IPS Building

Named among Kenya’s top 15 buildings in 2012, the IPS Building is an iconic structure that was the first high-rise commercial building in Nairobi, when it was built in 1967, and completed three months ahead of schedule. Developed by PDM and designed by Italian architectural firm Mc Millan Griiffis and Mileto, the 12-storey structure towers to a height of 50 meters on Kimathi Street, between Kaunda Street and Standard Street in the city’s Central Business District.

The IPS Building used some of the most modern building techniques of its time, such as pre-cast units that were welded onto the concrete structure on pre-positioned steel members, which had never been used before in East Africa. Constantly maintained and upgraded by PDM over its now more than 40 year lifespan, it is a landmark that has lived up to its conception as a “symbol of faith placed in the country’s future”