Yakha Is A Company That Aims To Give Its Clients A Reliable Architectural Marketplace. Yakha is one of Africa’s leading databases for premium architecture and design. Every year, architects, planners and design enthusiasts search Yakha to find the best products and materials. In addition, its network includes social media followers and newsletter subscribers. Yakha’s clients attract qualified trade visitors such as architects, interior designers, builders and specialist dealers to trade fair or event. Customers will have direct access to premium brands to reach new exhibitors as well.
Yakha’s mission is to bring its clients a carefully curated selection of the best architecture, design, interiors projects, building products and news from Africa. Core to its mission is changing the African built environment for the better by providing inspiration, knowledge and developing online tools to help and inspire architects to do their jobs better and to distribute this across the Yakha community of architects, designers, researchers, manufacturers and retailers.
“Yakha provides an automated solution to discover and source local construction materials and products. Our platform allows manufacturers to connect with architects and other stakeholders responsible for sourcing. The Yakha ecosystem is still in its early stages, but our hope is that it will provide those working in the sector to unlock the vast power of digital, which offers a more personal, dynamic and measurable solution to the challenges faced by architects and construction firms.” founder and CEO Mondli Cele told Biz Community.
A building product isn’t something that exists in isolation. At Yakha, it is believed that the relation between the building product, it’s regional context and the architectural space to which it’s applied is fundamental to a successful project. That’s why it is working on linking African architectural projects with the furnishings, materials and fittings that have been used in their execution, resulting in a completely new information resource for African architects and planners, as well as for designers and manufacturers.
“As one of the first start-ups of this kind in the African built environment sector, we’ve benchmarked ourselves against global competitors in terms of what we can offer and how we can scale. However, our mandate remains focused on African manufacturers and suppliers as well as providing credible information on the products displayed on the platform.” Cele added.
