Samira Rathod Design Atelier

What Samira Rathod Design Atelier does

Samira Rathod Design Atelier (SRDA) is a privately held architectural and interior design firm headquartered in Mumbai, India, founded in 2000 by principal architect Samira Rathod. The firm delivers custom architectural, interior design, and installation services across residential, commercial, hospitality, retail, cultural, and educational typologies, with a stated 'BLIRS' philosophy (Beautiful, Lasting, Indigenous, Recycled, Small) that emphasizes climate-responsive, culturally rooted, and sustainable design. SRDA's methodology combines hand-drawn sketches and physical hand-made models with industry-standard digital tools (AutoCAD, Revit, ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, V-ray, Photoshop, InDesign, Lumion, Grasshopper).

The studio operates a selected project model, having completed more than 100 architectural and interior projects and 300+ furniture pieces over 24+ years. Its named clients include prominent Indian enterprises and UHNW families such as Aditya Birla Group, Lodha Group, Kotak Mahindra, DSP Mutual Funds, Dhampur Sugar Mills, Asian Age, Maya Entertainment, Chemould Prescott Road, Kochi Biennale, and The Chennai School. The studio maintains a sales-led, referral-driven go-to-market and has been recognized on Architectural Digest's AD100 list in 2023 and 2024.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees (architectural commissions, interior design, installation) and through product sales under the Big Piano sub-brand via srda.co/shop. Adjacent outreach is conducted through the SPADE design platform and magazine under The Shifting Gaze Foundation. The firm is founder-led, privately held, has no external investors disclosed, and has not reported any funding rounds.

Name

Samira Rathod Design Atelier

Legal name

Samira Rathod Design Atelier

Website

https://srda.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Samira Rathod Design Atelier is a Mumbai-based, founder-led architectural and interior design firm founded in 2000, delivering bespoke residential, commercial, hospitality, and cultural projects for UHNW clients and select enterprises across India, with a furniture sub-brand (Big Piano) and design discourse platform (SPADE).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212)

SIC

Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures (2590)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Whole-Home Renovation (High-End Finishes & Custom Build) (HSAPAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Whole-Home Interior Renovation (Non-Structural) (HSAPAEAC), Custom Cabinet Design & Build (HSAPAIAA), Specialty Finishes & Decorative Installations (Plaster, Stone Veneer, Feature Walls) (IMAFANAM)

Keywords

• Architecture design
• Interior design
• Furniture design
• Residential architecture
• Sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Custom architectural and interior design services for residential and commercial projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for architectural commissions, interior design projects, and installation work.
2. Furniture and Product Sales (Big Piano): Sale of furniture pieces and functional art products under the Big Piano brand. Products available through the studio shop.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Samira Rathod Design Atelier is an architecture and interior design firm offering custom architectural design, interior design, installations, and montage services for residential and commercial clients. The studio also operates Big Piano, a workshop for furniture and functional art products sold directly via its online shop.

Product overview

Samira Rathod Design Atelier is an architecture and interior design firm offering professional design services across multiple typologies. The firm operates two main product lines: (1) Big Piano — a furniture and functional art workshop/product line, and (2) Architectural services including architecture, interiors, installations, and montage. SPADE is their outreach platform and design magazine under The Shifting Gaze Foundation, which commissions research and fosters design discourse. The portfolio includes over 100 architectural and interior projects as well as over 300 pieces of furniture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Big Piano: Workshop for experiments in functional art and product design. A sub-brand of SRDA focusing on furniture and product design.
• Spade

Products and services

• Big Piano Big Piano is a workshop for experiments in functional art and product design that creates furniture and artistic pieces. Products are sold directly through the studio's online shop at srda.co and targeted at design-conscious individual buyers.
• Architectural and Interior Design Services Custom architectural design, interior design, installations, and montage services for high-net-worth residential clients and select commercial clients. Projects span private residences, holiday homes, corporate offices, retail spaces, restaurants, galleries, cultural institutions, and educational institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 architectural and interior projects completed in 24 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Shifting Gaze FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRDA founder Samira Rathod is founder and editor of SPADE, a platform and design magazine operated under The Shifting Gase Foundation. The foundation commissions research and looks at diverse areas of design discourse.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based interior design studio serving global luxury residential, hospitality, and retail clients with a product-driven practice model. Directly comparable for luxury interior design positioning and product-plus-services revenue mix.
• SJK Architects: Mumbai-based practice with a parallel architecture-plus-product studio offering custom furniture and lighting — operating model closely mirrors SRDA's two-pronged architectural services + Big Piano product brand.
• Abraham John Architects: Mumbai-based design-led practice known for high-end residential and commercial interiors in the Indian luxury market. Comparable for bespoke project scale, client type, and design-led studio positioning.
• Sanjay Puri Architects: Mumbai-founded boutique practice with strong luxury residential and hospitality portfolio, multiple international awards, and a comparable India-focused boutique operating model. Directly comparable for project scale and client typology.
• Studio Mumbai: Mumbai-based architecture workshop founded by Bijoy Jain with a near-identical craft-led, hand-drawn, indigenous-materials philosophy, serving similar Indian HNWI and institutional clients. Closest comparable in scale, aesthetics, and process discipline.
• Morphogenesis: India-based architecture and research practice with a strong sustainability-led and culturally rooted design ethos, comparable in scale, project types, and emphasis on indigenous materials and climate-responsive design.
• Malik Architecture: Mumbai-based firm with a deep luxury residential and commercial portfolio across India, emphasizing contextual, climate-responsive design — closely aligned with SRDA's BLIRS philosophy and Indian HNWI clientele.

Broad incumbents

• Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Globally renowned premium architecture practice with cultural and residential commissions worldwide. Comparable at the upper end for marquee cultural/residential commissions and brand prestige, though at a much larger institutional scale.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Global hospitality and luxury interior design firm serving hotels, residences, and lifestyle brands. Comparable for high-end interior design service model and global luxury client overlap with SRDA's commercial/hospitality work.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with high-end residential, commercial, and cultural projects worldwide. Comparable as a benchmark for the elite tier SRDA aspires to via AD100 status and brand-led premium commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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