A Guide to the Best Architectural Firms in Kolkata
Kolkata, the City of Joy, is beaming with rich cultural heritage, colonial architecture, and magnificent skyscape. The city’s architectural landscape is a fusion of the old and new. But who is responsible for that vision? Let’s find out about the top architectural firms in Kolkata that you must contact for your dream building.
1. Square Consultancy Services
Square Consultancy Services was founded in 2008 by Ranit Maiti and Subhrajit Mitra. They are known for servicing corporate, commercial, and hospitality industries. Square is a one-stop shop for architectural, interior, and landscape design. They provide comprehensive and customized design services that include concept design, space planning, working and presentation drawings, simulations, budgeting, and design supervision.
2. Abin Design Studio
Abin Design Studio was established by Abin Chaudhuri in October 2005. To them, architecture is a metaphorical representation of the lived world, human condition, and context. It surpasses its utilitarian, technical, and rational realm to become art. Abin Design Studio aims to find unity in the world, from social aspects to the mechanics of spaces and forms, from the beauty of light and shadow to striking a balance with nature.
3. Salient Design Studio
Salient Design Studio is a multidisciplinary design studio founded in 2005 by Vivek Singh Rathore. They aim to advance the new age value system in the Indian design landscape. The firm’s portfolio of projects includes master planning, mixed-use development, leisure and hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and residential projects. Salient Design Studio combines interior design, landscape architecture, environmental graphics, and architecture for a sustainable design solution.
4. Aakriti Architects
Aakriti Architects was founded in 2004 by Diptiman Samanta, Arghya Majumder, Konaditya Bhattacharjee, and Sumon Gupta. The firm provides full-service consulting in architecture, landscaping, urban development, urban planning, project management, transportation planning, and city planning. Aakriti Architects has been providing architectural, urban planning, infrastructure, leisure, and entertainment consulting services giving distinguished opinions on structural engineering, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, data and voice networking.
5. Maniramka & Associates
Maniramka & Associates is a multidisciplinary architectural and interior design firm, established in 1998 by Sunil Maniramka. They specialise in residential projects, housing complexes, standalone buildings, bungalows, commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, auditoriums, prayer halls, clubs, temples, and hotels, as well as their interiors. Maniramka & Associates cater to a building’s structure and services, without compromising on the National Building Code of India, local bylaws, and fire regulations, including KMC and Method of Construction.
6. Beyond Architecture
Beyond Architecture was founded by Karunamoy Kolay in 2012. They offer a variety of services, ranging from architecture, structure, and all building services to statutory, interior, and landscape services. Working closely with their clients, they imbibe into the building, of their goals. Beyond Architecture’s project plans that are well-thought-out and executed, follow their ideology of ‘Function Follows Form.’
7. DS Architects
DS Architects was established in 1990 by Dibyendu Chakravorty. They provide consulting services in the fields of structural engineering, architecture, interior design, landscaping, firefighting, plumbing, sanitary, electrical, and HVAC. DS Architects adapt to the client’s preferences, prohibitions, and likes and dislikes. They specialise in housing and residential units, institutional and commercial complexes, interior works, and urban designs.
8. RJB Architects
DD Roy is the founder of RJB Architects, established in 2006. They are an interior design, construction, and engineering firm that has been designing, consulting, building, and decorating offices and homes. They promise top-notch craftsmanship. RJB Architects are trustworthy experts who provide exceptional services from pre-construction to cost scheduling, whether building a new home or office or rebuilding an existing office building or home.
9. Archistix
Kolkata-based architectural firm, Archistix Consultant was founded in 2002 by Gopal Chandra Paul. They provide services for integrated service models specialising in showrooms, business, and residential properties.
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