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Anandam Designs: Blending Tradition, Technology, and Human-Centered Innovation in Architecture and Construction
Anandam Designs, co-founded by Akshay Aman and Gunjan Gangey, is redefining Indian architecture through sustainability, inclusivity, and technology. Alongside Aadi Bhuvika Construct, it delivers seamless design-to-build excellence across India.
Anandam Designs
Anandam Designs: Blending Tradition, Technology, and Human-Centered Innovation in Architecture and Construction
In the rapidly evolving world of architecture and construction, few names embody the spirit of innovation and inclusivity as powerfully as Anandam Designs and its sister concern, Aadi Bhuvika Construct Pvt. Ltd. Founded by Akshay Aman and Gunjan Gangey in Bangalore, this young, award-winning duo of firms is rewriting the narrative of what it means to design and build in 21st-century India, one that seamlessly merges creativity with accountability, tradition with technology, and aesthetics with empathy.
The Creative Core: Anandam Designs
Born in the crucible of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anandam Designs began as a response to a critical gap that Akshay and Gunjan, co-founders, witnessed upon returning to Bihar: a strong demand for quality architecture but a scarcity of professionally educated, future-ready design practices. What started as a regional initiative quickly expanded into a nationally recognized studio headquartered in Bangalore.
Anandam Designs is not just an architecture and design studio, it’s a philosophy. Rooted in sustainability, inclusivity, and contextual relevance, the firm specializes in architecture, interiors, landscape, and urban design, crafting spaces that are as soulful as they are sustainable. Its design approach blends VR/AR technology, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and traditional principles to deliver immersive, data-driven, and environmentally conscious solutions.
Today, Anandam Designs stands as India’s youngest award-winning architecture and design firm, celebrated for projects that redefine the built environment. From 500+ acres of plotted residential development and 12 hospitality projects with 750+ keys, to large-scale urban infrastructure like bus depots and stadiums, and social-impact initiatives for Inclusive, Sustainable Care for Seniors and Neurodiverse Individuals, being India’s first inclusive, sustainable intergenerational care model, the firm’s portfolio spans scale, purpose, and diversity.
Its accolades speak volumes: Most Innovative Upcoming Architecture & Design Studio, Sustainable Architecture Award (Amritam International Conference 2023 at IIT Delhi), and Creative & Promising Architecture Firm of the Year 2023 (Karnataka), FOAID 2024 winner for Architecture and Master planning for Projects spanning Pan-India. The firm was invited as a speaker at The India Advantage Summit 2024 and Future ICT Forum for Sustainable Cities 2025, further cementing Anandam’s leadership in design-driven sustainability.
The Execution Arm: Aadi Bhuvika Construct Pvt. Ltd.
As Anandam Designs grew, a critical realization emerged: while India was evolving architecturally, its construction ecosystem was struggling with delays, cost overruns, and poor coordination. This led to the inception of Aadi Bhuvika Construct Pvt. Ltd., a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) and turnkey execution company designed to close that gap.
Aadi Bhuvika complements Anandam’s design ethos by taking responsibility from concept to handover. With offices across Bangalore, Purnea, Patna, and Ranchi, it provides Project Management, Turnkey, and Design-Build solutions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with uncompromising quality.
By combining transparency and accountability with cutting-edge execution models, Aadi Bhuvika has emerged as an industry disruptor, one that tackles long-standing inefficiencies head-on. Its collaboration with Anandam Designs creates what few firms in India can claim: a truly integrated Design + Build ecosystem, offering clients a single-point solution that merges creativity with construction excellence.
The Integrated Advantage: Design + Build for the Future
Together, Anandam Designs and Aadi Bhuvika Construct represent the synergy of vision and execution. This integrated approach not only minimizes risk and miscommunication but also ensures that every design intent translates flawlessly into built reality. Clients benefit from single-point accountability, reduced timelines, controlled costs, and uncompromised quality, a rarity in India’s fragmented design and construction industry.
This fusion of creativity and precision has positioned the two firms as pioneers in future-ready architecture and construction, setting benchmarks across residential, institutional, healthcare, and hospitality sectors.
Vision, Inspiration, and Impact
For Akshay Aman and Gunjan Gangey, architecture is not merely about building structures, it’s about building meaning. “Architecture isn’t just about buildings. It’s about making you wonder why the others never got it right, visionary, sustainable, and unapologetically inclusive,” he reflects.
The firm’s vision extends beyond blueprints and construction sites. They hope to inspire a generation of architects and builders to view sustainability not as a trend but as a responsibility. Through initiatives like AALP and participation in national missions like AMRUT, Anandam Designs continues to prove that design can be a tool for social impact, inclusivity, and empowerment.
In an industry often dominated by legacy firms, Anandam Designs’ rise — from a pandemic-born startup in Bihar to an award-winning leader headquartered in Bangalore — is nothing short of remarkable. Guided by inspirations like Bjarke Ingels Group, Glenn Murcutt, and Charles Correa, the firm channels boldness, environmental sensitivity, and human-centered design into every project.
Building Tomorrow, Today
As Anandam Designs and Aadi Bhuvika Construct scale their impact, their mission is clear: to shape cities and communities that balance ecology, economy, and empathy. From intergenerational care campuses to 500-acre masterplans and destination hospitality developments, their work signals a new era of Indian architecture, one where design and delivery, technology and tradition, creativity and construction converge seamlessly.
Akshay’s life lesson sums it up best: “See the gap, take the leap, build what no one else will. That’s how change happens.”
With Anandam Designs at the creative core and Aadi Bhuvika Construct as the execution powerhouse, the duo isn’t just designing buildings, they’re building the future of sustainable, inclusive, and intelligent architecture in India.
