Sheetal Ahuja Architect

You can find Sheetal Ahuja Architect at House No.1688/27 on Street Number 09 in New Shimla Puri. We’re right off Chimmi Road. The house is a typical one for this neighborhood, and we’ve converted part of it into our working space. It’s a very local feel here. You can hear the neighbors and the traffic from the main road nearby. Sheetal is usually at her desk by the window because the light is better there for looking at fine lines on a map or a plan. We don't have a lot of space, so we have to be organized, though sometimes the papers pile up faster than we can file them away. There is a small area where visitors can sit, but it’s usually occupied by a stack of catalogs. We spend a lot of time on the phone with contractors or checking on how a site is progressing. It’s mostly just hard work and a lot of checking and re-checking numbers. We use a lot of pencils and erasers still, even with the computers sitting right there. The atmosphere is pretty relaxed; we don't wear suits or act like we’re in a corporate high-rise. It’s just a neighborhood office where we do our best to get the drawings right for whoever walks through the door. Sometimes the tea lady comes by, and that’s usually the highlight of our afternoon.