Hi. I’m Ziya, an architect and an artist.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2016 and I have been working as an architect and artist since then.

After my graduation, I worked as a freelance architect for a year simultaneously researching and developing various art concepts. Following two years I worked in DAC, a well known firm in India, as the lead architect for more than fifteen architecture and interior projects during my time there, most of them being residential interiors. I was responsible for client coordination, material, and furniture selection, and drawing analysis as a team leader. Along with this, I am happy to have worked on-site with artisans and carpenters for achieving details and trying out design elements with innovative materials. Regular coordination with the development team, contractors, and clients has honed my practical knowledge and decision-making.

I’m always keen on designing space with the users’ perception in mind, also recognizing the significance of a balanced colour palette and visual proportion in the design.

Since I moved to Dubai in 2020, I have been working as an interior curator in Dubai for the same firm I used to work for in India along with exploring the possibility of art. In June 2022 I joined with Plural architecture and designs (PAD) for leading the interior design of ‘Villas and townhouse development’ project in Saadiyat island Abudhabi. Currently I am working as an architect in PAD.

Other than design, architectural sketching has always been my strength throughout my professional practice. I have been teaching perspective sketching to undergraduate students since 2018 in association with firms and institutes.