Interior Designer with five years experience in hospitality, residential, and commercial design, passionate about creating both functional and aesthetic spaces. Skilled in space planning, 3D visualization, furniture selection, mood boards, and technical drawings using AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Vray. Currently working at Createch Architects where I am gaining hands-on experience working on high-end projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. I am dedicated, adaptable, and committed to delivering designs that are both aesthetically refined and practical for clients’ needs.

Mercy Mwikali Makuta

Interior Designer with five years experience in hospitality, residential, and commercial design, passionate about creating both functional and aesthetic spaces. Skilled in space planning, 3D visualization, furniture selection, mood boards, and technical drawings using AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Vray. Currently working at Createch Architects where I am gaining hands-on experience working on high-end projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. I am dedicated, adaptable, and committed to delivering designs that are both aesthetically refined and practical for clients’ needs.

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Interior Designer with five years experience in hospitality, residential, and commercial design, passionate about creating both functional and aesthetic spaces. Skilled in space planning, 3D visualization, furniture selection, mood boards, and technical drawings using AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Vray.
Currently working at Createch Architects where I am gaining hands-on experience working on high-end projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
I am dedicated, adaptable, and committed to delivering designs that are both aesthetically refined and practical for clients’ needs.

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Work Experience

Interior Design Consultant at Self-employed
January 1, 2019 - Present
Lead design projects from concept to completion for high-end residential, commercial, and hospitality interiors. Conduct client consultations and site visits, develop design concepts and detailed construction drawings, create 3D renders and videos, prepare quotations, source materials and FF&E, and manage on-site execution to ensure fidelity to the design brief.
Interior Designer at Createch Architects
January 1, 2025 - Present
Creating design briefs and concepts aligned with client style and budget; preparing detailed layouts, sections and elevations; coordinating with consultants and design decisions; preparing drawings for submission to city council; preparing 3D visuals for client approvals; coordinating drawings with service engineers; FF&E specification and procurement; reviewing shop drawings; assisting in snag lists.
Interior Designer at Orient Construction and Interiors
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Scheduled site visits for potential clients, advising clients and sharing site visit photos and reports; project management of ongoing sites, supervising material use and labor output; determining costs and budgeting; creating quotations; setting a scope of work up to completion. Visualizing and sketching design plans; designing and producing 3D renders for residential spaces using ArchiCAD, SketchUp and Lumion; collaboration with Architects, Engineers, painters and builders.
Interior Designer at Fine Urban Construction and Interiors
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Conduct client consultations; inspecting construction for alignment with design specifications; determining costs; creating client quotations; designing and producing 3D renders for residential spaces using SketchUp, Archicad and Lumion; visualizing and sketching design plans; collaborating with Contractors, Engineers and Architects to inform interior function and furnishing.
Interior Design Internship at Symbion Kenya Limited
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Created mood boards for residential spaces and a health center using PowerPoint; assisted in identifying and sourcing materials for a commercial space; site visits and familiarized with construction terms; produced detailed drawings for construction; designed and produced 3D renders for a commercial space using Revit and Enscape; increased proficiency in Archicad, Revit and Enscape.
Interior Design Internship at Iris Architects
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Assisted in identifying and sourcing materials for both commercial and residential spaces; assisted in site surveys and reports; attended client appointments; assisted in preparing detailed drawings and schedules for contractor use.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art & Design, Kenyatta University (Second Class Upper Division) at Kenyatta University
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

International Computer Driving License (ICDL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
International Computer Driving License (ICDL)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment