What IMK Architects does

IMK Architects is a family-owned Indian architecture and urban planning practice founded in 1960 by I.M. Kadri and now led by his son Rahul Kadri as Partner and Principal Architect, with Anuprita Dixit as Design Director and Akbar Bashu as Bengaluru Design Head. The firm operates from Mumbai (headquarters, Worli) and Bengaluru (regional office, Koramangala), serving enterprise, institutional, and government clients across India. Its portfolio spans healthcare, educational, hospitality, residential, commercial, cultural, and urban planning sectors, with marquee projects including Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre (Pune), AURIC Hall (Aurangabad Industrial City), Club Mahindra Madikeri Resort, the Malabar Hill Forest Trail (Mumbai), and the Maharashtra State Skills University Net Zero campus.

The firm's core technology stack centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM), biophilic and sustainable design principles, modular construction methods, and a proprietary "IMK SCRUM" process — claimed as the first architectural adoption of SCRUM globally — that adapts agile software project management to design delivery. Architectural design services are delivered as professional services on a fee basis, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed consultancy fees per project scope. Distribution is direct: enterprise field sales, design competition wins, and government/institutional RFPs, with marketing fueling top-of-funnel demand through editorial features (Architectural Digest, NYT Style Magazine), industry awards (AD100, CIDC, CWAB, Surface Design Awards), and thought-leadership content (Idealog blog, TEDx). The firm is privately held with no external institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed acquisitions.

Name

IMK Architects

Legal name

I.M. Kadri Architects

Website

https://imkarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IMK Architects is a family-owned Indian architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1960, offering design services across healthcare, educational, hospitality, residential, and commercial sectors from offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare architecture
• Urban planning services
• Biophilic design
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Core revenue from providing architectural design services for various building types including residential, commercial, healthcare, educational, hospitality, and cultural projects. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed consultancy fees based on project scope and complexity.
2. Project Management Consultancy: Provides project management consultancy services for construction and development projects, helping clients oversee design and execution phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IMK Architects provides comprehensive architectural and urban planning services for healthcare, educational, hospitality, residential, commercial, cultural, and community development projects across India. The firm delivers end-to-end design, project management consultancy, and landscape architecture services, leveraging proprietary IMK SCRUM processes, Building Information Modeling, and biophilic design principles. They serve enterprise, institutional, and government clients with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Product overview

IMK Architects is an established Indian architecture firm (60+ years) with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru offering comprehensive architecture and design services. The firm operates as a single integrated practice organized around core expertise areas including Healthcare Architecture (biophilic hospital design), Educational Architecture (university campuses), Hospitality Design, Urban Planning, Self Redevelopment, Landscape Architecture, and Project Management Consultancy. The portfolio spans diverse project types: Residential (villas, farmhouses), Commercial (offices, civic buildings), Healthcare (hospitals), Educational (universities, schools), Hospitality (resorts, hotels), Culture & Leisure (auditoriums, studios), and Community Development (public spaces, regeneration projects). The firm is known for sustainable, technology-driven, and contextually responsive design, with signature approaches including biophilic design, IMK Scrum process for efficient delivery, and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Notable projects include Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre (award-winning), Malabar Hill Forest Trails, Auric Hall, and Club Mahindra Madikeri Resort.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Design Services Full-service architecture and design offering across residential, hospital, school, and diverse project types across India, delivered from Mumbai and Bengaluru offices.
• Healthcare Architecture Specialized hospital and healthcare facility design including next-generation hospitals with biophilic design, energy-efficient strategies, modular construction, and pandemic-resilient features for hospitals and medical campuses.
• Educational Architecture University campus, school, and educational institution design services focused on holistic learning environments, campus masterplanning, libraries, and skill development centers.
• Hospitality Design Resort, hotel, and hospitality project design creating human-centric experiences rooted in local culture and natural surroundings for hospitality clients and developers.
• Urban Planning Large-scale masterplanning, urban regeneration, and city-making projects including community development, street revitalization, and public infrastructure projects.
• Self Redevelopment Consulting Housing society self-redevelopment consulting and architect-led project management for quality urban renewal of cooperative housing societies.
• Landscape Architecture Ecological landscape design for environmental sustainability and biophilic design integration across urban and natural sites.
• Project Management Consultancy Architect-led project management services for efficient design delivery and quality construction oversight across construction and development projects.
• Commercial Architecture Commercial building design including office buildings, administrative centers, and civic buildings for corporate and government clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthcare facilities can be designed and built within 12 months using BIM, modular technology, and efficient processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Save the Children IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMumbai-based NGO founded by late Mrs Vipula Kadri in 1988. IMK Architects designed the Save the Children India Head Office & Special Care Centre School in Mumbai, sensitively catering to needs of hearing impaired and mentally challenged children. Kadri Foundation received Best NGO Award by Resource Alliance backed by Rockefeller Foundation in 2011.
• Kadri FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit trust run under the Kadri banner. Operates Rah-e-Khair Girls High School in Ahmedabad, initially located in family home 'Diwan's Bungalow', now in a 100-year-old remodeled building educating 1300 girls from kindergarten to high school.
• PRIDE IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural initiative partnership including SPARSH Hospital - a 30-bedded facility in earthquake-prone Latur and Osmanabad Districts of Maharashtra, and PRIDE India Training & Resource Centre at Mahad for empowering local communities. First PPP hospital between Government of Maharashtra and Pride India (NGO managed by Kadri family).
• International Committee of the Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMK Architects designed a primary health centre for the ICRC which was handed over to Maharashtra government.
• Department of Social Welfare, Government of IndiaminorOthersGovernment partnership for social welfare initiatives and charitable architecture projects.
• Mumbai Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM)minorOthersGovernment partnership for municipal projects including Malabar Hill Forest Trail and BMC School Infrastructure Committee.
• Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC)minorOthersGovernment partnership for civic development projects.
• Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)minorOthersGovernment partnership for civic development projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture heavyweight with notable Indian commissions. Competes for premium cultural, civic, and commercial projects where IMK also bids.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with world-leading healthcare practice and India presence. Competes directly for hospital and research-center commissions where IMK's healthcare specialization competes.
• HKS Architects: Global leader in healthcare facility design with growing presence in Asia. Comparable on healthcare domain expertise and ability to deliver large hospital campuses using BIM-driven processes.
• Charles Correa Associates: Legacy Indian architecture firm with deep urban-planning and institutional portfolio. Comparable on heritage, civic project scale, and thought-leadership in Indian architecture.

Direct peers

• Design Plus Architecture: Indian healthcare-architecture specialist with a hospital-focused portfolio. Direct comparator on healthcare design depth and BIM-led delivery in the Indian market.
• Sanjay Puri Architects: Mumbai-based contemporary architecture practice with strong hospitality and residential portfolio. Comparable in size and design-forward positioning, frequently co-listed with IMK in Indian design rankings.
• Edifice Consultants: Indian architecture and PMC firm with comparable verticals (healthcare, hospitality, commercial) and similar mid-size headcount. Direct competitor for enterprise clients in India.
• Morphogenesis: New Delhi-based architecture firm known for sustainable, biophilic, and healthcare-focused design in India. Closest comparable to IMK in philosophy, scale, and verticals (healthcare, education, hospitality).
• Hafeez Contractor: India's largest architecture practice with multi-thousand employee scale and broad portfolio across residential, commercial, healthcare, and hospitality. Direct competitor for marquee Indian enterprise and government commissions.

Emerging players

• CannonDesign: US-headquartered design firm expanding healthcare and research architecture practice in India. Comparable in healthcare domain focus and biophilic design philosophy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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