Designing places
that endure.

An architecture and design practice shaping cities, cultural landmarks, and everyday spaces with restraint, rigour, and care.

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Manthanwar Associates

We create architecture that belongs to its place — thoughtful, generous, and built to last generations.

Founded on the belief that good design is quiet and enduring, we work across scales — from cultural institutions and workplaces to homes and public realm — bringing the same discipline to every commission.

Our studio unites architects, urban designers, and interior specialists under one roof, so ideas move seamlessly from the first sketch to the last detail.

Our studio

Selected Work

A portfolio measured in decades, not seasons.

All projects

Riverside Cultural Centre

Nagpur · Mixed Use · 14,200 m²

2024

Meridian Workplace

Pune · Offices

2023

Courtyard House

Nagpur · Residential

2023

The Weave Pavilion

Hyderabad · Landscapes

2022

Lumen Institute

Bengaluru · Mixed Use

2022

Terraced Residences

Mumbai · Mixed Use · 22,000 m²

2021

01 — Approach

Every commission begins with the question: what does this place ask for?

We resist the signature gesture. Instead we study climate, culture, and context until the right response reveals itself — then refine it relentlessly. The result is architecture that feels inevitable rather than imposed.

How we work

02 — Craft

Detail is where intention becomes experience.

From the joint of a handrail to the fall of daylight across a wall, we design at every scale. Our in-house teams stay involved through construction, protecting the idea from concept to completion.

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By the numbers

34Years in practice
240+Projects delivered
5Design awards
9Cities across India

Expertise

One studio, five disciplines, a single standard.

All services
01
Architectural Design
CulturalWorkplaceResidential
Our strength is that architects, urban designers and environmental specialists collaborate from the very first sketch — so every building is considered from a broad perspective. For each project we assemble a dedicated team and make evidence-backed proposals optimised for the client, across offices, housing, hospitality, research and heritage work.
02
Interior Design
WorkplaceHospitalityRetail
We design interiors as one continuous idea with the architecture that holds them — materials, light and detail resolved into a single, considered whole. From workplaces to hospitality, the interior carries the same intent as the building around it.
03
Urban Design and Planning
Master planningPublic realm
We shape frameworks that knit buildings, streets and open space into places people want to inhabit — planning for growth, movement and the everyday life of a city. Our plans balance density and public realm over the long horizon.

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