Team One Architects

You can find us over in Sion Koliwada at Pratiksha Nagar. Our office is on the second floor of the T-21 building, unit 210. It’s a very local Mumbai neighborhood, so there is always something going on outside, whether it’s the sound of the traffic or people going about their daily business. The office itself is pretty basic. We have a few long tables where we spread out our maps and plans. It’s not a polished studio with designer lights; we just have standard tube lights and some old fans that have been running for years. The walls are a bit scuffed from moving furniture around, and we have calendars and notes pinned up everywhere. Getting up to the second floor is part of our daily routine, and we usually know everyone else in the building. It’s a tight-knit place. We spend a lot of time checking and re-checking our dimensions. Sometimes we have lunch together at the big table, sharing whatever we brought from home. It’s a practical, no-frills kind of place. We don't spend money on expensive decor because we'd rather focus on the work itself. The windows look out over the roofs of Pratiksha Nagar, and you get a real sense of the city’s density from up here. It’s just a group of us who know our way around a floor plan, working out of a modest space in Sion. We don't have a fancy lobby, just a lot of pens and paper.