Apollo Ispat Super Speciality Hospital, Rourkela

About us

Public Architecture since 1984

A multi-disciplinary practice of Architects, Engineers and Planners, founded in 1984 by Ar. Ashok Kumar.

Apollo Ispat Super Speciality Hospital, Rourkela

The practice

Who we are

ARCH-EN DESIGN provides Architecture, Engineering, Master Planning, Landscape, Interiors and Project Management under one roof, from the first feasibility study to the day a building opens. Most of our work is for central and state Governments, public-sector companies and institutions of national importance, and much of it comes from clients who return.

Our largest commissions include the 2,200-bed King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam, the 850-bed Command Hospital at Udhampur, a 400-acre composite centre for the Central Armed Police Forces and the 1,000-acre New Moradabad Township. We have designed or upgraded 30 Medical Colleges and more than 95 Hospital projects.

We aim to make the world a better place through what we design and through the relationships we build with our colleagues, clients and partners.

1984
In practice since
Cat. I
CPWD Architect consultant
21
States, and 2 union territories
300+
Architects, Engineers & staff
6
Offices across India
33,000+
₹ crore of combined project value

Milestones

Since 1984

  1. 1984Ar. Ashok Kumar founds ARCH-EN DESIGN after graduating with a gold medal from IIT Roorkee.
  2. 1995Kisan Mandi Bhawan, Lucknow, completed for the UP Mandi Parishad.
  3. 2001Campus Planning begins at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.
  4. 2007High Court of Chhattisgarh and its residential complex completed at Bilaspur.
  5. 2011Disaster Management Training Institute for the CRPF completed at Latur.
  6. 2014National Award for the barrier-free Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University.
  7. 2019Rehabilitation University Campus completed in Lucknow.
  8. 2020Empanelled by CPWD as Architect Consultant, Category I, for projects up to ₹1,200 crore.
  9. 2021Apollo Ispat Super Speciality Hospital, Rourkela, dedicated to the nation.
  10. 2023Government Medical College, Banda, and Telhara Museum completed.
  11. 2024GRIHA Exemplary Performance Awards for the Income Tax Office, Bhopal, and GMC Dhemaji.
  12. 2025850-bed Command Hospital, Udhampur, handed over to the Military Engineer Services.
  13. 2026Design work under way for IIT Madras, Tribhuvan Sahkari University and the Bharat Petroleum Learning Centre.

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Leadership

The people who lead our work

Ar. Ashok Kumar

Ar. Ashok Kumar

Founder & President

Founded ARCH-EN DESIGN in 1984 and has led its work for Government, defence, health and education clients since then.

  • B.Arch (Gold Medal), IIT Roorkee, 1983
  • FIIA · FIID · FIV
  • Registered with the Council of Architecture
Ar. Annkit Kummar

Ar. Annkit Kummar

Vice President, Design & Planning

Leads design and Planning across the practice.

  • M.Arch, AA Design Research Lab, Architectural Association, London
  • B.Arch, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
Ar. Sakshi Mathur

Ar. Sakshi Mathur

Vice President, Design & Planning

Leads design and Planning on institutional and public projects.

  • M.Arch, AA Design Research Lab, Architectural Association, London
  • At ARCH-EN DESIGN since 2015; earlier at Gian P. Mathur & Associates, New Delhi

Key personnel

The team on our projects

  • Atul SinghalProject In-charge
  • Sujeet VishwakarmaProject In-charge
  • Vinati ManiProject In-charge
  • Santosh TripathiProject In-charge
  • Asim AliProject In-charge
  • Faizan AhmedSenior Architect
  • Bhanu Pratap SinghSenior Architect
  • Anil Kumar MauryaArchitect
  • Nadeem KhanPMC Head
  • Rajneesh SinghBihar PMC Head
  • Alok KumarBihar PMC Coordinator
  • Niranjan PoddarMEPF Head
  • Aftab AlamSenior Estimator
  • Devendra SinghSenior Estimator

With many other Architects, Engineers, estimators and site teams across our offices.

Our approach

How we work

Every project starts with the brief, the site and the budget, and with the people who will use the building. We plan movement and phasing first, then design buildings that suit the climate and can be built and maintained within public budgets.

Architecture, structure, services, Medical Planning and Landscape are designed together by our own teams, so drawings are coordinated before they reach site. Our Project Management and supervision teams then carry the design through construction.

How we workOur services and sectors

Join us

Careers

We hire Architects, Engineers and Planners for our studios and project sites. Send your CV to hr@aed.co.in.

Roles and how to apply

Giving back

AED Foundation

Seminars, design competitions, workshops and mentoring for students and young professionals.

About the Foundation