PM+CDC Associates is a consortium of professionals which started it operations in 1997 with a single point for providing services that include, architecture and interior design, engineering, project management and quantity surveying . Situated in Lagos, Nigeria, PM+CD Associates is led by two directors which are Arc Chike Iroegbunam and Arc Chiedu Edozie.
PM+CDC started its operation in an office measuring about 70m2 with only 3 staff members compared to now, the firm is a foremost design and consultancy firm with over a dozen professionals delivering multi-disciplinary services and innovative solutions to complex challenges across the built and natural environment. The scope of our services ranges from feasibility and project conception to project execution and management, said the directors.
Objectives
PM+CDC Associates has been a premier provider of building and interior design consultancy with a client base of over a dozen different banks and a number of executed projects within the period of seven years. We as PM+CDC , we are to provide our clients with enthusiastic and efficient team on their projects, were we aim to produce high quality building designs and ensure execution of the same within agreed cost budgets, and to ensure that building projects are competitively priced and managed, also we actively engage the development of the project with various funding sources, says Arc Chike and Arc  Chiedu.
Professional Development
PM+CDC Associates has a strong mentorship program culminating in professional examination into respective professional bodies, where internships for the undergraduates are offered. We also provide sponsorship for furthering educational qualifications both in Nigeria and abroad, add the directors. With only 18 years of existence in the industry, PM+CDC Associates has managed to find two subsidiaries of the firm, these includes the Orangeline Limited which is a development and design company and also Frameworks Integrated Services Ltd which operates as a management, services and maintenance company.
Challenges Faced
All architectural firms share one common factor, which is working on a tight budget for a project, most clients seem not to understand the importance of thermal comfort in building which might prevent the long term defects. “Non-availability of local manufacturing base and inability to detail bespoke building solutions, lack of robust local pallet to choose from for specification is a challenge when the building is being constructed also the limitation of experimental room comes as a challenge, laments the Directors.
Projects Completed
From a 70m2 office to approximately 250m2 office which is now a more efficient practice participating in interesting and exciting work. With only 18 years with the industry, PM+CDC has certainly grown to a point where they manage to successfully complete projects like the Liberty Bank, The Mandarin and many others in Nigeria.
As the founder and Principal Director for PM+CDC Associates, I have overseen the firm’s growth and development to become the foremost provider of consultancy and design-build services to the banking sector in addition to developing a wide client base which includes telecoms, private residential schemes, the catholic church and private developers with a current turnover. Concludes Arc Chike Irobegbunam.
