Step 01
Brief & plot
Your household, your routines and your budget, alongside a survey of the plot and what can be built on it.
House design · Nagpur, Maharashtra
Residential Architects in Nagpur: House & Bungalow Design
A house is designed once and lived in for decades. We take it from the empty plot to the day you move in — planning, elevation, drawings, approvals and the interiors, all by the same team.
- Independent houses, bungalows and family homes
- Plans drawn around how your family lives now and later
- Approval and working drawings coordinated with engineers
- Architecture and interiors from one studio
Tell us about your project
We reply within 1–2 working days. No call centre — you speak to the studio.
Why us
House design that starts with the family, not the facade
Most people come to a residential architect with a picture of an elevation they like. That is a fine place to start the conversation, but the house itself is decided by other things: who lives in it, how they spend the day, who comes to stay, and what the family will need in fifteen years.
So we begin with a brief about your household, and design the plan from it. The elevation comes out of the plan, which is why the houses we design look the way they do for a reason rather than because of a reference image.
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Who lives here, and later
Parents who may need a ground-floor bedroom, children who will grow up and leave, a floor you might add for the next generation. A plan that allows for these changes costs little more than one that does not.
02
Public and private zones
Where guests are received and where the family actually relaxes. Keeping the two apart lets the house feel open without the bedrooms being on show.
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The rooms you use every day
Kitchen, dining and utility placed together, with a proper wash area and storage, rather than the drawing room taking the best position and the kitchen getting what is left.
04
Outdoor space
A verandah, a terrace, a small court or a garden that is shaded enough to be used, not just looked at — in Nagpur, outdoor space earns its place in the cooler months and the evenings.
In detail
Decisions in a house that are hard to change later
The staircase is the most important decision in a house plan after its orientation. Where it sits decides how every floor is reached, whether a future floor can be let or used separately, and how much of the plan it quietly eats. We fix its position early and test the plan around it.
Plumbing and drainage come next. Stacking bathrooms and the kitchen above one another keeps pipe runs short and makes leaks easier to trace. It sounds technical, but it is the difference between a house that is easy to maintain and one where every repair means breaking a finished wall.
Then think about how the house will be cooled. Cross-ventilation, deep window shades, a well-insulated roof and a light-coloured terrace do a great deal in Nagpur’s summer before any air conditioner is switched on. They cost far less to build in than to add afterwards.
Because we design the interiors as well, furniture, wardrobes and lighting are placed while the walls are still on paper. For the broader architecture practice, including commercial buildings, see our page for architects in Nagpur.
How we work
From plot to handover
Step 02
Plan & elevation
Layout options tested against the brief, then the elevation and sections developed from the chosen plan.
Step 03
Approval & working drawings
Drawings for sanction prepared with your licensed engineer, then detailed construction drawings for the contractor.
Step 04
Construction & interiors
Site visits through construction, and interiors designed by the same team so the house is finished as one piece.
The studio
The studio in numbers
Projects delivered
120+
Clients worldwide
100+
Years of practice
10+
Design professionals
19
Questions
Frequently asked
What does a residential architect do for a house?
A residential architect turns your brief and your plot into a buildable house: the plan, the elevation and sections, the drawings submitted for approval, and the working drawings the contractor builds from. We also visit the site during construction and can design the interiors so the two fit together.
How long does it take to design a house?
It depends on the size of the house and how quickly decisions are made, and approvals add time of their own. We give you a stage-wise timeline at the start, covering concept, approval drawings, working drawings and construction.
Should I design the interiors at the same time as the house?
Ideally, yes. Furniture layouts, kitchen and wardrobe positions and lighting decide where windows, electrical points and plumbing should go. Settling them during the architecture avoids breaking walls later.
Can you design a bungalow on a small plot?
Yes. A smaller plot makes planning more important, not less: stacking rooms sensibly, bringing light into the middle of the house and using the terrace well. We start by reading what the plot allows before drawing anything.
Do you design houses to Vaastu?
If you follow it, yes. We plan to your Vaastu brief from the first sketch and tell you plainly where a requirement affects light, ventilation or space, so the choice stays with you.