Kaur Mandeep Architect

I’m Mandeep and my architecture office is at Shop 9 in the Nehru Sidhant Kender, over in Feroze Gandhi Market. It’s a lively area to work in. My shop is small, but it’s got enough room for my drafting table and all the rolls of paper that seem to pile up no matter how often I clean. I spend a lot of time drawing and then checking those drawings against the actual site measurements. It’s a lot of back-and-forth. Architecture sounds like it’s all about big ideas, but most of my day is spent on the little details that keep a building standing and legal. Feroze Gandhi Market is a busy place, so there's always someone popping in with a question or a delivery. I’ve been working out of this shop for a while and I’ve learned to make the most of the space I have. I don't have a big marketing budget or a team of salespeople. It's just me doing the work and talking to clients directly. Sometimes a project gets complicated and I have to spend late nights here figuring out a structural issue. It’s just part of being an architect. I try to keep things simple and honest in my work. That’s just how I operate. I've seen the market change quite a bit over the years, with new shops opening and old ones closing, but I've stayed right here. It's a steady place to work and I appreciate the regulars who stop by.