Spec. 01
Doors
Entry, internal, panelled. Sal, teak, sheesham.
For the residence at DLF Phase 4, 2024.
§ The studio · 1991–2026
A builder’s practice with a long memory.
P Kumar Associates was set up in 1991 and has worked continuously since — never with more than five concurrent sites, and never far from the principal’s own hand.
§ 01 — Four decades of work
1991–1999
The firm sets up in Malviya Nagar with three founding-year projects. South Delhi residential becomes the centre of gravity. First DLF Phase 1 work in 1992; first renovation in 1994; first Noida residence in 1999.
2000–2009
Architect partnerships deepen — Kaushal Sheth & Associates, Shah & Associates, and the start of D.D Roy of Design Concept in 2006. The first in-house design year arrives in 2008.
2010–2019
Commercial scale-up. The Narendar Mohan Hospital (2018) becomes the firm's largest project to date. The Sumit Das (Metal Gothic) collaboration anchors the decade's residential work; the EDM Bridge connects two cores at East Delhi Mall.
2020–2025
The largest residential projects in firm history. The DLF Phase 4 villa with D.D Roy (2024) and the EROS Garden Faridabad residence (9,900 sq ft, 2020) both arrive in this decade. The 2025 Malviya Nagar renovation marks a return to the founding neighbourhood.
§ 02 — The workshop
An in-house workshop. The same hands, indoors.
Doors, windows, cabinetry, and furniture for each project are produced in our own workshop — not sub-contracted. The work that closes a room is held to the same standard as the walls that frame it.
Briefs come direct from the architect or the client. Pieces are built to the drawing, to the room, and to the house they are built into.
What the workshop produces, alongside each build.
Spec. 02
Windows
Timber, fixed and operable. Glazed to brief.
For the residence at EROS Garden, Faridabad, 2020.
Spec. 03
Cabinetry
Kitchens, wardrobes, built-ins.
For the office fit-out at Wave One, Noida, 2022.
Spec. 04
Chairs
Dining, lounge, occasional. Frame and joinery in-house.
For the residence at Shivalik, 2018.
Spec. 05
Tables
Dining, console, side. Solid tops, drawn to the room.
For the residence at Vasant Vihar, 2014.
Spec. 06
Sofas
Frames built, upholstered to brief.
For the residence at G.K. II, 2014.
Spec. 07
Joinery
Staircases, panelling, trim. The work that closes a room.
For the renovation at Malviya Nagar, 2025.
§ 03 — Collaborating architects
13 architectural practices, one builder.
Architect / PracticeWorking spanCountMost recent project
Sumit Das & Associates2013–2018× 11Residential Building in Shivalik, Malviya Nagar
D.D Roy2006–2023× 6Residential Building in DLF Phase 4, Gurgaon
Kaushal Sheth & Associates1993–2004× 5Residential Building in Hauz Khas Enclave
Pradeep Sharma & Associates1992–1998× 4Residential Building in Geetanjali
Ashish Raj Pal & Associates1991–1992× 4Residential Building in Malviya Nagar
P. Kumar & Associates2008–2011× 3Renovation in Malviya Nagar
Parul Sabarwal2022–2025× 2Renovation in Malviya Nagar
Smita Singh2020× 1Residential Building at EROS Garden, Faridabad
RJB Architects Pvt. Ltd.2018× 1Narendar Mohan Hospital, Mohan Nagar
Abhijeet Ghosh2017× 1Bridge Connecting Two Cores at East Delhi Mall (EDM)
Brahma Chimanwal & Associates2015× 1Residential Building in S.D.A
Shah & Associates2005× 1Residential Building in Hauz Khas
Ashok Dhawan & Associates1999× 1Residential Building in Sector 14, Noida
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§ 04 — Founding principal
“Every floor slab gets a visit. Every door gets shut.That’s the whole brief.”
P. Kumar — Principal · 35 years on site
§ 05 — The working method
Three rules, thirty-four years.
01
The principal on every site.
No project leaves the office without the principal having walked it. Floor slabs, foundations, finishing — all reviewed in person.
02
Five concurrent sites, never more.
We bid on what we can supervise. The portfolio grows by referral and by year, not by headcount.
03
Hired, not for design — for execution.
We collaborate with architects across the spectrum. Briefs vary; the principal's hands-on involvement does not.