Clear next steps for building, renovating and investing in Zanzibar.
Next123 offers project management, construction consultancy and real estate investment consultancy to owners and investors. We help you define what you need, compare options, see the risks early and follow the work with clear updates.
Founded by architect Ovidiu Apetrei, with more than 30 years of European experience, based in Stone Town.
Thatched-Roof Beach VillaZanzibarConcept visualization
Whether you live on the island or abroad, we help you make each decision with the right information: before you buy, before you build and while the work is under way.
Checking a plot and what it allows before you commit.
Deciding what to build on your land and how to start.
Building a new home or renovating the one you have.
Building from abroad, with someone on the island following the work and reporting back.
Rental units, apartments or a first small development.
Villas, guesthouses and boutique hotels, new or existing.
Choose the support your project needs. The scope and fee are agreed with you before any work begins.
Next123 helps owners and investors organise construction and renovation projects in Zanzibar. We coordinate the people involved, follow agreed milestones and budgets, monitor progress and provide clear updates to support timely decisions. The scope of our involvement and fees are agreed according to your project’s needs.
Photo: Saint Tikhon’s Hermitage, under construction
Planning to build or renovate in Zanzibar? Next123 helps you define the project requirements, compare design and construction options, review contractor proposals and identify practical risks before work begins. We coordinate input from qualified specialists where needed. Message us with your location, project stage and goals to discuss the scope of work.
Photo: Thatched-Roof Beach Villa, concept visualization
Planning to buy property or develop a real estate project in Zanzibar?
Next123 helps you clarify your investment objectives, compare property opportunities and assess development potential. We coordinate technical and legal reviews with qualified professionals and help identify the costs, risks and information to review before committing.
Message us with your preferred location, budget range and investment goals. Scope and fee are agreed before work begins.
Photo: Thatched-Roof Beach Villa, concept visualization
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Tell us on WhatsApp where the project is, what stage it is at and what you want to achieve. Photos, drawings or a budget range help us understand the best next step.
Before work begins
We discuss what support fits your project and agree the scope and fee with you before any work starts.
During the work
We carry out the agreed work, coordinate the specialists involved and keep you informed, so you can make timely decisions.
Next123 Studio
Furniture concepts inspired by Zanzibar, a creative direction in development.
Alongside our consultancy work, we explore how the island’s arches, dhows, palms and printed cloths can shape contemporary furniture. Series 01 brings together nineteen table and chair concepts.
Jahazithe dhow
Shababrass
Mnazithe coconut palmSeries 01: 19 table and chair concepts. Concept visualizations.
The same team develops Next123 Studio, our design explorations in furniture, with the same attention to space, materials and the local culture of Zanzibar.
Architect
Architect with more than 30 years of European experience, based in Stone Town, Zanzibar. His work covers new buildings, renovation and heritage restoration, in Zanzibar and across Europe. He leads Next123’s consultancy and project management work.
Client Relations, PR and Business Development
Isabela is the first point of contact for clients and partners. She looks after client relations, communication and the development of new business for Next123.
Engaged as each project requires
When a project needs engineering, surveying, legal or other specialist input, Next123 coordinates qualified professionals appointed for your project, so you deal with one point of contact.
Real projects by Next123’s founder, Ovidiu Apetrei, in Zanzibar and in Europe, and the contribution he made to each.
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Each project here walks through the problem on site, the design response, and the result — not just images.
Villa, Concept Visualization
The client had architectural plans for a thatched-roof beach villa but no visuals to promote it to buyers before construction.
A full 3D visualization — model first, then a photorealistic render — to sell the lifestyle, not just the layout.
Built the 3D model from the architectural plans, then rendered it with realistic materials, golden-hour lighting, water effects and lifestyle staging — loungers, umbrella, outdoor shower — to make the space feel real and aspirational.
Residential Complex, Concept Visualization
The client had architectural plans for a four-villa beachfront complex but no way to show how the finished property — and the lifestyle around it — would actually look and feel.
A full 3D visualization across all four villas — model first, then photorealistic renders — covering the architecture, the interiors and the shared outdoor spaces.
Built the 3D model from the architectural plans, then rendered it with realistic materials, natural light and lifestyle staging — guests relaxing on the rooftop terrace, dining indoors, swimming in the pools — so buyers could picture themselves in the finished villas rather than just reading a floor plan.
Monastic Complex, Mount Athos, Greece
A monastic complex on sloped terrain, built in Byzantine-Romanian tradition. The intervention required a deep understanding of the site: retaining walls, terracing, circulation and spaces for contemplation.
Natural stone, solid timber, traditional lime-and-sand renders and slate roofing, with hand-crafted arches, framings and cornices inspired by Byzantine and Romanian tradition.
An architecture of patience, of living material and continuity with tradition — a contemporary intervention that completes the place naturally, with respect and restraint.
Additional villa, resort and heritage project write-ups will be added here shortly.
Send your location, project stage and goals. Photos, drawings or a budget range help us understand the best next step.
Message Next123 on WhatsAppScope and fee are agreed before work begins.
