Time, not just tools
Schematic-design iteration drops from days to hours. We measure the architect’s working hours saved per project, not features shipped.
About
Chimbuko — origin · source · genesis.
Chimbuko is Swahili for origin. We build the AI colleague a senior architect would build for themselves: it captures the client brief, drafts a first-pass plan in minutes, accepts critique in plain English, and emits a drawing set a draftsperson can pick up in AutoCAD. Built in Nairobi by Chimbuko Ltd — East Africa first, designed to travel.
Principles
What we hold ourselves to.
Compliant by construction
Every export is checked against the active jurisdiction’s building code. Overrides are logged for the architect’s professional record.
Architect of record, always
The agent assists; the architect signs. Liability and reputation stay where they belong.
Kenyan first, EAC by design
Built for the way work actually happens here — M-Pesa billing, county-council submission formats, English and Swahili workflow.
The work
The drawing is the hero. The chat is the colleague.
Every revision is visible, reversible, and liability-grade — “we approved revision B on the 14th” is a sentence the workspace can prove. Plans are checked against versioned code-packs with the rule citation on the canvas, and the professional stays the protagonist: Chimbuko does the work; the architect signs it.
Stamp your next revision tonight.
No card. No install. Works on the laptop, the tablet on site, and the phone on the matatu home.