The city of Ahmedabad has not only been of immense historic and architectural significance but has also produced some of India’s finest architects. Be it ancient or new-age, it has been a regular canvas for numerous beautiful works of structural art. Even today, there is a huge and rising market in real estate and infrastructural development that is shaping the city into what looks like a cultural metropolis. Here is a list of the top 10 architects in Ahmedabad that have contributed with their ideas and work to the architectural fabric of the city.
1. Vastu Shilpa Sangath: Principal Architect: B.V. Doshi (1927 - 2023)
B.V. Doshi
It is impossible to speak of Indian Architecture and Ahmedabad together without mentioning this great mind considered as the Master of modernist Architecture. Sangath, the peculiar design studio of Vastu Shilpa Consultants was designed by B.V. Doshi himself. B.V. Doshi was the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered one of the most prestigious architectural prizes. He has also been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan.
Sangath
This architectural firm has also designed many significant cultural centers and public buildings in Ahmedabad, elsewhere in the country, and outside too. Apart from these, Sangath has also birthed many sensitive design solutions for residential and institutional projects among others.
2. Footprints E.A.R.T.H. Principal Architect: Yatin Pandya
Yatin Pandya
This architecture organisation in Ahmedabad is not just another architectural one. Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environmental Architectural Research Technology Housing) works on environmentally and technologically collaborative architecture all while striving to achieve contextual appropriateness, which is the presence of our culture. From construction to conservation and whatnot, the firm offers a large range of architectural services and has won many awards for the same. Principal Yatin Pandya is famous for inculcating kinesthetics in his work, which shows in many of his structures.
Shahjehan by Footprints E.A.R.T.H.
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3. The Grid Architects Principal Architects: Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
The Grid takes a more spiritual take on Architecture in Ahmedabad. They have found the roots of their designs in a humility that springs from minimalism and they believe it connects the spaces to the user more. The Grid has come up with really impactful designs that aim not for stylishness but for timelessness. Although many of their project types (commercial sites, hospitality, cafes, etc.) are ones that intrinsically call for a certain boisterous design, they have stayed true to their philosophy and managed to retain a calming quotient in their structures.
BETON BRUT by tHE gRID Architects
4. Aakruti Architects Principal Architect: Dilip Patel
Dilip Patel
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Aakruti is a popular architectural firm in Ahmedabad especially in the retail sector. Due to its specialised division called ‘SARAA’, which operates in specific ‘design and build’ or ‘build’ solutions for clients, Aakruti has a very recognisable and large clientele too. Their ideologies are of modesty in structures that are attractively complimented by practical additions to the design. This balance is seen in their residential, industrial and public projects as well.
5. Modo Design Principal Architect: Arpan Shah
Arpan Shah
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Modo is another leading architecture firm in Ahmedabad that believes in constant involvement during the design process which extracts spontaneous ideas through sheer participation and makes for innovative and out-of-the-box architecture. The firm focuses on bringing out quality and sensibility whilst enhancing the building through excellence in construction. ‘Do less, do fine’.
6. Avasiti Principal Architect: Bipinchandra Chauhan
Bipinchandra Chauhan
Avasiti, the leading architects in Ahmedabad, provides design and construction solutions for commercial, institutional, residential, hospitality and corporate sectors among others. Structures by Avasiti seem to have a balanced character of both modern and post-modern architecture. This shows their affinity to ‘function’ and also to ‘innovation’. Avasiti is also another one of the best firms that provide both architectural and interior design solutions in Ahmedabad.
7. VPA Principal Architect: Vipul C. Patel
Vipul C. Patel
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Vipul Patel Architects is another fast-growing and best architectural firm in Ahmedabad that also does interiors, landscaping and product designing. The firm is also a family business with people from different generations that come together to share ideas and perspectives and to make something valuable out of it.
The Perched House by VPA ARCHITECTS
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8. Design Code Pvt. Ltd. Founders: Kirti Patel & Arvind Patel
Kirti Patel & Arvind Patel
Design Code in Ahmedabad is where the expertise of Architect Kirti Patel and Interior Designer Arvind Patel come together to make designs that leave a mark. The brothers look at solutions where the primary concern is client satisfaction. The aesthetics of the final outcome is what the client sees but to make sure that it is functionally sound too is what the designer does. Design Code tries to connect the built and the unbuilt such that the environmental ambience is optimized.
9. 99 Studio Principal Architect: Jinesh Dhruv
99 Studio
99 Studio, the top architects from Ahmedabad, promises to deliver to their clients based on their strong faith in architectural principles and on the ideas that come forth through clarity in thought between the client and the designer and is reputed for their technical brilliance. This firm designs with respect to how it can learn from the environment, adapt to it and eventually coexist.
10. D6thD Design Studio Principal Architect: Himanshu Patel
D6thD Design Studio Principal Architect: Himanshu Patel
This particular firm in Ahmedabad deals primarily with architecture that is influenced by or done in the vernacular style. By doing so, the firm is also promoting sustainable design, the use of local materials, a contextual and responsive design while significantly reducing carbon footprint too due to the methods of construction. Principal Architect Himanshu Patel also conducts workshops to educate the existing and upcoming architectural community about the importance and benefits of vernacular architecture.
Distinct roof by d6thD design studio
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It is interesting to see the growth of architects and their work in Ahmedabad along with the growth of the city. The beauty in a lot of the work of the architects mentioned above comes perhaps from the quality of being grounded which then truly connects you to the user and eventually to the built form itself. It is also very plainly visible that ‘functionality’, ‘sensibility’ and ‘practicality’ are all the primordial factors in the design process for the top architects in Ahmedabad.
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