Nidhi Raheja Architect

Nidhi Raheja Architect is my small practice over in Shastri Nagar. We are at 44-8, which is really close to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. It’s a very busy area because of the hospital, so there are always cars and people moving around outside. I started this place because I wanted to do architecture my own way. The office is just a couple of rooms where we keep all our files and drawing tools. It’s nothing fancy, but it works for us. We spend a lot of time on our feet, going back and forth between the office and different construction sites around Shastri Nagar. It’s a lot of work to keep everything organized, and my desk is usually covered in sticky notes and old coffee cups. We don't have any big slogans. We just draw the plans and help people figure out how to build their stuff. Being an architect here means you have to be ready for anything, like a client changing their mind at the last minute or a delivery being late. We just take it as it comes. Usually, the afternoon is the busiest time when we are trying to finish up the day's drawings. It’s just a regular local business where we put in the hours and try to do a decent job for the people who come to see us. It’s hard work but it’s what we do every day.