What Idd - International Design & Development does

International Design & Development (IDD) is a Cairo-based limited liability company offering architecture, master planning, interior design, civil engineering, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) program services to nonprofit organizations, NGOs, and mission-driven institutions. The firm operates from 21 Ghernata Street in Heliopolis, Cairo, with a core in-house team of approximately 15 multi-national architects, engineers, and administrative staff — including an Office Director (Kendra Hansen), Deputy Director/Project Leader/Civil Engineer (Kyle Glidden), Finance and Administrative Manager (Nancy Boctor), and multiple Project Leader/Architects (Nickolas Martin, Martin Garas, Mira Nessim) — and claims access to a global network of 10,000 design specialists. Its service portfolio is organized into seven core lines (Preliminary Planning, Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Civil Engineering, WASH Program, Architectural Visualization) plus specialized offerings such as Hospital Infrastructure Assessment.

IDD's commercial model is professional-services-based: clients engage the firm for specific projects, and revenue is generated through project milestones and deliverables under custom-quoted fees (no public pricing). Go-to-market is sales-led and inbound, driven primarily by a portfolio website, project case studies, and direct inquiry via a website contact form; project acquisition is supplemented by referral and an internship program that serves as a talent pipeline and institutional relationship mechanism. The firm maintains a federated execution model, partnering with local firms (notably Hamza Associates in Egypt since 2016 and PETRAM Design International in Cambodia) for construction documentation and on-the-ground delivery while IDD leads design.

Customer concentration is high within the nonprofit/NGO/faith-based segment: documented engagements span hospitals (Harpur Memorial, Aswan German, SIM Galmi), schools (SKILD, True Vine, Ivato Theological College, Episcopal International School), orphan and community facilities (Lillian Trasher Children Home, Zab River Ranch, JLOW Campus, Good Shepherd, Faith Evangelical, Life Agape, Greater Commission Ministry), with projects delivered across at least 10 countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Niger, Uganda, Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq, Cambodia, Madagascar, and Palestine. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Idd - International Design & Development

Legal name

International Design & Development LLC

Website

https://iddmena.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IDD is a Cairo-based international architecture and engineering firm providing master planning, architectural, interior, civil, and WASH design services to nonprofit, NGO, and faith-based clients across the MENA region, Africa, and Southeast Asia, with a core team of 15+ and access to a claimed 10,000-strong global specialist network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Master planning services
• WASH program design

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural, engineering, and planning services. Clients engage IDD for specific projects including master planning, architecture, interior design, civil engineering, and WASH programs. Revenue is generated through project milestones and deliverables.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

International Design & Development (IDD) is an Egypt-based architecture and engineering firm that provides integrated design services including preliminary planning, master planning, architecture, interior design, civil engineering, WASH program design, and architectural visualization. The firm serves nonprofit, NGO, religious, educational, and healthcare facility clients with full design packages from concept through documentation. It functions as a professional services consultancy delivering design and engineering deliverables on a project basis.

Product overview

IDD offers a unified suite of architecture and design services organized as a platform of interconnected offerings. The core portfolio comprises seven main service lines: Architectural Visualization (3D renderings and animated walkthroughs), Preliminary Planning, Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Civil Engineering, and WASH Program. These services are complemented by specialized offerings such as Hospital Infrastructure Assessment. Projects span multiple sectors including educational facilities, healthcare, community centers, and residential/commercial developments across the MENA region and globally. The company leverages a network of 10,000+ design specialists working alongside local teams to deliver contextual, culturally-appropriate, sustainable, and affordable design solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preliminary Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25,000 orphans served through Lillian Trasher Children Home facility
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hamza AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnered with Egyptian engineering firm Hamza Associates on the Harpur Memorial Hospital project in Menouf, Egypt. IDD served as lead designer while Hamza Associates produced construction documents and obtained licenses. This partnership combined IDD's architectural expertise with local engineering capabilities.
• PETRAM Design InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with PETRAM Design International on the Cambodia Logos School extension project in Phnom Penh. PETRAM served as the primary design contact while IDD contributed architectural expertise for the school expansion.
• Greater Commission Ministry (GCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCM reached out to IDD to help develop a sustainable water system for Wajjuu communities in Ethiopia. IDD conducted field studies and proposed water system improvements and bridge design. GCM provides funding and mission focus while IDD provides technical expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners): Major MENA-headquartered global architecture and engineering consultancy; competes for large institutional, healthcare, and education projects across the same regional footprint as IDD, but at significantly larger scale.
• ACE Moharram-Bakhoum: Long-established Egyptian engineering and project management consultancy competing for the same institutional and infrastructure projects in Egypt and the wider MENA region.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with design, engineering, and WASH capabilities relevant to IDD's hospital, education, and civil engineering work; competes on large-scale institutional projects across emerging markets.
• HDR Inc. Large-scale architecture and engineering firm with a major healthcare and education portfolio; competes for institutional design mandates in MENA/Africa, but lacks IDD's faith-based and WASH specialization.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a strong healthcare and education practice that overlaps with IDD's primary verticals; broader geographic reach but typically serves larger institutional and commercial clients.
• Stantec: International design and engineering firm active in water, community development, and buildings; overlaps with IDD's WASH, civil, and institutional design service lines at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Hamza Associates: Egyptian engineering firm and IDD's existing core partner on hospital and large-scale projects; comparable in regional engineering services, local permitting expertise, and joint delivery of multi-disciplinary design.
• Design Corps: Nonprofit architecture practice focused on facilities for marginalized communities; shares IDD's small-team, project-based model serving mission-driven institutions rather than commercial developers.
• Engineering Ministries International (EMI): Faith-based architecture and engineering nonprofit that designs hospitals, schools, and WASH infrastructure for missions and NGOs across the developing world — overlapping customer base, service mix, and mission orientation with IDD.
• MASS Design Group: Mission-driven architecture firm specializing in healthcare, education, and justice facilities for underserved communities globally; comparable in combining design excellence with social-impact outcomes for institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-design-development

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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