Journal
Notes on designing, approving and building in Odisha
Written for the questions people ask before they call an architect — what a plot permits, what approval takes, why a bill of quantities matters, what the coast does to materials.
Building near the coast in Odisha: humidity, monsoon and salt air
Coastal Odisha is unkind to ordinary specification. What fails, why it fails, and what to specify instead — for anyone building in Puri, along the coast, or anywhere the sea air reaches.
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Building plan approval in Bhubaneswar: how the process actually works
Plan approval is the part of a project clients understand least and worry about most. Here is the shape of it: who approves, what they look …
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Cost
What a bill of quantities is, and why you should insist on one
A per-square-foot rate is a guess with a decimal point in it. A bill of quantities is a measurement. The difference is where most construction cost …
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Buying land
What to check before you buy a plot in Bhubaneswar
A plot is the one decision in a building project you cannot design your way out of. Here is what to establish before you pay for …
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Why houses go over budget, and what one contract changes
Very few home-building projects fail for one big reason. They fail from accumulation, and the common thread is that nobody is accountable for the whole. The …
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Building a house in Bhubaneswar that costs less to run
Running cost is decided at design stage and paid for over thirty years. The decisions that matter most in this climate cost little or nothing when …
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Seeing your house before it is built: what AR and VR actually change
Walkthroughs are usually sold as a presentation feature. Their real value is cheaper mistakes: a change made on a screen costs a conversation, and the same …
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