Tanvir Ahmed
I design buildings for this climate, not for a magazine. Shade, air and light come first.
I am an architect in Dhaka. I design homes, offices and small commercial buildings, from the first sketch to the last site visit.
BArch · Registration Institute of Architects Bangladesh · No. Member No. 1187
- 15years designing
- 94buildings finished
- 6design awards
What I design
Family homes
A house planned around how your family actually lives.
Office interiors
Workplaces that stay cool and quiet without a huge electricity bill.
Shops and restaurants
Spaces that pull people in from the street.
Building permission
Drawings and paperwork for the city authority.
Renovation
Making an older building work for what you need now.
Site supervision
Checking on site that what gets built matches the drawing.
Buildings
A courtyard house in Uttara
2025 — Three storeys around an open court. No air conditioning needed until April.
Electricity bill down by a thirdUttara, Dhaka
A clinic on a corner plot
2024 — Two floors, one ramp, and a waiting room that gets morning light.
Mirpur, Dhaka
An office in an old warehouse
2024 — The roof trusses stayed. The air conditioning shrank.
Tejgaon, Dhaka
A café with a long wall
2023 — One wall of green blocks, and a queue out of the door by the second week.
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Two school blocks
2022 — Cross-ventilated classrooms, because children think better in moving air.
Savar
A family home, renovated
2021 — A 1980s house given a new roof, a new kitchen and the same front door.
Bashundhara, Dhaka
How I work
Dhaka is hot, wet and loud. A building that ignores that needs air conditioning running all day. I start with where the sun falls and where the air moves, and the shape of the building follows from there.
I listen for an hour before I draw anything. Every drawing that leaves my studio has a signature on it, and I visit every site myself.
Experience
- 2018 — nowPrincipal architectStudio Verandah
- 2014 — 2018Senior architectUrban Form Ltd
- 2011 — 2014ArchitectDelta Design Studio
What clients say
Our electricity bill dropped by a third after we moved in. He told us it would and it did.
Home owner, UttaraHe listened for an hour before he drew anything. That is why the house fits us.
Family in Bashundhara
Questions
How long does a design take?
A family home takes about three months from first meeting to a drawing you can build from.
Do you handle the building permit?
Yes. I prepare the drawings and the paperwork for the city authority and follow it through.
Can you work with my own builder?
Yes. I will visit the site on the days that matter and check the work against the drawing.
Studio
Studio Verandah
House 14, Road 9, Dhanmondi, DhakaHours Sat — Thu · 10am – 6pm
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Get in touch
Available New projects from MarchBased in Dhaka, Bangladesh