Architect · AI Founder · Health Infrastructure Advisor

Nikhita
Bhagwat

Tallinn, Estonia · Available for consulting

I design systems — physical and digital — that shape long-term human outcomes. From teaching hospitals in Haiti to a computer-vision company in Estonia, I work at the intersection of built environment and intelligent automation.

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A-01 · Primary practiceAdvisory

Climate-resilient health infrastructure advisory

Feasibility, standards, and certification for rural and public health facilities. I work with health NGOs, funders, and public agencies to get better buildings for the same money.

01Facility brief & feasibility
02Independent design review
03Certification advisory
See the consulting page → Design adopted into India's national guidelines (PATH)
A-02Public interest architecture · India · Haiti · USA

Buildings for health, dignity, and climate

Teaching hospital section perspective render, Neply, Léogâne, Haiti
Graduate thesis · Carnegie Mellon · 2018–2019

Teaching hospital — Neply, Haiti

Healthcare and medical education for 90,000 people, 20 miles from Port-au-Prince. Designed with the MyLifeSpeaks NGO — climate-responsive construction with metal roofing, rainwater collection, passive cross-ventilation, and a local timber structure.

Partner · MyLifeSpeaks
Location · Neply, Haiti
Population · ~90,000
Role · Humanitarian designer
Assisted living and palliative care facility exterior, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Built 2016 · Tamil Nadu

Assisted living facility

A 12-patient palliative facility for the Lions Club of Erode Midtown. Cross-ventilation corridors and operable windows for the tropical climate — built and operational.

All health work →
Human milk bank milk collection room, national guidelines design with PATH, India
PATH · 2016 · India

Human milk banks

A replicable facility design for human milk banks, incorporated into India's national guidelines on lactation management centers under the PATH initiative.

Case study →
Mind Abode psychosocial rehabilitation center aerial site render, India
Concept · India

Mind Abode

A psychosocial rehabilitation center with halfway homes — merging residential comfort with medical provision through green spaces and privacy zoning.

Conceptual / academic
A-03 · Current ventureSince July 2022 · Tallinn

MAKRR AI

A no-code computer vision platform letting teams deploy visual AI across industries — without specialized expertise or hardware dependencies. Founded as Trashify Tech, evolved into a company redefining how organizations build and scale applied AI systems.

No-code AI Computer vision SaaS Estonia
Visit makrr.ai ↗ Contact MAKRR ↗

MAKRR enquiries go to MAKRR — separate from consulting.

A-04Writing & research

Publications & editorial work

01

Healing and Learning — A Teaching Hospital in Haiti

Master's thesis, Carnegie Mellon. Live masterplan for L'Hôpital Universitaire de MyLifeSpeaks in Neply, Haiti — healthcare and medical education for 90,000 people.

Thesis
02

Psychotic Disorders and the Built Environment

Dissertation research on how architectural space and spatial experience relate to psychotic conditions, and how design can support recovery and destigmatize care.

Dissertation
03

Interview with a Post-Disaster Architect

Editorial work at Point Line Projects, Pittsburgh — part of the Now What?! national exhibition on activism in American architecture.

Editorial
04

Construction Practices for Better Jail Facilities

Research on architectural and construction approaches to improve conditions in correctional facilities — how spatial design affects rehabilitation and human dignity.

Research
A-05Get in touch

Let's work together

For health infrastructure advisory, book a call — that's the fastest way to a useful conversation. For architecture, writing, or MAKRR, reach me directly.

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