Bangalore · Independent houses
Residential architects in Bangalore for houses built to last.
Aalekh designs independent houses on BDA and BBMP sites across Bangalore. We take you from the first brief to sanctioned drawings, to stage-wise site supervision. Architect-led, founder-reviewed, and drawn for your plot, your climate and the way your family will live in it for decades.
Residential architecture
What we do
The full arc, from a bare site to a home you occupy.
- Design and concept
Massing, planning and elevations drawn to your plot, orientation and brief.
- Sanction drawings
A BBMP-ready set to the setbacks, FAR and height rules for your zone.
- Working and services drawings
Structural, electrical and plumbing work, drawn for a builder to price and build from.
- Site supervision
Stage-wise visits and quality checks so what is built matches what was drawn.
Designing for the site
A Bangalore plot has its own rules before the bylaw does.
A 30x40 in a BDA layout is one design problem. A 40x60 corner site is another. An independent plot on a red-soil slope is a third. We start from the site, not a template.
- ASetbacks and FAR first. We fix the buildable envelope for your plot and zone before we design. That way the house that excites you on screen is the same house that gets sanctioned.
- BSun, wind and rain. Bangalore's climate is kind if you design for it. We orient rooms, size openings and plan shade. The house stays cool through the long mild season, and sheds the monsoon cleanly.
- CSoil and structure. Local soil and slope drive the foundation. We match the structural design to the site rather than over-building to a guess.
How it works
Brief to sanctioned drawings to a supervised build.
Brief and site study
We learn your family, your budget intent and your plot. Then we study orientation, setbacks and the buildable envelope.
Design and sanction
Concept, plans and elevations you approve first. Then a BBMP-ready sanction set, drawn to the current bylaw.
Working drawings and tender
Structural and services coordination, a build-ready set, and help tendering to vetted contractors.
Site supervision
Stage-wise visits and quality audits through construction, with the Principal Architect on the work.
From the studio
Architecture and interiors we have delivered.
Twenty-four projects in four years, four of them ground-up architecture, including Brundavanam and Pattan's Villa. See the full range on our architecture work.
Is this a fit?
An architect on your side, not a builder's sales desk.
A good fit if…
- You are building an independent house and want it designed, not just constructed.
- You want one studio accountable from sanction drawings through site.
- You want an architect representing your interests when the contractor is priced.
Probably not, if…
- You want a turnkey contractor rate with no design stage.
- You need drawings pushed through sanction with no site study.
Owning from abroad
Most of this runs without you in the room.
A fair number of our clients are building in Bangalore while living somewhere else. Drawings and approvals are shared digitally, and each stage is signed off before the next one starts.
- See it before you spend
The design is visualised in 3D and approved before money is committed.
- Weekly eyes on site
A site report every week, in one format, so nothing goes quiet.
- A call window that suits you
IST overlap for the Americas, UK, EU, the Gulf, Australia and Singapore.
- Founder on the design
Ar. Pooja Kothari reviews each stage before it moves.
Questions
Before you brief us.
Do you design independent houses or only interiors? +
We design independent houses from the ground up, on BDA and BBMP sites across Bangalore. That covers the design, the sanction drawings, and structural and services coordination. It also covers site supervision, alongside the interiors, when you want one studio for both.
Will you handle BBMP plan sanction and setbacks? +
Yes. We prepare the sanction drawing set to the setbacks, floor area ratio and height rules for your plot and zone. Then we coordinate the submission. Rules change. So we confirm the current bylaw for your site before we design to it.
What plot sizes do you work with? +
Everything from a 30x40 BDA site to larger 40x60 and 60x40 plots and independent villa plots. Narrow sites need careful work on light, ventilation and stair placement. That is exactly where an architect earns their fee.
Are you a contractor or a construction company? +
No. We are architects. We design your home and prepare the drawings a builder can price and build from. We also help you tender to vetted contractors, and supervise the site stage by stage. We are on your side of the table, not the contractor's.
Can you design a vastu-compliant house? +
Yes, when you want it. We design vastu-compliant when it matters to you. When it does not, we design sun-and-wind-first. Either way we are honest about where the two agree, and where a sensible compromise serves the home better.
Can NRIs build a Bangalore house through you from abroad? +
Yes. Much of the process runs remotely over video. Drawings and approvals are shared digitally, along with stage-wise site reports. Some steps need a family member, or power of attorney, on the ground. We map that out with you up front.
Related
Design your house before you pour a foundation.
Book a video consultation with our Principal Architect and start with the site, not a template.