How a project runs
Sixteen weeks for a typical three-bedroom flat, from a ₹3,500 conversation to handing you the keys. You always know what happens next, who is doing it and what you pay.
- ₹3,500
- first consultation, adjusted against the fee
- 9%
- design fee on the build cost, minimum ₹1,20,000
- 1 year
- warranty on all joinery
The sixteen weeks, and when money changes hands
- 01 · Day 1
Consultation
90 minutes at our Adyar studio or on a video call. Bring the floor plan, photos and your budget. You leave with a rough scope, a budget band and an honest view on whether we are the right fit.
- Who
- Anjali or a senior designer
- You get
- A one-page note within two days
- You pay
- ₹3,500
- 02 · Week 1
Measure and brief
We measure every wall to the half inch, photograph the site and interview everyone who will live or work there, including the cook.
- Who
- Designer and site engineer
- You get
- Measured drawings and a written brief you sign off
- You pay
- Half the design fee
- 03 · Weeks 2–3
Concept
Two layout options, a materials board with real samples you can touch, and a first budget split room by room.
- Who
- Your designer
- You get
- Layouts, samples, first estimate
- You pay
- Nothing extra
- 04 · Weeks 4–6
Design development
3D views of every room, joinery drawings, electrical and lighting layouts, and a line-item estimate with brands and rates.
- Who
- Designer and draughtsperson
- You get
- Drawings set and final estimate
- You pay
- Other half of the design fee, and 10% of the build cost once you approve the estimate
- 05 · Weeks 7–12
Workshop production
Wardrobes, kitchens and furniture are built and finished off site, so your home is not a carpentry shed for three months.
- Who
- Our Perungudi workshop
- You get
- Photos every Friday on WhatsApp
- You pay
- 40% of the build cost
- 06 · Weeks 9–15
Site work
Civil changes, electrical, false ceiling, painting, then installation. A site engineer is there every working day.
- Who
- Site engineer and trades
- You get
- Weekly walkthrough with you
- You pay
- 40% of the build cost when installation starts
- 07 · Week 16
Handover
A deep clean, a snag list we close within ten days, and a folder of every warranty and paint code.
- Who
- Anjali and your designer
- You get
- One-year warranty on all joinery
- You pay
- The last 10% of the build cost
What it costs
Build costs in Chennai, October 2026, for the kind of finish you see in our projects. Your estimate is line by line, with brands and rates, before anything is ordered.
- Apartments
- ₹1,100–1,450
- per sq ft, kitchen and wardrobes included
- Independent houses
- ₹1,600–2,400
- per sq ft, depends on how much civil work
- Offices and clinics
- ₹1,000–1,400
- per sq ft, furniture included
How the build cost is paid, using the Riverside flat
₹20,40,000 final build cost
- Estimate approved
- ₹2,04,000
- Workshop starts
- ₹8,16,000
- Installation starts
- ₹8,16,000
- Handover
- ₹2,04,000
- Total
- ₹20,40,000