Aadharshila Designs Pvt. Ltd. (ADPL), a 25 years old architectural design firm started its journey in alternative building technologies and soon diversified into a spectrum of projects ranging from institutional campuses, housing and infrastructure facilities, corporate offices and interiors, industrial plants to specialized projects such as airports and convention centers. This diversity of experience has helped us in ADPL win many awards and accolades.
founders
The company was formed in 1991 by Jyotimitra and Sundeep Khushu. They came together in a collaborative effort on a small but interesting project.
This was a small farm house to be built incorporating eco-friendly building technology with unbaked mud blocks made from earth dug out from the site itself. In 1994, Pratibha joined the firm bringing with her the experience of environmental and ecological planning. With this solid foundation and ideology, they formed Aadharshila Designs Pvt. Ltd. (ADPL).
Jyotimitra Raghuvansh Founding Principal
Jyotimitra graduated in Architecture from Indian Institute of Technology IIT, Roorkee and later did MBA from Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT. He is a member of the Council of Architecture and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects.
Jyotimitra is also a Research Affiliate with MIT Media Lab working on City Science Initiative. In 2013, he initiated City Science India, group studying urban growth pattern of Indian Cities leveraging the advances in big data analytics, sensor technology and living lab experiments.
Sundeep Khushu Founding Principal
Sundeep Khushu graduated in Architecture from School of Planning & Architecture SPA, New Delhi. He is a member of the Council of Architecture and a fellow of the Institution of Valuers.
Sundeep has a keen interest in Sustainable Design and is an Accredited Professional of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). He has been a visiting faculty at TVB School of Habitat Studies, GGS Indraprastha University and School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi since 2002 teaching building construction.
Pratibha Founding Principal
Pratibha graduated in Architecture (Hons) from the School of Planning & Architecture SPA, New Delhi. She was also associated with renowned organizations like Center for Environmental Studies and Delhi Urban Arts Commission.
While she moved on from this world in 2011, her contributions were and always will be a pillar of strength for ADPL.
Studio
Maitreya Sur Associate Architect
Maitreya Sur graduated in Architecture from B. E. College, Shibpur in 2001 and went on to do a Masters in Transport Planning from School of Planning & Architecture SPA, New Delhi. He is a member of the Council of Architecture and a fellow of the Institute of Town Planners.
Maitreya has been associated with ADPL for last eight years and is the design head for architectural and master planning projects.
Shoeb Lincoln Associate Architect
Shoeb Lincoln graduated in Architecture from Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior in 2000. He is a member of the Council of Architecture.
Shoeb has been associated with ADPL for last nine years and heads the industrial and infrastructure projects.
Debasish Sahu Senior Architect
Graduated in 2006, Debasish has been working with ADPL for the last 5 years and leads the architectural and master planning project team.
Deepak Kumar Mohapatra Project Architect
Graduated in 2008, Deepak has been working with ADPL for the last 4 years and leads the architectural project team.
Vinod Kumar Senior Architect
Graduated in 1998, Vinod has been working with ADPL for the last 7 years and leads the architectural project team.
Dimple Chopra Senior Interior Designer
Graduated in 2002, Dimple has been working with ADPL for the last 6 years and leads the interior design team.
Sushant Kumar Karan Project Manager
Graduated in 2006, Sushant has been working with ADPL for the last 3 years and is a part of the Project Management team.
Padma Das Project Coordinator
Graduated in 1994, Padma has been working in ADPL for the last 11 years and leads Project Coordination and Business Development team.
ADPL, a group of talented architects, planners, engineers and interior designers, is a full service design and engineering firm and is well equipped to handle projects of any scale. The Consultancy services provided cover the entire spectrum of design to include architecture, urban planning, master planning, urban design, landscape, interior design, structural design, sanitary, fire fighting, electrical, lighting, air-conditioning, building automation and IBMS, etc. Some of the best consultants working in their respective fields are associated with us for different projects.
- architecture
- master planning
- interior
- project management
ADPL is committed to sustainable and ecologically sensitive building design from the beginning and this commitment reflects in all its projects. Our area of proficiency is the optimal use of contemporary cost effective materials & technologies and energy efficient building systems in our projects.
The design vocabulary of ADPL is modern, eco – friendly, functionally efficient and aesthetically pleasing with sensitive handling of the contextually relevant issues and a holistic design approach.
- sustainability
- innovation
- eco-architecture