About

I spent years building things for other people. Then I burnt out completely.

Moved to Goa. Needed to slow down. And realised the spaces I'd been living and working in were part of what was making me worse.

Who I am

I'm Sanika. Architect, environmental psychologist, and someone who has been through this herself.

I trained as an architect. Then I went to the University of Surrey to study environmental psychology - the science of how buildings affect the way people feel and behave. I taught architecture for a few years after that, then spent six years in startups building products. I know what pushing through costs.

Most of us are trying to feel okay in spaces that were never built for how we actually work or rest. Sometimes the space itself is the problem, and that's fixable.

I live in Goa now. I surf most mornings. I work with clients over Zoom, in India and internationally.

B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) Institute of Design Environment & Architecture

M.Sc Environmental Psychology University of Surrey, UK

Former architecture lecturer Taught & researched spatial design

6+ years in startups & product Co-founded Protostaff, Furritas

How I work

Research-based, not trend-based

Grounded in environmental psychology, not what looks good on Instagram this season.

Works with what you have

No renovation. Most changes are small, cheap, and something you can do this week.

Built around real people

Shaped by real homes, real nervous systems, and my own experience. Not a checklist.

If your space feels hard to be in and you don't know why, I can help you figure it out.

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