URU Consulting · For clients living abroad
Architecture, interiors and engineering for NRI families building or renovating a home in Kerala. One India team carries the brief from the first online discussion to the agreed delivery stages.
A house built from a distance needs more than drawings. It needs decisions recorded clearly, responsibilities agreed before work begins and reporting you can read from wherever you are. Tell us where the site is and where you are based.
India practice based in Palazhi, Kozhikode · Site arrangements agreed for each project
Built for families who live abroad
Both houses were commissioned by clients living in the Gulf. Their case studies record the place, the brief and the design decisions.
Malappuram, Kerala · clients based in Oman
A family home for clients who live in Oman. The house was positioned to keep an old jackfruit tree, and planned to hold relatives, children and long visits home.
Explore the project
Palakkad, Kerala · client based in the UAE
Begun in 2018 for a client living in the UAE who came with a clear vision for his family home in Palakkad. Completed and published with its photographs and credits.
Explore the projectWorking at a distance
Share the site location, intended use, approximate area, available plans or survey, budget priorities and timing. The first discussion can be online.
The proposal records design stages, deliverables, fees, consultant responsibilities and exclusions, so nothing depends on a conversation you were not part of.
Site attendance, document reviews and reporting are defined in the appointment and fitted to your time zone and visits home.
Read before you begin
Written by the practice for people planning from abroad. See all NRI building guides.
The decisions to organise before design starts.
How to weigh an existing house against a new one.
How to set a budget from abroad and what to include.
What to ask for when you cannot visit every week.
The documents and records to receive before you take the keys.
One connected brief
Architecture, interiors and technical coordination can develop as one brief. The appointment records the services and responsibilities needed for your property.
Develop the spatial brief, site response and architectural design for the agreed stages.
Coordinate layouts, lighting, materials, furniture and storage around everyday use.
Examine what to retain, repair, reorganise or adapt in the family home before deciding the extent of change.
Programme, coordination and reporting, where appointed, so progress is recorded while you are away.
Useful questions
Yes. Tell our India practice where the project is and where you are based. Online discussions and agreed document reviews can support the design process; site attendance and reporting are defined in the appointment.
No. The first discussion can be online. Share the site location, intended use, approximate area, available survey or drawings, budget priorities and preferred timing.
That depends on the appointment. Site visits, reporting, coordination with the builder and any project management service are recorded in the proposal before work begins, so you know who is responsible for what.
Yes. Share the available drawings, photographs and the changes you need. A review can identify the design questions and the surveys or specialist investigations required before any decision to alter or rebuild.
Kerala projects are handled by URU Consulting LLP, our India practice in Kozhikode. URU Design Services LLC is our separate Dubai practice for projects in the UAE.
Your next step
Send the location and the decisions you need help with. We will discuss the appropriate first scope with you.
Orris Tower, Opp. HiLite Mall
Palazhi, Kozhikode
Kerala 673014, India