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Ashish Parmar
Ashish Parmar is a founder and principal architect of Achyutam Designs. He pursued B.Arch from CEPT University and an exchange programme at the Architecture School of New Zealand. His thesis revolves around enquiring and documenting the construction technique of Beyt Dwarka Island.
He is known for his integrity and inspirational leadership. Ashish’s tireless endeavour towards holistic architecture takes its inspiration from his keen observation of man’s interaction with nature. With his vision, strong ability for efficient teamwork, management skills and detailing, the firm is able to deliver projects with finesse in the execution and never-ending client relationships.
Shikha Parmar
Shikha Parmar is an architecture graduate from CEPT University. Given an opportunity to participate in the Department of Architecture at Bern University in Switzerland, she was further exposed to various teaching methods, culture and vivid design languages. She is the creative head at Achyutam; her approach encompasses exploration of non-conventional strategies and design approaches, exhibiting a sensitive approach while dealing with common issues in distinctive manners. She has been instrumental as an academician since 2014. Her intuitive initiatives towards teaching as well as the profession serve as a crucial connective tissue between the abstract world of academia and the reality of practice.
Practice Ideology
Achyutam Designs is a firm more than a decade old providing consultancy for a wide range of projects from institutions to private residences. The studio believes in exploring a simple, sensitive and user-centric approach. Through an in-depth understanding of the site and its constraints and potentials, they aim to arrive at a simple, bold and efficient design.
The practice provides technologically advanced solutions but also strives to develop innovative economical designs with the use of simple prevalent techniques of construction. Also, they incline towards research that aids in sensitizing design and using local and sustainable materials. They recognize that architecture captures the relationship formed when people interface with their environment and strive to create places for people to connect with the community and the built and natural environments.
Working in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Nashik has molded the studio’s approach towards architecture and landscape. Also, continually refines their outlook in the wide spectrum of projects they pursue.
