Who We Are
We are a firm of architects based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and have been in practice for more than two decades.
The practice is headed by Ar Jayashree & Ar Sai Vivek.
We provide access & responsiveness that only a small firm can offer.
We listen closely to the client, collaborate with a dedicated team of consultants & have a good working relationship with the contractors.
We pay attention to details & take full advantage of today’s technology in our work processes & communication.
Founders
Jayashree Raman is an architect dedicated to better design using minimum resources.
She has worked with senior architects in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Bangalore before moving to Coimbatore for a better work-life balance.
She enjoys the process of design, interacting with new clients, customizing their unique set of requirements & seeing it taking shape.
When she is not immersed at work, she is doing yoga on the terrace, innovating healthy snacks or listening to Carnatic music.
Coaching interns to realize their full potential, is something she finds fulfilling.
Sai Vivekanand studied Architecture at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.
After working in Mumbai & Bangalore, he set up Studio 29 with Jayashree Raman in 1997.
His interest in bird watching and butterfly spotting has led him to work on projects related to citizen science. He is an avid traveler to birding hotspots and places of historical & cultural importance.
He loves to sing & is a vocalist in his music group Unwind.
The Story behind the name ‘Studio 29’
When Jayashree moved to Delhi after completing architecture school in Bombay, she discovered that her neighbour was none other than Habib Rahman – a senior architect who had designed landmark buildings & memorials across Delhi. He became a mentor & a friend. Later when she moved to Bengaluru, Habib-da would communicate every week by means of the humble 15 Paise post card. He would sketch solutions to myriad design problems & sign off as ‘Studio 29’ as his door number was ‘29’.
Later, when she co-founded her practice with Sai Vivek, the natural choice for the name of the firm was ‘Studio 29’.