Arch9Architects

Our office is tucked away in Sohan Ganj, inside Gupta Niwas. If you know the area in Kamla Nagar, you probably know Bansiwala Sweets, which is a good landmark for finding us at 1789. Arch9Architects isn't a huge corporate firm with glass walls. We’re mostly just a small group of people working on drawings and plans on our computers. The street outside can get pretty loud during the day, but we’ve gotten used to it. It’s actually nice being so close to the market because there’s always something happening. Sometimes we get distracted by the smell of food from the shops nearby. We spend a lot of our time looking at maps and sketches, trying to figure out how to make things fit. It’s a lot of back and forth, really. We’ve been at this for a while, so the office has that lived-in feel with rolls of paper everywhere and pens that always seem to go missing when you need them. Clients usually just come by, sit in the plastic chairs, and we talk through what they want to build. There’s no big reception desk or anything. It’s just us and our work. We try to keep things straightforward and honest. If a plan doesn't work, we say so. It’s just the way we prefer to do things here in Delhi. It’s a busy life, but we like being part of the local scene in this part of town. Our coffee isn't great, but the work is solid and we get it done.