Interiors for homes and small offices · Adyar, Chennai

Rooms drawn around the people who live in them.

Studio Arka is six designers led by Anjali Raman. Since 2014 we have planned 140 flats, villas and small offices across Chennai and Coimbatore, and every estimate we send lists what things cost.

₹3,500 · 90 minutes · adjusted against our fee

Riverside flat, KotturpuramLiving room
  • Kota stone
  • Lime plaster
  • Reclaimed Burma teak
  • Cane webbing
  • Madras check cotton

Featured · Kotturpuram, Chennai

One flat, six spaces, sixteen weeks

“We asked for a pooja corner that wasn’t a cupboard. Now it’s the first thing anyone sees, and my father can sit on the bed without a hand to pull him up.”

Revathi Subramanian, lives there with Kishore, their daughter and, for three months a year, her parents

Budget band
₹18–22 lakh
Final cost
₹20,40,000
Timeline
16 weeks
Carpet area
1,640 sq ft
Walk through the Riverside flat
44′-0″6BalconyUtility2Living3Dining4Kitchen1Entry5BedroomBathBathStudyBedroomN
  • 1Entry and pooja niche 12′ × 8′

  • 4Kitchen 12′ × 11′

  • 6Balcony with oonjal 20′ × 5′

What our rooms are made of, and what it costs

Rates from October 2026, supplied and laid in Chennai. Coimbatore runs about 6% lower. Your estimate uses the same numbers, line by line.

Athangudi tile
Handmade in Karaikudi, cured 21 days
₹165 / sq ft, laid
Cast brass hardware
From the Nachiarkoil foundries
₹1,150 a handle
Reclaimed Burma teak
From old Chettinad doors and beams
₹4,800 / cu ft
Kota stone, honed
Cool underfoot through a Chennai May
₹98 / sq ft, laid
Cane webbing
Woven by hand in Ramanathapuram
₹380 / sq ft
Lime plaster
Breathes through the monsoon
₹120 / sq ft
Cast terrazzo
Poured on site, marble chips
₹260 / sq ft
Red oxide floor
Laid wet, polished by hand
₹150 / sq ft
Madras check cotton
Handloom from Chennimalai
₹480 / metre
Black granite, leathered
Kitchen counters that forgive turmeric
₹310 / sq ft

Sixteen weeks from first meeting to keys

That is a typical three-bedroom flat. Villas run 28 to 34 weeks, offices 8 to 12. Carpentry is built in our Perungudi workshop while the site is prepared, which is where the weeks are saved.

Week
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Consultation
Day 1 · ₹3,500
Measure and brief
Week 1 · Half design fee
Concept
Weeks 2–3 · No payment
Design development
Weeks 4–6 · Half fee + 10% build
Workshop production
Weeks 7–12 · 40% of build cost
Site work
Weeks 9–15 · 40% of build cost
Handover
Week 16 · Last 10%
What happens at each step, and what you pay

Start with ninety minutes and a floor plan

Bring the plan, a few photos and a budget. You leave with a rough scope, a budget band and a straight answer on whether we are right for the job. ₹3,500, adjusted against our fee if you go ahead.

Book a paid consultationNext open slot: Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00
Living room, Mylapore flat. The 1968 floor, re-polished.