What Urban Park does

Urban Park Pvt. Ltd. is a privately held, Kathmandu-based architecture and planning design studio founded in 2016. It provides architectural design, interior architectural design, neighbourhood and strategic city planning, project management consultancy (PMC), feasibility studies, environment and social safeguard services, and institutional development and capacity building. The firm serves a diverse client base across Nepal including individual homeowners, educational institutions (Platinum Management College, Universal Engineering & Science College), healthcare operators (Rapti Life Care Hospital, Tulasi Hospital), hospitality groups (RARA Hotels and Resorts, Step Up Restaurant), commercial developers (Duhabi Mall), public-sector and donor clients (Tulsipur Smart City ICT Center, USAID DAI TAYAR Nepal, SJVN Arun-3 / SAPDC), and infrastructure developers requiring environmental and social due diligence on hydropower and solar projects totaling over 465 MW.

The studio operates on a project-based professional services model with fees scoped per engagement rather than standardized pricing; billing on multi-year contracts for larger institutional projects is typical. Its underlying technology stack is conventional for an architectural practice — concept-driven design workflows, 3D modeling and visualization, and planning research — with no proprietary software, AI tooling, or technology platform disclosed. The firm's distinguishing methodology is the integration of architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, environmental engineering, sociology, economics, and biology under a single ~13-person team, supporting evidence-based, community-centric design across multi-year project lifecycles.

Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct outreach to enterprise, government, and individual clients, plus PMC subcontracting arrangements with other Nepalese architectural and engineering firms. Distribution is single-country (Nepal), with project footprints across at least nine districts. No external institutional investors, parent companies, or ownership changes are referenced; the firm is founder-owned by Apil K.C. and Abushan Panta.

Name

Urban Park

Legal name

Urban Park Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://urbanpark.com.np

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Park is a Kathmandu-based architecture and planning design studio founded in 2016 that delivers architectural design, interior design, urban planning, project management consultancy, and environment and social safeguard services to residential, institutional, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, and infrastructure clients across Nepal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Planning Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning consultancy
• Interior design services
• Project management consulting
• Environment social safeguards

Headquarters

HQ city

Kathmandu

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fees for architectural design services including residential, commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. Urban Planning and Design: Neighbourhood planning, strategic city planning, thematic planning, and feasibility study services.
3. Project Management Consulting (PMC): Project management consultancy services, collaborating with other firms on major projects as PMC.
4. Interior Design Services: Interior architectural design services for various commercial and institutional spaces.
5. Environment and Social Safeguard Services: Environmental and social due diligence, impact assessments, and safeguard services primarily for hydropower and infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Urban Park is an architecture and planning design studio that delivers architectural design, interior architectural design, neighbourhood and strategic city planning, feasibility studies, project management consulting, and environment and social safeguard services. The firm offers concept-led, evidence-based design across residential, commercial, institutional, hospitality, and infrastructure projects throughout Nepal, supported by 3D modeling and visualization capabilities.

Product overview

Urban Park Nepal is an Architecture and Planning Design Studio based in Kathmandu, Nepal, founded in 2016. The firm operates as a single integrated design practice offering architectural design, interior architectural design, neighbourhood planning, strategic city planning, thematic planning, feasibility studies, and project management consulting services. The company also provides specialized Environment and Social Safeguard services and Institutional Development and Capacity Building support. Their project portfolio spans residential, commercial, institutional, hospitality, and interior design projects across Nepal, with a team of architects, urban planners, and civil engineers emphasizing concept-driven design approaches leading to realization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects, emphasizing concept-driven designs leading to realization.
• Interior Architectural Design Interior design services including space planning, detail drawing, 3D modeling, and furnishing for various commercial and institutional project types.
• Neighbourhood and Strategic Urban Planning Urban planning services covering neighbourhood-level master planning, strategic city planning, thematic planning, feasibility studies, and project development for urban transformation.
• Project Management Consultant (PMC) Project management consulting services collaborating with reputed firms in Nepal for project design, development, and construction oversight.
• Environment and Social Safeguard Environmental and social due diligence, impact assessments, management plans, and safeguard services for infrastructure and development projects including hydropower, solar, and cable car projects.
• Institutional Development and Capacity Building Services focused on institutional development and capacity building initiatives for client organizations.
• Residential Architecture Services Custom residential designs including postmodern, modern, and traditional-inspired homes for individual homeowners, such as Raju Shrestha's Residence, BR Residence, Tokha Residence, Durga GM's Residence, and Ananta Ghimire's Residence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed design for hospital upgrade from 55-bed to 100-bed capacity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• USAID DAI TAYAR Nepal ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Park has executed flood mitigation works at Birendranagar Municipality and landslide mitigation works at Dullu Municipality under the USAID DAI TAYAR Nepal Project. This represents a technical services collaboration for infrastructure safeguard projects.
• SJVN LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Park completed the interior design, procurement, construction supervision, branding, and project management for SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company Pvt. Ltd. (SAPDC) office in Baneshwar, Kathmandu. SJVN is a Mini Ratna, Category-I CPSE under Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering, design, and planning consultancy active across architecture, urban planning, and infrastructure advisory. Frequently partners on or competes for hydropower, transport, and urban development projects in Nepal and the wider region.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, education, and civic practices — directly overlapping Urban Park's hospital (Rapti, Tulasi) and educational (Platinum, UESC) project work.
• AECOM: Global design and engineering firm with large architecture, urban planning, and environmental services practices that frequently compete for donor-funded infrastructure and smart-city work in South Asia. Represents the scaled, multi-disciplinary competitor Urban Park faces on major institutional and government tenders.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design practice covering architecture, master planning, and interior design across cultural, civic, and commercial typologies — a benchmark for the kind of high-end integrated design firm Urban Park's practice aspires to in scale and range.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with deep interior, workplace, and commercial-building practices, including active work in hospitality, retail, and mixed-use developments. Comparable to Urban Park's commercial, hospitality, and interior design portfolio.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm known for large-scale civic, institutional, and urban design work. Comparable in the breadth of planning-plus-architecture delivery for institutional clients and government projects.
• HKS Architects: Global architecture practice with leading healthcare, education, and convention/civic design practices, including significant work in Asia. Comparable to Urban Park's hospital, educational, and convention-center (Dang, Itahari) project portfolio.

Direct peers

• Christopher Charles Benninger Architects: India-based architecture and urban planning studio combining architecture, master planning, and interior design with deep regional and institutional expertise. Closest South Asia analogue to Urban Park in terms of integrated architecture-plus-planning delivery for institutional and government clients.
• Sasaki Associates: Global design practice spanning architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, and planning-led master plans for cities and campuses. Comparable to Urban Park's multi-disciplinary model where planning, design, and social/environmental considerations are integrated into a single project delivery.
• SWA Group: Planning, landscape architecture, and urban design firm known for master plans, public-space design, and resort/community planning — directly comparable to Urban Park's urban design, public square, and neighbourhood planning offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/urbanparknepal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urbanparknepal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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