Satish Deshmukh & Associates

Our office is based in Navi Mumbai, specifically in Sector 3 of CBD Belapur. Satish Deshmukh & Associates operates out of C 5/17/03, and we have been in this area for a good number of years. It’s a typical professional space, but it’s definitely not one of those high-end corporate suites you see in the movies. We have plenty of desks piled high with blueprints and folders full of permissions. Architecture and design work always seems to involve a mountain of paperwork that never ends. The morning commute into Belapur can be quite a struggle with the traffic, but we usually manage to get the shutters up by nine. There is a small group of us here, and we spend most of the day hunched over drawings or talking on the phone with contractors. You can hear the noise of the street outside if we leave the windows open for a bit of air. We don't have any big flashy signs out front, just a small nameplate so people know they’ve found the right door. Most of our visitors are people from the local area who heard about us from a neighbor. We use old wooden furniture that has seen better days, but it’s sturdy and does the job. We just show up, handle the drawings, and keep the projects moving as best as we can. Our days are full of measuring things and checking regulations, which isn't very exciting but it keeps us busy.