Architecture firm website cost in Port Louis: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Port Louis, an architecture firm website built by a Mauritian agency costs, as a 2026 ballpark, about 90 000 to 500 000 MUR, roughly 2 000 to 11 000 USD, and a local freelancer can go as low as 25 000 MUR. Kolonell builds the portfolio, the services pages and the team page for a fixed price of 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD, delivered in 3 to 4 weeks on Starter and Growth, which puts it above freelancers and often level with local agencies. Kolonell therefore makes sense mainly if you target foreign investors and buyers who expect native English or French copy, a written scope and a price that does not move.

This version is written for the English-speaking partners of architecture practices in Port Louis, including those working with South African, British and Gulf developers.

What do Port Louis agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?

These ranges are prudent ballparks, not official figures. They draw on public rate cards of Mauritian agencies, minimum project sizes shown on Clutch.co profiles, hourly rates published by agencies in Ebene and Port Louis and rates visible on Upwork and Fiverr. Indicative conversion: about 46 MUR to 1 USD, to check when you receive quotes.

To be frank: on price alone, a Mauritian freelancer or a small local agency is cheaper than Kolonell, and a Port Louis agency can meet you at the office and organise the photos. What Kolonell brings is native copy for every project sheet, a project manager reachable at your hour, a fixed price written before kickoff, 3 months of support and a domain in your name with all access handed over. Details are on our international website offer.

Payment is by bank transfer or Wise, in USD: 50 % to start, 50 % at delivery. The team is based in Senegal (GMT), four hours behind Mauritius: Google Meet calls fit in the early afternoon in Port Louis, and a written update arrives every week.

Which 3-year total cost should you compare?

The build is one line. Add maintenance, new projects to publish, the second language and photos. The table uses the same maintenance assumption for everyone, since Kolonell maintenance after the support period is quoted on request.

The freelancer is clearly the cheapest. The gap between the agency and Kolonell is small: the decision then rests on copy quality, scope clarity and timeline, not on price.

What does each Kolonell tier include for an architecture practice?

An extranet to share drawings, an investor portal or a custom project database is an application quoted on request, as is ongoing search work.

What does a Port Louis architecture firm website need?

The Mauritian architecture market mixes office towers in Port Louis and Ebene, the smart cities of Moka and the north, villas and residences open to foreign buyers under the dedicated property schemes, and hotel renovations along the coast. Developers and investors are often in Johannesburg, Paris, London or Dubai and discover the practice online. The site has to answer them:

• French and English at the same level, with Creole for local communication if you wish, supplied by you.
• Dated and located projects (Port Louis, Moka, Grand Baie, Tamarin), with the firm's exact role alongside the developer.
• Climate-adapted design explained concretely: cyclone resistance, natural ventilation, materials, with no unverified technical promise.
• Light pages, since many visitors browse from a phone abroad.
• A short form: project type, location, plot status, timing.

For practices working with developers who sell internationally, Orven Properties, an off-plan real estate advisory in Dubai for which Kolonell built a trilingual French, English and Arabic site with project pages and investor guides, shows the kind of structure this audience expects.

On compliance, the facts only. In Mauritius, the architect title is reserved for professionals registered with the Professional Architects' Council: state each person's title and registration exactly. Photos of your buildings belong to their photographer unless the licence says otherwise, so check web rights. The Data Protection Act 2017 governs the data collected through your forms and cookies. For accessibility, WCAG 2.1 AA remains the sensible technical reference. This is not legal advice.

Which red flags matter in a quote?

• A price with no page or language list: bilingual must be written in black and white.
• Unreviewed machine translation from English to French or the reverse.
• A domain registered in the supplier's name.
• Developer renders presented as your completed work.
• A MUR price with no exchange rate noted when you compare it with a USD offer.
• No defined support period after launch.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Anjali R., partner in a four-person studio in Port Louis where half the clients are foreign villa buyers, receives three proposals. A local agency quotes 260 000 MUR (about 5 650 USD), plus 45 000 MUR (about 980 USD) for English copy. A freelancer offers 70 000 MUR (about 1 520 USD), without copy. Kolonell proposes Growth at 4 900 USD with native English copy, Anjali writing the French version herself.

Totals: about 6 630 USD with the agency, about 2 500 USD with the freelancer plus a writer, 4 900 USD with Kolonell. The freelancer remains about 2 400 USD cheaper. Anjali chooses Kolonell for the written scope, the project manager and the English copy aimed at investors, knowing that a practice focused on local clients would do well to pick the freelancer.

FAQ

How much does an architecture firm website cost in Port Louis in 2026?

With a local agency, expect about 90 000 to 500 000 MUR (about 2 000 to 11 000 USD), and 25 000 to 110 000 MUR with a freelancer. Kolonell charges a fixed 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD.

Is Kolonell cheaper than a Mauritian supplier?

No, not against freelancers, and rarely against small agencies. Kolonell compares on native copywriting, a fixed price and 3 months of included support.

Can the site be in French and English?

Yes, the bilingual FR/EN site is included in Premium at 8 900 USD. On Starter or Growth, the second language is supplied by you or quoted separately.

Who photographs our projects?

You, or a Mauritian photographer booked separately, often 15 000 to 40 000 MUR per session (about 330 to 870 USD) based on published rates. Kolonell does not shoot on site.

How does payment work?

By bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery. On Growth, two payments of 2 450 USD.

Let's scope your project. Send us your projects, your services and your clients' language, and we come back with a fixed-price tier in USD and a 3 to 4 week timeline. Request your free quote or see the international offer.