About

The Practice
We are an Architecture practice based in Bangalore with over a decade of experience in the industry and have won several awards for our work. Our Principal Architect has worked with the world renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Vivek Shankar Architects strives to keep abreast with the socio-cultural trends that impact living patterns and urban environments.
The practice consciously adopts a process ruled by geometric strategies and material compositions that result in subversion of the conventional mode of perceiving a structure or space. As a practice we formulate processes to ensure flawless execution of design.

Origin Story
Principal Architect of Vivek Shankar Architects, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore. He pursued his Master’s degree (M.Arch) – Design Research Lab from the AA School of Architecture in London. Upon completion of his Master’s Degree, Vivek was employed with the world renowned Architect, Zaha Hadid. During his tenure with Zaha Hadid, Vivek was part of the design team for the following projects:

He started Vivek Shankar Architects in 2004 and has since then designed and delivered landmark projects across various typologies and scales. Vivek Shankar Architects believes in practicing cutting edge design which is enabled by team of skilled designers and engineers equipped with advance designing tools.

Research
We see the relevance of research not just as the first vital step of the design process that lays down a set of parameters but as the thought generator infused with a high degree of intellectual content influencing the design process. The research phase involves probing into the engineering, material, occupational, environmental and programmatic aspects relevant to the project being designed.

Design
The inferences drawn from the research enable the formulation of a design agenda that comprises the amalgamation of site characteristics, climate and budget with the design intent. The client brief is re-imagined and written by us in order to maintain the rigor of the research and translate them into design content.
The design phase largely explores the innovative intervention on the site which is realized through a set of conditions be it structural, geometric explorations, climate responsive measures, generated with software capable of simulating the conditions and perceptions. The production of drawings is generated after gaining absolute clarity on the technical and material aspects of the design. The 3D renders prepared at various stages of the design development enable a holistic reading of the engineering and design aspects.

Execution
We assign a lot of importance to the adherence of instructions mentioned in the drawing along with a high degree of quality control ensured by Project Management and Site Engineers trained to deliver the exacting standards set by Vivek Shankar Architects. Subsequently the resemblance to the 3D render starts to interestingly translates to physical manifestation of structures and spaces.