Nupur Shah

Founder & Principal Architect

Saahil Parikh

Founder & Principal Architect

Founded in 2011 by Nupur Shah and Saahil Parikh, We Design Studio is a boutique, award-winning architectural and interior design firm based in Mumbai, India. Working on holistic and highly customised design solutions for residential and commercial projects, the studio has an ascetic approach, focusing on creating deceptively simple solutions that are seamless in experience and expression.

The studio has an abiding interest in austerity and simplicity, and believes in building with restraint, order, and control. The team aims to develop a purpose-driven, bottom-up product that seamlessly integrates with its environment; enhancing the lives of its users.

Working on a limited number of projects each year, We Design Studio is committed to excellence and focused on individual artistic expression. The principal architects are engaged in every project from start to finish, fostering a strong feedback loop with each client through several one-on-one interactions. These interactions help shape each project, with an emphasis on planning, detail, and material palette.

Nupur and Saahil share a strong passion for using sustainable and customised design as a tool to shape the built fabric around. Their interest lies in exploring the tactile properties of materials and use them to develop a contemporary aesthetic informed by local building techniques.

Saahil Parikh graduated from the AA School of Architecture, London with an M. Arch in Architecture & Urbanism. Since 2002, he has worked with renowned international firms, most notably, Zaha Hadid Architects, London. Saahil has taught architectural design at the Academy of Architecture and the Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, Mumbai.

Nupur Shah graduated from the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai in 2002. Since then, she has worked with Studio Mumbai and Serie Architects in Mumbai and Zaha Hadid Architects in London, where she was centrally involved in several successful building projects and international design competitions.