We were commissioned to design the buildings as well as the interiors for this new addition the Governors Camps portfolio in the Laikipia region of Kenya. Originally a private house, the project was a combination of both refurbishment and new build.

We kept the original 4 family cottages, gutting them completely creating fresh, clean spaces, adding verandas and newly designed windows and doors to access them by. The old bathrooms were extended to create generous and light filled rooms with huge walk-in showers and glamorous bathtubs. 

A further two existing smaller rooms were knocked into one (the Garden Cottage) and four more rooms were added to create 9 bedrooms in total. Two of these rooms are housed in the Family Cottage, a new stand alone building with it’s own sitting room and plunge pool. 

The old public areas were demolished and replaced with the large, airy light-filled buildings designed for the increased capacity, and fit-to-purpose. The main building houses a reception/shop, large drawing room, dining room and snooker room that all open onto a large terrace that looks across the plains to Mt. Kenya. The pool building offers further dining and lounging areas on the ground floor and a spa room above. New natural stone paving, hand finished walling and multi-level terracing complete the laid back yet sophisticated look.