Sanjay Puri Architects

Sanjay Puri Architects
Name	Sanjay Puri Architects
Founded	1992
Founder	Sanjay Puri
Headquarters	Mumbai
Offices	Mumbai; New Delhi; Hyderabad
Notable projects	Bhatia Hospital; Courtyard House; Tree House; Jaipur Bungalow; Villa in Lonavala
Awards	World Architecture Festival; AR Emerging; NDTV Design; Architecture MasterPrize

Sanjay Puri Architects

Sanjay Puri Architects is an independent architectural practice founded in 1992 by Sanjay Puri, based in Mumbai with projects across India and internationally. The firm has completed residential, commercial, institutional, hospitality, and urban design work, engaging with clients and institutions such as the Taj Hotels, Oberoi Group, ITC Hotels, National Institute of Fashion Technology, and international competitions like the World Architecture Festival and Royal Institute of British Architects events. The practice has been featured in media outlets including Architectural Record, Dezeen, ArchDaily, The New York Times, and The Guardian.

History

Sanjay Puri founded the firm in Mumbai after studying at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and working with practices connected to projects in New Delhi and Ahmedabad. Early commissions included private residences in Maharashtra and adaptive reuse projects in Gujarat, with collaborations involving developers such as DLF Limited and Lodha Group. The studio expanded through competitions for institutional projects related to the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and cultural commissions linked to the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. International exposure grew after entries in the World Architecture Festival and exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and the Museum of Modern Art satellite shows. Partnerships and guest lectures at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Columbia GSAPP, University College London and ETH Zurich furthered the firm’s profile.

Architectural style and design philosophy

The practice’s work synthesizes responses to climate, context, and client briefs, drawing on precedents from Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Luis Barragán, Zaha Hadid, and Balkrishna Doshi. Influences from regional vernaculars like Rajasthani courtyards and Kashmiri patio typologies inform strategies used on projects influenced by sites in Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, and Goa. The design language references material explorations seen in projects by Tadao Ando, Alvar Aalto, and Louis Kahn, while integrating sustainable strategies promoted by organizations such as the Indian Green Building Council, LEED, and the BREEAM network. Their approach balances sculptural form-making associated with studios like Herzog & de Meuron and OMA with climatic pragmatism reminiscent of Anupama Kundoo and Charles Correa.

Notable projects

The studio’s portfolio includes high-profile residential commissions, commercial towers, hospitality projects, and civic buildings. Signature works often cited in journals include a perforated façade residence in Jaipur that evokes patterns found in Rajasthan palaces, an urban courtyard house in Mumbai commissioned by patrons linked to Tata Group circles, and a hospitality project for operators related to ITC Hotels and Taj Hotels in Goa. Institutional projects include proposals for campuses associated with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and renovation schemes for buildings tied to Bombay Stock Exchange precincts. Noteworthy international competition entries have been reviewed alongside winners from offices like Foster + Partners, SOM, Bjarke Ingels Group, and Gensler in publications such as Domus and Wallpaper*.

Awards and recognition

The firm has received awards at the World Architecture Festival, nominations from the Dezeen Awards, and recognition from the Architectural Review and Architectural Record. Honors include prizes and shortlists at the International Architecture Awards and accolades from the Asia Pacific Property Awards and Architecture MasterPrize. Individual projects have been featured on lists curated by editors at Designboom, Architizer, and Frame Publishers. Sanjay Puri has been invited to juries for competitions organized by RIBA, the Institute of Architects of India, and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture panels.

Collaborations and publications

The office has collaborated with consultants and firms such as Arup, Buro Happold, Hafeez Contractor-linked teams, and landscape practices with roots in Gillespies-style studios. Publications featuring the practice include monographs and articles in Architectural Digest India, India Today, The Hindu weekend features, and international monographs alongside architects like Sanjay Mohe and Brinda Somaya. The practice has contributed essays to edited volumes associated with the Venice Biennale, catalogues from Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, and technical papers presented at symposiums of the Council of Architecture and Vishwakarma Institute of Technology.

Offices and key personnel

Headquartered in Mumbai, the firm maintains additional studios and project teams in New Delhi and has executed site offices for projects across Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. Key personnel include founder Sanjay Puri and design leads who have studied at institutions such as the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, CEPT University, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, and University of Melbourne. Project collaborators often involve engineers, landscape architects, and interior designers trained at IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, Royal College of Art, and Politecnico di Milano.

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