Every studio publishes a process diagram. This is ours written out properly: what happens at each stage, what we need from you, what you get, and where projects usually go wrong.
Stage 1 — Discover
What happens: We meet, at the flat where possible. We measure, photograph and check the things that decide what is feasible — floor-to-slab height in more than one place, where the plumbing runs, the distribution board, which walls are structural, and how material will physically get into the building.
What we need from you: How you actually live. Who cooks and how often, who works from home and when, what you own that needs storing, and what annoyed you about the last home.
What you get: An honest first read on feasibility and budget range, before any drawing exists.
Stage 2 — Conceptualise
What happens: We develop the plan — zoning, circulation, where storage goes and what each room is for. This is the stage that decides whether the home works. Material and colour follow it rather than leading it.
What we need from you: Decisions on room use, particularly the third bedroom in a 3 BHK. Reference images are useful but the plan matters more.
What you get: Layouts, a design direction and indicative visuals.
Stage 3 — Design and plan
What happens: Detailed drawings. Elevations for every joinery run, the electrical layout, the ceiling and lighting plan, and the plumbing changes. Every unit is drawn to actual dimensions taken on site.
What we need from you: Sign-off on the electrical layout. This is the single most schedule-critical approval in the project, because everything behind the wall depends on it.
What you get: A complete drawing set and the itemised quote. The figure on that quote is the figure at handover.
Stage 4 — Select and finalise
What happens: Materials, finishes, hardware and stone are selected and confirmed. Long-lead items are identified and ordered first. Society paperwork, registration and lift bookings are started.
What we need from you: Timely selection, particularly of stone. Late stone selection is the most common cause of a delayed Pune project, because it blocks the kitchen and every counter behind it.
What you get: A confirmed specification and a dated programme.
Stage 5 — Execute
What happens: Site work, in sequence: demolition and civil changes, electrical and plumbing, ceilings, carpentry, painting, then installation. Our carpenters build in your flat rather than shipping in flat-pack, so every unit is fitted to the actual wall.
What we need from you: Availability for decisions. Most site questions need an answer within hours, not days.
What you get: A single point of contact, both founders on the project, and progress you can see.
Stage 6 — Deliver and stylise
What happens: Snagging, correction, deep cleaning, then styling — soft furnishing, art placement, the final lighting settings.
What you get: A finished home and a snag list that has already been worked through rather than handed to you.
Where projects actually go wrong
Three things cause almost every delay, and none of them is design.
Late client decisions, particularly stone and the electrical layout, both of which block work behind them.
Society access that was not confirmed in writing before the schedule was built.
Starting the conversation after possession rather than before, which routinely costs four to five weeks for no design reason.
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See how long each stage takes, how payments are staged and what it costs.
To start a project, call Pooja Dhoot on +91 82080 93011 or Dimple Marathe on +91 88881 77217.