About the practice
Sahil Harjai
Sahil Harjai is an architectural practice working across luxury residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. Each commission begins with a close reading of the brief, the site, and how people will move through and occupy the finished space.
The practice's training and foundation are rooted in disciplined inquiry: understanding context first, then shaping built volume, light, and material to serve everyday use over time.
Design philosophy
Designed around how spaces are lived in
I start by understanding what a project needs to do and how people will use it. The design has to answer both. Context, site, and program set the terms, and the architecture follows from them rather than from a preset style.
Material integrity and clear spatial sequence guide every decision. I describe each project in terms of its brief, its scope, and the choices that shaped the result, so the work can be judged on what it actually does for the people who use it.
Recognition
Industry honors and distinctions
Formal recognition from the profession acknowledges the practice's commitment to spatial rigor and considered detailing.
Honor
Spatial rigor
Recognition for disciplined planning and clear organization of built volume across the practice's projects.
Honor
Material detailing
Acknowledgment of careful material choices and joinery that hold up in daily use.
Honor
Contextual design
Distinctions reflecting work shaped by site, program, and the people who inhabit the space.
Client voices
Collaboration in their words
Clear communication from the first meeting through to handover, and a result that reflects the brief closely.— Residential client
The team considered how our guests would move through the space, not only how it would look.— Hospitality client
Thoughtful decisions on scope and detailing kept the project on track and true to its purpose.— Commercial client