Architecture · Interiors · Build33.6844° N — 73.0479° E

Shapingspaces, onedot at a time

NUKTA is an architecture studio in Islamabad. We take a home from the first idea, through drawings and construction, to the day you walk in and it's finished. Scroll to watch one happen.

Idea → Home
A modern home lit from within at duskFig. 00 — The end of the story
Chapter 01 — Idea

Every home begins as a dot.

A conversation, a walk across the plot, a line on a napkin. We listen for the one point — the nukta — the whole house will grow from: where the light falls, where the family gathers, how it should feel to come home.

Chapter 02 — Design

Lines become intention.

Concept, plans, sections, 3D walkthroughs and a material palette you can touch. Every millimetre is resolved on paper before a single brick is laid.

Chapter 03 — Build

Drawings become stone, steel and timber.

We stay on site from excavation to handover, so what gets built is exactly what was drawn.

FoundationStructureEnvelopeFinishes
Chapter 04 — Home

And then, it's yours.

Light through the glass. Timber warming the soffit. A place that was once a dot on paper.

( The studio )

In Urdu, a nukta is the dot that changes a letter's meaning. We design homes the same way — one small, deliberate point at a time.

An architect sketching a plan by hand
Fig. 01 — The first line
One studio

Architecture, interiors and site supervision under one roof, so nothing is lost between the drawing and the building.

One conversation

The same architects who sketch the first idea are on site when the keys are handed over.

One home

Designed around the way your family actually lives, not a catalogue plan.

How a home
comes to be.

Four stages, one team. You always know what is happening, what comes next, and who to call.

01Brief & site

Listen

We start at your plot and at your kitchen table. How you live, what you collect, where the sun rises. The brief is written together.

  • Site visit & survey01.1
  • Lifestyle brief01.2
  • Budget framing01.3
  • Zoning & bylaws check01.4
02Concept to working drawings

Draw

Sketches turn into plans and sections, then into a 3D model you can walk through before anything is final.

  • Concept options02.1
  • 3D visualisation02.2
  • Material & finish palette02.3
  • Approval & working drawings02.4
03Site supervision

Build

Regular site visits, contractor coordination and quality checks at every stage, from the foundation pour to the last coat of paint.

  • Contractor coordination03.1
  • Structure & services checks03.2
  • Material sourcing03.3
  • Snag lists & handover03.4
04Interiors & styling

Live

Joinery, lighting, furniture and art chosen for the house that was designed around them. You move in to a finished home.

  • Interior architecture04.1
  • Custom joinery04.2
  • Lighting design04.3
  • Furniture & styling04.4
Chapter 04 — continued

Step inside.

The drawing is finished when the house feels lived in. Interiors are designed with the architecture, not added after it.

The living room
01 — The living roomLow furniture, high glazing, warm walnut.
The lounge
02 — The loungeTimber-clad wall carrying the eye to the garden.
The bedroom
03 — The bedroomFloor-to-ceiling openings, nothing more than needed.
The bath
04 — The bathCharcoal stone, one skylight, quiet.
The evening
05 — The eveningWhen the house lights up from within.
From a dot on paper to a place called home.

Selected
work.

Houses we've taken from a first conversation to move-in day. Follow the studio on Instagram for every new one.

C.Y.A.N Residence

C.Y.A.N Residence

Type
Residence
Location
Islamabad
Scope
Architecture, interiors, site supervision
( Who you'll work with )

A small Islamabad studio, run by two architects who draw every line and walk every site themselves.

RH
Ar. Raja Haider NadeemCo-founder & Architect@rajahaidernadeem
RK
Ar. Rabbiya Kh.Co-founder & Architect@rabbiyakh
  • 01

    Architecture

    Residences and small commercial buildings, from concept to approval drawings.

  • 02

    Interior design

    Interior architecture, joinery, lighting and furnishing.

  • 03

    Landscape

    Courtyards, gardens and the spaces between inside and out.

  • 04

    Site supervision

    On-site quality control until handover.

( Start here )

Have a dotin mind?We'll draw the rest.

StudioIslamabad, Pakistan
Instagram@nuktadesignstudio
Coordinates33.6844° N — 73.0479° E
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