planning. The firm started working exclusively on architectural solutions and even now it remains the beating heart of the business now. The firm’s design work reflects contemporary forms, being rooted in the building’s purpose and likely use, underpinned by sound environmental concerns. It can be difficult to calculate the feasibility W Best Bespoke Architectural Design Practice 2020 - Nigeria of a project from an early state, but the Multixept Associates team have developed tools that allow them to better navigate these early unknowns. In the field of architecture, this offers clients a unique advantage and a valuable resource. Instead of having to guess how a project will work, the team can strategically plan their project, to determine how much space they actually need. Projects can easily be test-fitted to ensure they fit in, but also to guarantee that construction can take place. The systems in place allow for the consideration of construction options that affect the economic viability of the project. When working with Multixept Associates, clients get the full benefit of their considerable experience. The firm’s service for interior design means that clients can have a project that looks as good inside as it does outside. The staff at Multixept Associates look at a project in its totality and create a truly seamless experience. Space planning is a key step for the team, ensuring that the interior of a building allows for accessibility, connectivity and versatility. Taking this holistic approach makes the process of interior design so much more straightforward for all concerned. That said, the firm are more than capable of creating truly breath-taking work in isolation. Interiors can match the needs of the clients while still embracing best professional practice. Some would consider interior design to be a residential concern, but the team have undertaken work on behalf of clients requiring everything from hotels to industrial buildings, innovative retail fit-outs to trade exhibitions or pavilions. Light, materials, colour, heat and air conditioning are all taken into account as part of the team’s schemes, as well as the more traditional elements of furnishings and works of art. The role the client plays throughout the process is vital, inspiring and guiding the team at every stage. One of the firm’s most recent projects has seen them designing a private residence, located in banana Island, Lagos State, it’s a private home that needed to meet specific requirements with regards to sustainability in design execution, use and material choice. The client also wanted to include centralized circulation as a datum, flexibility of space, renewable energy sources in the form of solar energy and finally large fenestration in order to see the superb view at this location. The team reacted these limitations with gusto, embracing clean lines as well as modern and extruded forms throughout. Looking forward, the team at Multixept Associates have started to play a more important role in the planning of many organizations for the future. As technological and infrastructural development continue apace, it’s clear that planning will be vital for future economic and environmental benefit. The team have in-depth and extensive planning solutions which adhere strictly to