Architects and Designers of Humane Environments & Sustainable Architecture
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Lead Architects is a small Durban firm started in 1998 by Amanda Lead
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We are listed as heritage architects with the heritage authority
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Residential & Care Homes

Educational & Masterplanning

Community & Heritage

This is a service we are particularly passionate about and underpins a lot of our thinking and philosophy about design and place-making.

We offer full architectural service for projects – whether new builds or alterations and additions to existing buildings. The services are set out in the South African Council for the Architectural Profession Gazetted Fee Scale – link here – Architects Gazetted Fee Scale_2026.pdfWe do offer discounts on these recommended fees, set according to the nature of the organisation and the need. We have also put together a ‘roadmap of the stages for potential clients to understand the process – link here – A roadmap of stages for architectural projects.pdf

We are listed as heritage architects with the heritage authority –Kwazulu-Natal Amafa and Research Institute. The latest Heritage Act – link here - National Heritage Act 25 of 1999.pdf

For clients who are not sure on where they are going with a project, we do offer consulting on an hourly basis at full SACAP hourly rates.