Bilkhu Rajbir Kaur Architect

Our workplace is in V.P.O. Dhesian Kahna, which is part of the Phillaur tehsil. Being in a village-post office location means we are right in the heart of the community. Bilkhu Rajbir Kaur started this practice here to be close to the local projects. The office isn't much to look at from the outside. It’s a plain building with a simple door, but inside it’s full of energy. We have a couple of large tables where we spread out the blueprints for the local houses and shops we are working on. The commute through Phillaur can be slow depending on the time of day, but once we get to Dhesian Kahna, things feel a bit more grounded. We spend a lot of our time out on site, getting our boots dusty and talking to the masons. When we are in the office, we are usually drinking tea and trying to organize the endless piles of papers. It’s not a high-tech environment. We use a lot of pencils and rulers, and we still do a lot of things by hand because it feels right. The locals often stop by just to say hello or to ask for a quick opinion on something they are building. We don’t have a corporate structure or any fancy titles. We are just a small team of people trying to do good work for our neighbors. The air here is fresh, and we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.