Keith Gagan Ishwar Singh Architect

I run my practice, Keith Gagan Ishwar Singh Architect, out of 1158, Sector -8C. It’s a fairly quiet neighborhood, which is good for when I need to concentrate on a complicated floor plan. The office is right there at house 1158. It’s not a corporate office park. It’s just a place with a couple of drafting boards and a computer that’s seen better days. I’ve lived and worked around Sector -8C for a long time. My day usually starts with checking emails and then spending a few hours on sketches. I don't have a big staff or a marketing department. It’s mostly just me handling the designs and the site visits. There are always stacks of paper and physical samples of bricks or tiles lying around the room. Sometimes the doorbell rings and it’s just a neighbor, other times it’s someone looking for a plan. I don't really use any fancy software to talk about vision or innovation. I just try to make sure the buildings I design are solid and make sense for the people using them. Working from 1158 means I’m easy to reach, and I don’t have to deal with city traffic every morning. It’s a straightforward life. I like being an architect here because it’s simple and I can focus on the actual building part of the job without any distractions or interruptions from a big office.