We shape spaces to live, work, learn, and play — always with people at the heart of it.

mayaPRAXIS is a design studio with a creative spirit and a culture of clever planning. We design with care for both function and feeling, making meaningful space

mayaPRAXIS designs places that work well at every level, how they function, how they feel, and how people experience them. When design is approached with care for both function and feeling, it evolve into something meaningful. Through thoughtful material choices and precise technical design, we create environments that resonate with users and owners alike.

Every project, to us is a cultural setting. Whether it is a school, a resort, a station, a stadium, or a home, people inhabit these environments with their senses and emotions. Our designs respond to the ways users live, move, and interact within them. This is how we go beyond conventional approaches to transform projects into thoughtful, well-crafted works tailored to their specific context.

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Our Process

Where Vision,

Conversation, and

Craft Converge.

Our Process

Where Vision, Conversation, and Craft Converge.

Making Design Work

Every project brings its own opportunities and challenges — site, technology, budget. We respond creatively at the concept stage, then refine technically to address function, conditions, and cost, ensuring ideas come alive without compromise.

Collaborations and Conversations

We see collaboration as a joy. Clients bring vision, we bring design. Together, through conversations and engagement, we refine the brief and elevate the idea at every stage.

Balancing Function and Feeling

Thoughtful planning transforms structures into living spaces. By balancing practical needs with human emotions, we shape how people move, feel, and engage with their surroundings.

Technology, Art, and Craft

Our work weaves technology, art, and craft into every layer. From big moves to the smallest details, we craft with vision and precision, creating places with character and meaning.

People

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Vijay Narnapatti

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Vijay Narnapatti is an architect, educator, and co-founder of mayaPRAXIS, established in 2001, where he directs the creative and strategic vision. His practice explores the intersection of design, research, and pedagogy, focusing on creating meaningful relationships between people, place, and purpose across diverse award-winning projects—from residential and institutional to urban developments.

He is also a founding faculty member and Professor at the School of Architecture, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, teaching since 2017. He has been instrumental in developing their undergraduate and postgraduate programs, emphasizing ecology and urbanism.

Vijay holds a Master of Science in Architecture (MS Arch) from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He is a regular speaker, juror, and member of professional and academic bodies.

Dimple Mittal

Dimple Mittal co-founded mayaPRAXIS in 2001 and continues to lead its design vision with depth, curiosity and clarity. Her work brings together research, theory and practice to create architecture that is both conceptually strong and contextually grounded. She has led a wide range of projects including residential, commercial and institutional developments, guiding them from concept to completion with a balance of creativity and precision.

Under her leadership, mayaPRAXIS has received national recognition through awards and publications. Dimple’s passion for architectural theory and education extends beyond practice, and she has served as a juror and mentor at several academic and institutional platforms.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and a Master’s degree in History and Theory of Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.