Myj Architects

Our office is right on Cantonment Station Road here in Bangalore. Being so close to the station means there’s always a lot of movement outside our windows. You can hear the trains every now and then, and there’s a constant stream of people heading to the platforms or coming out into the city. We’ve grown quite fond of the location over the years. Inside, we have our desks set up for drawing and planning. It’s not a massive studio, but we have enough space for our rolls of paper and our computers. We spend a lot of time arguing over small details in our plans or checking measurements. Sometimes the office gets a bit messy with blueprints everywhere, but that’s just how we work. We aren't the type of people who wear suits every day; we’re usually just in casual clothes, focused on the drafting boards. It’s a lot of sitting and thinking, then drawing, then changing things again. We get our coffee from a small shop down the road. Most of the people who come to see us are looking for something practical for their own space. We don’t try to sell them on big ideas they don't need. We just listen to what they want and try to put it on paper. The area is quite central, which makes it easy for us to visit sites around the city when we need to. It’s a grounded way to work, being right in the middle of all the railway activity.