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Ar. Sriram Ganapathi
After having graduated with a Thomason Gold Medal for B.Arch from IIT Roorkee, India, he began his architectural career with BV Doshi at Sangath, Ahmedabad, in 1989. Subsequently, he did an M.Arch. at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and was selected to the Dean’s Honour List. Along with KS Money, Sriram set up KSM Consultants and later KSM Architecture. He currently runs the practice along with his partner Siddarth Money.
Having been cited as one of the Young Designers of India by IA&B in 2002, Sriram has been working towards energy-efficient and climatically relevant architecture through their firm, KSM. Their climatically relevant projects have won national and international acclaim. As a part of ongoing research, he has been one of the contributors to the Encyclopaedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford, UK, and has also written a series on sustainable urban issues in the India Today design magazine, Design Today.
As one of the founding trustees of the Chennai Architecture Foundation (CAF), he has been organising architectural talks and events in Chennai for the betterment of the architectural profession, architectural education and the city of Chennai. In May 2016, KSM moved into their new studio, designed and built with the simple use of available material, with abundant natural light and ventilation, thus embodying all the facets of sustainability that KSM Architecture stands for.
Ar. Siddarth Money
After having graduated from the CEPT, Ahmedabad, and the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, Siddarth has been an integral part of KSM since 2009. Having worked for Lewis & Hickey Architects, Edinburgh, he has gained immense experience and know-how in the adaptive reuse and restoration of a Grade A listed heritage building. He has also worked with Alan Murray Architects, Edinburgh, where he has dealt with social housing and process workflow using BIM.
He has represented KSM at the prestigious World Architecture Festival three times, having two projects being shortlisted and being awarded the runner-up in the small office category in 2017 in Berlin. Having done extensive architectural travel, he has developed a keen eye for detail. His approach to design is simple and thematic and has added an immense value to the architectural practice of KSM.
Practice Ideology
The rationale of KSM Architecture has been simplicity in design and rooting the design in the environment it is envisaged to be a part of. The firm, established in 1990, believes in constant research and experimentation with materials and techniques that are environmentally relevant and sustainable. Every design project is approached with due regard to energy efficiency and climatic response. Over the years, the Studio has won national and international acclaim for its environmentally relevant and minimalistic architecture.
KSM Architecture constantly strives to have variety in its work. The Studio works on a range of projects such as factories, offices, institutions, residential buildings, public spaces, hospitals, and commercial spaces.
