Frequently Asked Questions

1. What style of architecture do you practice?

Though there is not a style of architecture, we wouldn’t want our clients to experience, we believe that every site demands it’s own bespoke design solution that is site specific, climate specific and client specific. Light, ventilation and surroundings play rather an important role in the evolution of our designs to give an organic output that is impeccable both functionally and aesthetically.

2. What services does OWM ARCHITECTURE provide?

We believe the design process as a wholesome experience and treat the project as our own brainchild. We, therefore provide thorough design solutions, all comprising and architectural drawings, structural detailing, rendered views walkthroughs, preparing bill of quantities to enable tender procurement, approval drawings, interior designing, furniture making, products sourcing, guidance to the last detail that is required to bring the project to completion.

3. Do we have to come in person to your office to meet you and should we make an appointment to meet you?

Yes. Making an appointment and meeting in person will be necessary as it will save time on both sides.

4. What time is best to reach you over phone?

We work between 9.30 AM to 7.30 PM through Monday to Saturday.

5. When do we have the first meeting?

Once the telephonic enquiry is done with and both the clients and we are comfortable in taking the project forward, we shall send you our fee structure document and our terms and conditions. Once these are agreed upon, we shall start with our first meeting on a comfortable date.

6. What should we bring when we come to meet you for the first time?

It would make the design process faster if we had the following documents ready preferably in soft copies

  • A. Digital survey ( total station survey)
  • B. Details of the site and its surroundings if any
  • C. Land documents for survey number and other details
  • D. Project brief.
7. When would the design process start?

Once the design agreement is signed and the brief is discussed elaborately (since we believe in client-centric design), the design process will start immediately.

8. What will be your charges for the services you provide?

Charges would greatly depend on the scale of the project and the extent of services that are required from us. Our fee structure will be shared with our prospective clients once the telephonic conversations are done and we are comfortable with each other.

9. What kind of follow up support will we get during execution of the project?

We provide regular site visits during various stages of the project. All design details will also be constantly monitored remotely. Also coordination with the contractors, site engineers, sub contractors and vendors will be done wherever necessary.

10. Are your designs vaastu complaint?

Though we practice vaastu, manaiadi wherever necessary according to the clients’ specifications, we quite believe in designing according to our principles- guided by the site and it’s surroundings, giving most importance to natural light and ventilation.

11. When do we make the first payment?

A minimum guarantee amount will have to be paid after our first briefing, after the letter of appointment is signed.

12. Are you registered with architects’ council?

Yes. I have been a member with the C.O.A (council of architecture, Delhi) for the past 20 years.

13. Site supervision, bill checking, project management, construction are these covered in your services?

We, as architects will hold responsibility for the entire design and will foresee the construction and design execution on site by regular site visits and remotely. This ensured continuous coordination between all contractors, site engineers and vendors will be done wherever necessary.

But, we do not take up bill checking, project management or construction as we would like to stick to what we do the best.

14. Can we see your projects that are completed?

We can get permissions from our clients for you to visit our ongoing sites. But, to see the finished ones would be a breach of privacy which we wouldn’t want for our esteemed clients.

15. What is the advantage of choosing OWM ARCHITECTURE?

We, at OWM ARCHITECTURE (architecture unit) and hOWM bespoke (interior and furniture unit), believe in organic wholesome design solution, we believe the shell and the interiors co-exists . We, therefore will be your one stop solution to all your design needs- architecturally, structurally, interiors, furniture, objects of interest etc. and we would be together with the clients guiding through the entire process until the last design detail gets executed on site.

We believe in bespoke designing- client centric work- so we work closely with the clients, catering to their design needs, trying best to implement their wishes while keeping in mind our mantra - absorbing the most of what nature has to offer (natural light and ventilation) into our buildings to make it a wholesome experience resulting in a beautiful output both aesthetically and functionally.

Lastly, we at OWM ARCHITECTURE, do this for passion or even as an obsession. So rest assured we give the best there is.