Structural Engineers, Architects & Civil Engineers in Karachi

Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and commercial capital, with the highest demand in the country for high-rise, seismic and industrial structural design.

Struc-Arch is a PEC-registered civil and structural engineering consultancy (firm licence #Consult/2452; principal engineer Saad Afzal, PEC #Civil/32786, PMP, LEED Green Associate). The team also includes qualified architects, so in Karachi you get architectural design, house planning and structural engineering from one office instead of coordinating several vendors. We serve Karachi, Sindh and all of Pakistan - see the Karachi services page for the local details.

Structural engineers in Karachi

A structural engineer is the professional who makes sure a building stands. In Karachi that means designing foundations for the local soil, sizing columns and beams for the real loads, and producing GFC (good for construction) drawings a contractor can actually build from. Typical projects we handle in Karachi include high-rise towers, apartment buildings, commercial plazas, industrial and warehouse structures.

Karachi sits in a higher seismic zone and dense urban fabric - every design is checked for seismic load paths and SBCA requirements.

• SBCA structural approval
• high-rise RCC and shear-wall design
• seismic-resistant design
• industrial and warehouse structures

Architects and civil engineers in Karachi

Architects turn your needs into a building - layouts, elevations, facades and planning. Civil engineers make it buildable - site works, quantities, supervision and the documentation that keeps a project on budget and on record. Because Struc-Arch carries architects and civil engineers alongside structural engineers in one team, your project does not get lost between consultants.

Building control and approvals in Karachi

Building control in Karachi is administered by Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA). We prepare design, structural and certification documents that satisfy the applicable authority, so your approvals file is complete before submission.

The service package

• Structural design & GFC drawings for houses, plazas, factories and institutional buildings - sized for local soils and loads, drawn to satisfy the local approval process.
• Architectural design and house planning by the in-house architect team - layouts, facades, elevation and planning that a structural design can then be built on.
• BOQ preparation and cost estimation using current market rates in the region.
• Contractor billing & interim payment certificates (IPCs) for contractors on government and private works.
• Building fitness certification for schools and buildings, including DRA file preparation and SIS application support.
• Claims, variation and extension-of-time (EOT) support with rate analysis.
• Construction supervision and project management with regular site reporting.

For pricing and scope details, see our products and packages, or the detailed pages for structural engineering, building fitness certification and contractor billing & IPC.

How to start a project in Karachi

Call 0310 3330023 or send a message through the contact page. We will review your plan, tell you exactly what your project needs and give a fixed quotation - no hidden charges. For nearby towns, see the Karachi district page and other region guides.