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The concern around labour in India is not just an industry issue, it is a deeper social question.

Construction is often seen as a technical or real estate challenge, but it is shaped just as much by social and cultural systems. The way we value skills, the way labour is perceived, and the hierarchy of professions all influence how the built environment actually comes together.

Standardisation has its place, but so does context, craft, and local knowledge. In a country like India, construction often depends on this layered human intelligence that cannot always be reduced to process alone.

Watch Ar. Abhishek Bij ( ) reflect on how these intersections shape the way we think about building.



[construction labour, construction industry India, real estate construction, architectural process, architecture practice, craftsmanship]

Not a brief. A life translated into space.

Bricks@47 began with a brief defined by trust, not direction. A family, a budget, and openness to interpretation. We turned conversation into architecture, shaping structure, movement, and spatial flow. A chef’s daily rhythm, an entertainer’s instinct for gathering, and a shared history rooted in Kolkata informed planning and program. Our work in vernacular logic, contemporary form-making, and sustainability was continuously calibrated against scale, budget, and use.

As Ar. Abhishek Bij () reflects that the project is grounded in everyday life, where space is shaped more by lived patterns.

Thanks to .india for documenting our work

Project: Bricks@47 House, Noida
Design team: Arun K Bij, Abhishek Bij ( ), Aakanksha Khatri, Harjyot Singh ()