“As an architect, I was looking for a style and strong foundation that would define my work—serving as an architectural signature in everything I built,” recalls Tanzeem Sarguroh (@sargurohtanzeem), when looking back at how she found a way to blend Japandi (Japanese-Scandinavian) design within the context of Indian living spaces. “I started reading up on minimalism and the quality of our surroundings in the book The Architecture of Happiness, and realised aesthetics weren’t as important as the way our spaces enriched us. I also saw the immense potential in converting wastage in landfills into resources we could use to build sustainably in a practical way.” The best space to discover her fluid skill for balancing form, function and simplicity is in her new open-plan office in Mumbai, where a humble-sized floor plan of 450 square feet fits in her cabin-cum-meeting room and communal desk tables, as well as a powder bathroom, pantry and store room. “At 13 feet, I noticed the ceiling was higher than usual, and decided to create a mezzanine in one corner to maximise space. This served as the perfect nook to tuck away most of the utilitarian requirements like storage and the pantry,” she points out. @tasaarchitects Explore the office at the link in bio Photography by Kuber Shah (@thekuber) Words by Ela Das (@eladas) #Mumbai #japandistyle