"Good design isn't just about how a space looks. It's about what it makes you do, and how long it makes you want to stay."
Hello!
I am Harshitha Uddagiri
I'm a spatial and experiential designer who thinks about how people move through, feel in, and remember a place. My work spans retail environments, restaurants, hospitality spaces, and themed attractions — and what ties it all together is a belief that good design isn't just about how a space looks. It's about what it makes you do, and how long it makes you want to stay.
I've worked across a lot of different scales — from a Farzi Café outpost in Kolkata to themed educational environments at Merlin Entertainments in Orlando to 80+ residential clients where I handled everything from in-home consultations and field measurements to floor plans, 3D visualizations, and full FF&E selections. Each one taught me something different about how to hold a design vision together while navigating budgets, vendors, timelines, and the gap between what a client says they want and what they actually need.
I hold an MFA in Themed Entertainment Design from SCAD and a Bachelor of Design in Interior Design from Manipal. I'm based in Asheville, NC, and open to where the right project takes me.
What I bring
01
Space Planning & Technical Documentation
Floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, electrical, plumbing, millwork — full construction documentation sets delivered to contractor-ready standard.02
Brand-Led Environments
Interior brand standards built from scratch, FF&E specifications, and spatial identities that hold across multiple locations.03
Concept & Experience Design
Story-driven spatial concepts for hospitality, retail, and themed environments — from mood board through schematic design.04
3D Visualization
SketchUp, Enscape, Revit, and hand sketching to communicate design intent clearly to clients and stakeholders at every project phase.05
Vendor & Client Collaboration
End-to-end project management across budgets, vendors, and timelines — translating what clients say they want into what they actually need.06
Residential & Hospitality
In-home design consultations, field measurements, and full FF&E selections for 80+ residential clients alongside hospitality environments.