Atelier Ix

Our small office is at 112 Ajaynagar, right in the Ajoy Nagar-Santoshpur area of Kolkata. It is a lively neighborhood, and we have been here for a good amount of time. The office itself is quite simple, mostly just a place for us to sit down and work through our design ideas. We don't have any big signs or flashy lights outside. Most people find us because they live nearby or heard about us from a neighbor. We spend a lot of time looking at floor plans and talking to contractors on the phone. Sometimes the office gets a bit messy with all the material samples and sketches lying around, but we know where everything is. We do a lot of work for flats and small houses around this part of the city. We aren't the type to wear fancy clothes; usually, we are just in regular shirts and trousers, maybe with some dust on our shoes from visiting a site. The rain in Kolkata can make the street outside a bit of a mess, but we just keep working through it. We like the local vibe here. There’s a tea stall nearby where we go when we need a break from the computer screens. We don't have a big philosophy or anything like that. We just take the measurements, listen to what people want, and try to make the space work for them. It’s a basic way to run things.