It is a busy afternoon when we step into the first floor of Armaan bungalow in the plush Hatkesh society of Juhu. The white walls of the 1,800-square-foot-space are already filled with large canvases, waiting for the Monday opening of the exhibition for Method’s newest gallery space in the neighbourhood. It is a rare avenue for visual art in a suburb that is brimming with theatre activity, says gallerist Sahil Arora.

The gallery might be new, but Arora knows the neighbourhood better than most. He grew up in Andheri, and studied in a Juhu school. The venue will be Method’s third in the city after outposts in Kala Ghoda and Bandra. The decision, Arora admits, was spontaneous and instinctive. “There was a plan, yes. But it was not on a timeline. A lot of things fell into place at the right time,” he says.