Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the design/construction industry. Skilled in Renovation, New Construction, Sustainable Design, Lighting design and Design Research. Strong entrepreneurship professional graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design. Founder and principal architect Punit Patel invokes all five senses when designing dream homes for his clients. Beyond the striking aesthetics of a space, he focuses his thought process on the lived experience within it. Every detail of shape, texture, and lighting is intentionally chosen to support a lifestyle, a moment, a feeling.Breaking a pattern takes vision, something Punit followed to architecture in a life otherwise destined for a medical or law degree. His childhood in Nairobi, Kenya, was spent developing mechanical skills at the wing of his aeronautical engineer father, until a course-altering exposure to architecture ignited a passion to pursue design. Arriving on the sunlit campus of the Ringling College of Art & Design in 1999 with two suitcases and a leap of faith to prove, he proceeded to win university-wide awards and gain traction at coveted internships during his tenure.Throughout his early career, he craved a more cohesive approach to the process. Sawa Design Studio was established in 2014 to embody that vision.Every project, often long-sought retirement homes or ultra-photogenic properties, works in partnership with clients from the seed of a dream to the reality of a vision. Punit brings his dual backgrounds of eastern Africa and the Gulf Coast to marry elegance and warmth in his projects. He draws inspiration from meeting people, immersing himself in nature, and getting lost in thought.