Residential space
A pooja space can be a room, a niche, a wall unit or a corner of the kitchen. What it needs is the same in every case: the correct orientation for your family, ventilation for a live flame, and storage that keeps it uncluttered.
Before anything is drawn
A pooja space put wherever there was a spare wall rarely feels right. Orientation, what is on the other side of the wall, and whether it sits under a staircase or against a bathroom are all things a household usually has a clear view on. We ask first.
A closed niche with a diya or an oil lamp in it blackens quickly and is a real fire concern. Air movement, a heat-tolerant lining and a lamp position away from fabric are all part of the design rather than afterthoughts.
Without proper storage, a pooja space accumulates. A drawer for samagri, a cupboard below for the things used only on festival days, and a surface that can actually be wiped keep it looking cared for.
This is the one space where a designer’s preference matters least. Households differ on orientation, on whether the space should be visible from the entrance, on what may or may not sit above or behind it, and on whether it should be closeable. We ask those questions at the first meeting and design to the answers, rather than proposing something and negotiating backwards.
Very few Mumbai flats have room for a separate pooja room, and that is fine. A well-detailed niche, a wall-mounted unit with a fold-down shelf, or a tall cabinet with shutters that close can all be excellent. The format follows the space available and how the household uses it, not the other way round.
If a lamp is lit daily, the design has to allow for it. That means air movement rather than a sealed box, a heat-tolerant surface under and behind the flame, nothing combustible directly above it, and fabric kept clear. It also means an easily wiped surface, because soot is inevitable and a finish that cannot be cleaned will look neglected within months.
The room itself
Specification
Come prepared
These are the questions that decide the design. Having answers ready makes the first meeting worth twice as much.
Draft wording.This page was written by us from your brief rather than by you. Read it, change anything that is not how you work, and we will set it exactly as you want it.
Let's begin
Tell us about the property and what you want from it. We will come back with a plan and a detailed estimate.
