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We operate in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment, where the pressure to move quickly is constant. At ArchiStruc, we believe lasting results come not from choosing between speed and wisdom, energy and judgment, or new ideas and strategic clarity — but from holding these forces in balance. Speed without wisdom invites costly error; wisdom without speed loses opportunity. Energy without judgment creates churn; new ideas without strategic clarity dissipate value.

By deliberately combining these complementary traits - pace with prudence, innovation with risk-awareness, ambition with clear-eyed strategy - we strengthen the resilience of every programme we deliver, and the confidence of every client we serve.

Asif Mohammed Hitawala

Co-Founder & Principal Design Consultant

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, University of South Wales, United Kingdom

A graduate of the University of South Wales, UK, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering, Asif brings an engineering-first perspective to every project. His expertise spans constructability, value engineering, design optimisation, integrated project coordination, and technical advisory, ensuring every solution is thoughtfully conceived, efficiently delivered, and built for long-term performance.

Asif Mohammed Hitawala is the Founder and Principal Design Consultant of ArchiStruc, leading the practice with a philosophy that seamlessly integrates architectural vision with engineering precision. With over a decade of experience across architecture, structural engineering, interior design, hospitality, and project leadership, he is recognised for delivering spaces that are visually compelling, technically robust, and built to endure.

Under his leadership, ArchiStruc has evolved into an integrated design and engineering consultancy, bringing together architecture, structural engineering, interiors, and digital design within a collaborative framework. Driven by a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and sustainable design, Asif continues to lead the firm’s growth across India and internationally, creating intelligent, resilient, and enduring built environments that balance aesthetics, functionality, and engineering integrity.

With expertise spanning architecture, structural engineering, and interior design, Asif leads an integrated design approach that brings together technical precision and creative vision. His strengths include constructability, value engineering, design optimisation, BIM-enabled collaboration, advanced visualisation, and digital project delivery, complemented by strategic planning, design management, technical advisory, and seamless stakeholder coordination to deliver projects that are both innovative and buildable.

Parvesh Deepan

Co-Founder & Principal Structural Engineer

M.Tech Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Parvesh Deepan is the Co-Founder and Principal Structural Engineer at ArchiStruc, where he leads the firm’s structural engineering practice with a research-driven and performance-focused approach. With nearly a decade of professional, academic, and consultancy experience, he specialises in delivering resilient, code-compliant, and technically advanced structural solutions for projects across India and international markets.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, where he earned his Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, and a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in Civil Engineering from Rajasthan Technical University, Parvesh combines advanced engineering research with practical industry expertise. His experience spans high-rise buildings, industrial developments, large-span structures, timber engineering, and performance-based structural design, ensuring every project achieves the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and long-term resilience.

As a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), Chartered Engineer (CEng), and a member of leading international engineering institutions, Parvesh brings global engineering standards and technical excellence to every project. His expertise extends across advanced structural analysis, seismic engineering, structural dynamics, finite element modelling (FEM), computational engineering, structural fire engineering, and reliability-based design.

Alongside professional practice, Parvesh actively contributes to engineering research in areas including structural health monitoring, seismic fragility assessment, advanced timber engineering, sustainable structural systems, fire-resistant materials, and performance-based engineering. His commitment to innovation enables ArchiStruc to integrate cutting-edge research with practical engineering solutions, delivering intelligent, resilient, and future-ready structures.

Shabbir Hussain Kagzi, PMP®

Principal Strategic Advisor — Projects, Growth & Governance

BITS Pilani Alumnus  ·  PMP® Certified  ·  40+ Years, India & GCC

Clients working with ArchiStruc gain direct access to one of the region's most experienced voices in project governance, technical advisory, and delivery assurance — a professional who has shaped complex, high-value developments from strategic conception through to successful handover.

Mr. Kagzi's advisory brings two complementary dimensions that most projects critically need: the governance discipline to keep programmes on track, and the technical intelligence to ensure what is being built is optimally designed, efficiently coordinated, and genuinely cost-effective.

On the design side, his advisory focuses on achieving solutions that are not just technically sound but genuinely optimised — guiding teams toward better design outcomes, stronger constructability, effective application of current tools and technologies, and thorough coordination across all integrated building services disciplines. The result is smarter buildings, fewer surprises on site, and measurably better value for the client's investment.

Project governance
PMO-level controls, delivery assurance, executive decision support

Design intelligence
Optimum, innovative and smart design solutions, constructability, engineering excellence

Technology & tools
State-of-the-art methodologies and digital delivery tools

Integrated services coordination
MEP · ELV · BMS · Data-Centric
Cross-trade integration for smart, cost-effective outcomes

On the design side, his advisory focuses on achieving solutions that are not just technically sound but genuinely optimised — guiding teams toward better design outcomes, stronger constructability, effective application of current tools and technologies, and thorough coordination across all integrated building services disciplines. The result is smarter buildings, fewer surprises on site, and measurably better value for the client’s investment.

Mr. Kagzi brings over four decades of hands-on leadership across infrastructure, industrial, institutional, and real estate sectors in India and the GCC.

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At ArchiStruc, Mr. Kagzi engages directly — on project acquisition strategy, governance frameworks, design optimisation, and delivery assurance — ensuring that every engagement benefits from senior judgment, practical rigour, and a clear focus on outcomes that serve the client’s long-term interests.