URI Design Studio

What URI Design Studio does

URI Design Studio is a privately-held lighting design and consultancy practice founded in 2017 and headquartered in New Delhi with a second office in Gurgaon, India. The firm employs over 30 multi-disciplinary professionals spanning architecture, urban design, interior design, art, lighting, set design, and landscape design, and is led by Founding Partner R B Thiruvengadam (M.Arch from SPA Delhi) and Partner Shreedevi VK (post-graduate in Urban Design from SPA Delhi, NIT Calicut gold medalist).

The company's core offering is professional lighting design services delivered across four practice areas: facade lighting (buildings, urban orientation), interior lighting (mood, drama, atmosphere), landscape lighting (night-time public spaces, trees, paths), and experiential installations including projection mapping and UV-based multi-sensorial work. Services are executed through a structured five-phase process — Concept, Expression, Collaboration, Design Development, Production, and Execution Support — with no proprietary software platform disclosed. Select customers named in public portfolio material span retail (Bonsoir, Klay, Monte Carlo), hospitality (Disco Lucknow), residential (Guwahati, Gupta, Vasant Vihar, Greater Noida), commercial (Oswal Office), exhibitions (EPCH 2018, EPCH 2019, CMAI, Alsorg), installations (Philkan, Mumbai Light Festival), and government/urban (Kolkata monuments). The firm has been recognized through global and regional awards including the [D]arc awards (2019), FOAID Light First (2021), Nagari Film Competition People's Choice (2021), and Indian Achievers Award (2021).

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees with no disclosed pricing model, public rates, or anchor-client contracts; the firm operates as a direct consultancy without resellers or distributors. URI is founder-owned, has raised no external capital to date, and maintains an ecosystem of 13+ partner architecture and design firms (including a core-tier relationship with MOFA) that generate project referrals. Geographic reach is pan-India with isolated international exposure (e.g., ISOCARP Conference Qatar, 2021).

Name

URI Design Studio

Legal name

URI Design Studio

Website

https://uri.works

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

URI Design Studio is a New Delhi-based lighting design consultancy founded in 2017, employing 30+ multi-disciplinary professionals to deliver facade, interior, landscape, and projection mapping lighting design services to architects, developers, exhibition organizers, government bodies, and high-net-worth residential clients across India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Landscape Lighting Design & Layout (HSAIAHAA), Lighting Design & Rental (MPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Lighting design services
• Architectural lighting
• Facade lighting design
• Interior lighting design
• Lighting consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

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

Revenue model

1. Design Consultancy Services: URI Design Studio provides design consultancy services across concept, expression, collaboration, design development, production, and execution phases for lighting design projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

URI Design Studio is a lighting design and consultancy practice that uses light to enhance the experience of the visual environment across architecture, facade lighting, interior lighting, landscape lighting, and projection mapping. The studio delivers projects through a structured five-phase process covering concept, expression, collaboration, design development, and execution, working directly with architects, developers, government bodies, and high-net-worth clients. Its portfolio spans galleries, exhibitions, installations, residences, urban interventions, retail, hospitality, and commercial spaces across Indian cities including Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Guwahati, and Greater Noida.

Product overview

URI Design Studio is an award-winning lighting design and consultancy practice offering a unified service portfolio centered on architectural lighting design. The company provides facade lighting, interior lighting, landscape lighting, and projection mapping services, delivered through a structured five-phase process: Concept, Expression, Collaboration, Design Development, and Execution. The studio works across diverse project types including galleries, exhibitions, installations, residences, urban spaces, and retail environments, collaborating with architecture and design firms to enhance the visual environment through light.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Facade Lighting Design Design of facade lighting that makes buildings visible in the urban space and supports orientation. Applied across commercial buildings such as Monte Carlo (undulating skyline facade with RGB lighting) and exhibition facades such as EPCH 2018 and EPCH 2019.
• Interior Lighting Design Conscious use of light to make interior rooms feel comfortable yet dramatic, transforming spaces via specification of fixtures such as matt-black track spotlights, recessed grazers and spots, and custom pendants. Applied across gallery interiors (Art Centrix), retail (Klay Tile Studio, Bonsoir, Monte Carlo, Wriver), commercial offices (Oswal Office), hospitality (Disco Lucknow) and residences (Gupta Residence, Vasant Vihar, Guwahati, Greater Noida).
• Landscape Lighting Design Night-time lighting design for facades, paths, trees, and outdoor spaces in urban environments, bringing the needs of people and the environment into harmony after dark. Applied in residential landscapes and in proposals for urban landmarks such as Howrah Bridge, Victoria Memorial, and Writers Building in Kolkata.
• Projection Mapping and Light and Sound Shows 3D imaging and projection mapping used to create immersive light and sound shows that combine art and science for stellar visual experiences. Delivered through installations such as Mira Bai, Room of Illusion, Philkan, and the Mumbai Light Festival star constellation installation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded People's Choice Award at Nagari Film Competition CCF 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IDESIGNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm collaboration for projects involving interior and spatial design
• MOFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm with multiple collaborative projects including Klay, Room of Illusion, and Gupta Residence
• Studio MateriumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaboration for Vasant Vihar Residence project
• Landscape Studio Design ImpressionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture firm collaboration
• TODminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration for Oswal Office project
• Architecture DisciplineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration
• ABRDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration for Philkan installation
• Studio MathemaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaboration
• Design and UminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm collaboration for Guwahati Residence project
• MorphogensisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration for CPK exhibition project
• LALITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm collaboration
• DFAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm collaboration
• ZJZ Design StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaboration

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup Lighting: Global lighting design practice within Arup, operating as part of a much larger engineering consultancy. Comparable offering on architectural and urban lighting design projects, with significantly more resources and a broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Speirs Major: UK- and internationally-based lighting design consultancy covering architecture, interior, landscape, and urban lighting. Direct comparable as a specialized, award-winning lighting design practice serving similar high-end commercial, cultural, and urban projects.
• Nulty: London-headquartered lighting design consultancy with offices globally. Direct comparable as a multi-disciplinary lighting design firm serving commercial, hospitality, retail, and residential projects at the same scale and project type.
• Bartenbach: Austrian lighting design and research firm working on architectural, urban, and product lighting. Direct comparable for an award-winning specialist lighting design practice with a strong R&D and architectural integration focus.
• Licht Kunst Licht: Germany-based lighting design consultancy with strong urban and architectural lighting expertise. Direct comparable as an award-winning specialist firm with a comparable mix of interior, facade, landscape, and urban lighting work.
• Pivotal Lighting Design: US-based lighting design consultancy focused on architectural and interior lighting. Direct comparable as a specialist lighting design firm working on commercial, hospitality, and cultural projects.
• Studio Lumen: Italy-based lighting design practice delivering architectural, interior, and exhibition lighting projects. Direct comparable as a specialized design studio of similar scale serving comparable cultural, retail, and urban project types.
• L'Observatoire International: US/France-based lighting design studio working on architecture, interior, facade, and urban lighting. Direct comparable as a specialist lighting design consultancy with a strong emphasis on architectural and high-end project integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uridesignstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uri-design-studio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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