A South African marketplace connecting entrepreneurs and businesses with retail, pop-up, event, and commercial spaces.
Case Study
SpaceMatch connects entrepreneurs and businesses with physical locations, making it easier to find retail, pop-up, event, and commercial space in South Africa.
The platform gives space owners a quick listing process and gives renters intuitive search, discovery, enquiry, and occupation flows.
Architect's perspective
The key challenge was serving two very different users without making the product feel split. We kept discovery fast for renters, then built owner tools around the operational tasks that happen after an enquiry arrives.
MA Lead Architect Mavin Agency
Experience
The UI was intentionally clean and restrained so images of retail and commercial spaces could take priority. Minimal colour and clear layouts helped available spaces become the focus of the user experience.
The UX focused on goal completion and lead generation, with visible enquiry paths, intuitive search filters, and simple space profile creation.
Engineering
The application combined search, lead generation, space profiles, enquiry management, and a backend management system for owners. Space owners can manage multiple spaces, track enquiries, and update listing details from a single system.
The platform structure supports both sides of the marketplace: renters need fast discovery, while owners need simple onboarding and operational control.
Every feature was meticulously crafted to solve real user needs and drive business value.
Users can search by area, price range, and space requirements.
Owners can list a retail space through a simple guided signup process.
Clear enquiry forms direct renters to act on spaces they are interested in.
Owners can manage multiple spaces and track enquiries in one system.
Owners can upload, edit, and maintain detailed space profiles.
A clean two-sided experience for space renters and space owners.
Code Maven helped bring our vision to life. SpaceMatch was a South African first for us, and we were extremely happy with the result.
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