Designing in PECHS
The Pakistan Employees Co-operative Housing Society is one of Karachi's oldest planned housing societies, laid out in the city's early decades and now right at its centre. Its tree-lined residential streets hold mid-century bungalows with real character, while its main roads have become some of Karachi's busiest commercial corridors.
Restoring mid-century homes
Many PECHS houses have qualities that are hard to recreate: high ceilings, verandahs, terrazzo and mosaic floors, solid timber and breeze-block screens. Restoration and sensitive renovation can keep these while replacing tired services, curing seepage and opening up layouts for modern family life. Where the structure has failed, we design new homes that respect the street's scale and character.
Living on a central plot
Central locations bring noise, traffic and privacy challenges. Thoughtful planning — placing living spaces away from busy roads, using courtyards and screens, and planning parking carefully — makes a central house far more livable.
Commercial conversions
Properties on PECHS's main roads are often sought for commercial use. Change of use must comply with the plot's permitted land use and the relevant approvals — we check this before design begins and design commercial fit-outs accordingly. See our commercial architecture services.
Approvals
PECHS is a co-operative housing society, and building approvals in the area go through the Sindh Building Control Authority, with plot verification from the society. We prepare the drawings and coordinate the submission. Read building approvals in Karachi.