What Kothari & Associates does

Kothari & Associates is a privately held, family-owned architectural and multi-disciplinary design firm headquartered at 6, Siri Fort Road in New Delhi, founded in 1936 by Narendra K. Kothari. The firm provides architecture, interior design, master planning, competition design, structural engineering, public health engineering, quantity surveying, and project management services — operating as a full-service design organisation under the Kothari Group brand.

Its client base is concentrated in India's institutional sector, spanning central government and regulatory bodies (Reserve Bank of India, Department of Information Technology, Paryavaran Bhavan), public sector enterprises (BHEL, BSNL), premier healthcare institutions (AIIMS, Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, SGPGI), universities and educational institutes (IIM, Aligarh Muslim University, Doon School), banks (Bank of Baroda, Allahabad Bank), hospitality chains (Oberoi, Piccadily, Radisson), embassies, and airports. The firm maintains five offices across India — New Delhi (Siri Fort Road headquarters and Connaught Circus), Kolkata, Dehradun, and Mumbai.

The business model is professional-services-based: fees are project-specific, quote-based, and not publicly disclosed, with no standardised pricing. Go-to-market is dual-track — direct senior-led engagement with institutional clients and selective participation in restricted prequalification tenders (e.g., Jammu projects, IIMI Group-V). The firm employs 134 people, has no external investors or subsidiaries, and is currently led by the Kothari family's second and third generations. Cumulative project construction value across the firm's portfolio exceeds ₹1,000 million, though this is not equivalent to annual revenue.

Name

Kothari & Associates

Legal name

Kothari & Associates

Website

https://kothariassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Kothari & Associates is a family-owned, New Delhi-headquartered architectural and multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 1936, serving Indian institutional clients across banking, healthcare, education, government, hospitality, aviation, and diplomatic sectors via five offices in India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Master planning services
• Structural engineering services
• Institutional architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 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: Project-based professional fees for architectural design services spanning residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. The firm completes projects valued at over 1000 million rupees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kothari & Associates is a multi-disciplinary architectural design firm providing comprehensive design solutions including architecture, interior design, master planning, structural engineering, public health engineering, quantity surveying, and project management services. The firm delivers projects across residential, commercial, institutional, healthcare, hospitality, banking, aviation, and industrial sectors, completing projects valued at over 1,000 million rupees cumulatively.

Product overview

Kothari & Associates is an established architectural and design firm providing comprehensive design solutions. The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary design organization offering Architecture Services, Interior Design Services, Competition Design Services, and Master Planning Services. The core architecture practice covers diverse sectors including residential, commercial, hospitals, hotels, housing complexes, institutions, industries, and sports/auditorium facilities. Interior design services complement architectural offerings across commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and residential segments. Engineering services including structural, public health, and quantity surveying support the architectural practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services covering residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects including airports, banks, embassies, hospitals, hotels, housing complexes, and sports facilities.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for commercial spaces, embassies, hospitals, hotels, industries, institutional/education facilities, and residential properties.
• Competition Design Services
• Master Planning Services
• Engineering Services

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design firm offering architecture, engineering, and project management. Comparable on multi-disciplinary design-build mandates and large-scale institutional projects, though significantly larger and more diversified.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture and engineering giant with a broad portfolio across commercial, healthcare, aviation, and institutional sectors. Comparable as a competitor for large-scale institutional and embassy projects, though operates at much larger scale and globally.

Direct peers

• CP Kukreja Architects: New Delhi-based architecture firm with comparable multi-disciplinary offerings across institutional, healthcare, and commercial sectors. Direct competitor in the North Indian institutional and government project market.
• Hafeez Contractor: India's largest and most prolific architect, headquartered in Mumbai. Directly comparable as a large Indian architectural firm operating across residential, commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects with a similar project-based revenue model and India-centric geographic focus.
• Morphogenesis: New Delhi-based architecture and sustainable design firm with a strong portfolio in institutional, healthcare, and commercial projects. Direct competitor in the same geographic and sectoral market, with a more contemporary sustainability focus.
• Charles Correa Architects: Legacy Indian architecture practice known for institutional, housing, and urban design. Comparable heritage and design-led positioning, though historically focused on housing and urban planning.
• Raj Rewal Associates: New Delhi-based architecture practice with strong institutional and government project portfolio. Comparable as a heritage Indian architecture firm competing for similar public-sector and cultural mandates.
• Design Group Associates: India-based architecture practice with multi-disciplinary design capabilities across institutional, commercial, and healthcare sectors. Comparable mid-sized competitor for similar institutional and corporate mandates.

Regional players

• Edifice Architects: India-based architecture firm specializing in hospitality, commercial, and residential design. Comparable as an Indian competitor for commercial and hospitality architecture mandates, though hospitality-focused.

Others

• Sanjeev Design: Identified as the website developer for Kothari's site. Listed as an adjacent ecosystem participant (web/digital services provider) rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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