RKA - New Delhi

Rajinder Kumar & Rahul Kumar, Architects

Established originally by Architect Rajinder Kumar in the early 1970’s and managed together by him and his son Architect Rahul Kumar since the mid 1990’s, RKA (Rajinder Kumar Associates) is regarded as one of the leading architecture, planning, landscape & interior design firms in India, and is considered as one of the most preferred breeding grounds for young architects across the nation, year after year.

Rajinder Kumar & Rahul Kumar are illustrious architects who are well known for their simplicity, their aesthetic sensibility and their inspirational designs. Together they have played a key role in the creation of contemporary architecture across the length & breadth of India.

RKA is recognized for several initiatives and for the emphasis they place on cost-effective, green and energy-efficient design using prevailing resources as well as for their distinctive use of space.

Inspired and enriched by the environment in which Rajinder Kumar & Rahul Kumar live and work, they continually promotes simplicity and indigenous quality in all their buildings.

RKA places special emphasis on designs that are cost-conscious, that encourage utilization of local resources and local participation at every level in the development of the project.

RKA’s most vital contributions has been to the growth and promotion Tourism & Hospitality industry in India…

Rajinder Kumar’s foray into the Tourism industry commenced in the late 1960’s with his designing of tourist accommodation in the hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab; using local stones and woods and his distinctly contemporary style he designed log huts, small hotels and other interesting spaces around hot water springs in the Vashisht and Parvati Valley, in Kullu-Manali and all the way till Lahaul-Spiti at the China Border.

Rahul Kumar has similarly taken forward the rich legacy & together they have contributed more to the development of the Indian Tourism Industry than any other firm, by designing the largest number of hotels in the country. RKA has designed hotels across the country, and abroad, in every category, from Budget hotels to 7-Star Luxury Hotels, for virtually every major Hotel developer in the country, for practically every major Indian and International Brand that exists.

RKA is hugely celebrated for the work it has accomplished over the last four decades, in numerous other spheres, which include the IT industry, green buildings, master planning of mixed-use complexes, campus architecture, office parks, shopping malls, corporate design projects, housing  & healthcare.