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Client approach & work relations on site

Summary:

DP Singh dwells on the various design plans Revathi Kamath formed and he mentions some of the clients she worked with such as Jindal, Lal Mina, etc. He goes into the dynamics she shared with the up-scale clients and how the overall relationships were more or less always good. He notes how financial issues were very rare with these clients and the negotiations usually went well. Furthermore, on Revathi’s approach to working with the clients, he describes the way she navigated the work sphere, with incidents involving Revathi that stood out to him. In response to the team and office staff, he describes how she often interacted with them on a personal level. He mentions her close working relationship with Lavanya and the ways she would address her team and keep to her work relentlessly throughout the day. 

He moves on to talk about the work dynamics that Revathi and Vasant Kamath shared, and  notes how they worked together on many projects. On the craftspeople she employed to work on her projects, he notes her direct approach to communication and the aesthetic sensibilities she conveyed. He mentions stories of when she worked with other contractors. Moving on to the unique design capabilities of Revathi, he describes his impressions as compared to his experience of having worked with other architects. 

Further on her feedback system and how adjustment requirements were met between them on-site, he recalls how she approached it. In concluding, about the on-site teams that Revathi Kamath worked with, he talks about the roles that were involved with the projects and the negotiations between the client and the team on-site coordination.

Practitioner:

Revathi Kamath

Interviewee:

DP Singh

Interviewer:

Ishita Shah

Duration:

00.31.37

Mode:

Offline

Date:

09/10/2021

Language:
Hindi

Highlights:
(00:00:29:19) Revathi Kamath's relationship with client, (00:04:24:09) Relationship with employees, (00:20:28:06) Site approach for mud construction, (00:27:02:11) Craftsmen and labourers