About
Pithavadian And Partners
A firm of Architects, Planners and Engineers, trusted over 100 years.
Pithavadian And Partners is a firm of Architects, Planners and Engineers with offices in Chennai, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Kochi. The firm offers comprehensive services including architecture, interiors, planning, engineering and project management for all types of buildings, sites and services projects. After more than a century of innovative practice, the firm’s portfolio of over 3,000 built works spans every sector, size and complexity. We believe our focus on service is the benchmark of the firm’s growth, reflected in the long-standing relationships we hold with many of our existing Clients.
History
Company Timeline
Foundation of the parent firm, Jackson and Baker. The oldest drawings in our archives date to this year.
The practice is reconstituted as Pryne, Abbot & Davis.
Kiffin Peterson and F.B. Pithavadian are inducted as partners.
F.B. Pithavadian runs the practice as a proprietorship firm.
Pithavadian And Partners is founded, continuing to this day.
Operating under the same name, headquartered in Chennai with offices in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Kochi, and a portfolio of 3,000+ built works.
Our Purpose
Pithavadian And Partners is a Design Consultancy Firm delivering excellent-quality solutions to the complete satisfaction of its Clients, across all segments and without geographical limitations.
Our Vision
To maintain steady growth and, in the process, increase our Client base, provide opportunities to quality professionals, and enlarge our scope of services — Green Building Consultancy and Landscape Design among them.
Our Goal
To ensure the Client receives precisely what PNP has been appointed for; in the process, providing value addition, effecting economy through value engineering, and delivering the right solution at the first shot.
Approach
A Forward-Thinking Turnkey Design Provider
PNP is a forward-thinking turnkey design service provider, delivering creative and dynamic architectural and engineering design for comfortable, efficient living and working environments. The backbone of the firm is our team of architects and engineers. Our scope spans preliminary conceptualisation through to the handover of finished infrastructure and facilities. Customer satisfaction is our primary goal, and the bulk of our projects are repeat orders.
Leadership
Management Team

Parthsarthi Dutta Gupta
Managing Partner
- B.Arch., REC-Trichy, University of Madras, 1986
- Recipient of the AL Mudaliar Award for the design of the International Air Terminal at Madras (1986)
- Registered Architect (Council of Architecture)

N. Balachander
Partner
- B.Arch., SAP-Guindy, University of Madras, 1983
- Registered Architect (Council of Architecture)
- Associate of the Indian Institute of Architects

Zacharia George
Principal Consulting Engineer (Former Partner, PNP)
- Engineering, Kerala University (1955)
- PG, Institute of Higher Studies in Construction, Paris
- PG Diploma in Management
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Testimonials
What Clients Say
“The late Prof. Pithavadian laid the foundation for architecture education in Chennai. His SBI building was a ground-breaking construction method at the time.”
— Au Architecture
“Amazing office. Very dedicated and hardworking staff, and a welcoming ambiance.”
— Mukul Sengupto
“Well-known team of the best architects in Tamil Nadu — a complete architecture and MEP design company.”
— Bharath Kapali
Have a project in mind?
From a single residence to a multi-million-square-foot township, we'd be glad to discuss it.
