Intraa architects Engineers

Our office is on the ground floor of the Vineeta building, unit B1/02, in Andheri East. It’s a convenient spot because we don’t have to deal with elevators, which is a blessing when we’re carrying heavy rolls of plans or boxes of tiles. The space is pretty functional—lots of whiteboards with scribbled notes and desks that are overflowing with technical manuals. Since we do both architecture and engineering, there’s always a bit of a debate going on between the design side and the structural side of things. It can get a bit loud when we’re trying to solve a problem on a deadline. We’ve been in this neighborhood for a good while, so we know most of the local vendors and contractors around here. It’s not a polished showroom. You’ll mostly find us in jeans and sneakers because we’re often heading out to a muddy construction site or climbing up scaffolding. There’s a small kettle in the corner for making coffee, and that's about the only luxury we have. We spend a lot of time looking at boring stuff like drainage pipes and load-bearing walls, but that’s what makes a building stay up. Clients stop by and we just sit around the main table to look at drawings. It’s a straightforward way of working. We don't spend money on fancy signs or decor; we just focus on the projects that are currently on our desks. Sometimes we stay late and order food from the place next door just to finish a set of drawings. It’s a bit of a mess sometimes, but we get the work done.