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    • Our Office
    • What We Do
    • Our Team
  • Work
    • Portfolio
  • Journal
  • Contact

  • About
    • Our Office
    • What We Do
    • Our Team
  • Work
    • Portfolio
  • Journal
  • Contact

Our Office

We make buildings that nurture good living, creating livable, inclusive, and sustainable built environments. 

In our projects, we aim to go beyond the given brief and commission to create a positive social and economic impact in the larger contexts where they are situated.

We recognize the ecological impact that buildings and construction have on the natural environment and actively work to minimize it. 

To achieve this, we carefully select materials, reduce costly changes and material waste through Building Information Modelling (BIM), and prioritize self-sufficiency in energy, waste, and water management.

We Are

A multi-disciplinary design practice based in Trichy. Since 1987, we have continued to create shared journeys with our clients in realising their aspirations.

Our work aims to add lasting value to our clients, to the larger built environment and to the social and cultural contexts in which each project is realised.

What We Do

Our work spans a wide range of scales and types—from interiors and residences to institutions, public spaces, master planning, and urban transformation projects. Our focus on creating value for clients and other stakeholders often leads us to take on unconventional yet meaningful project types.

Some of our notable projects include,

The adaptive reuse of an old industrial building into an IT office for an MNC

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The research and design for urban affordable housing

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The design of an academic block with abundant natural light and ventilation

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The creation of city-scale visions to make our urban spaces exciting, inclusive, and safe

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The design and execution of a cost-effective farmhouse

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The restoration of a heritage home into a luxury bed & breakfast

The design of PWD prototypes for rural schools in Maharasthra

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Our Approach

We believe good design responds sensitively to both the client’s needs and to the site’s context. We engage in methods and processes that ensure the final built form is a thoughtful and effective response to both.

Design, for us, is a collaborative process. Accordingly, we keep our methods diverse and flexible—from hand sketches and physical models to simulations in digital twins through Building Information Modelling (BIM). This allows us to communicate clearly, make informed decisions early, and reduce waste through better coordination.

Physical study model
BIM model - digital twin

Our Team


Chandranesan Pownraja

founder & principal architect
Ar. Chandranesan Pownraja graduated with distinction from the erstwhile Regional Engineering College, now NIT Trichy. With over 30 years of experience, he has designed and built a range of project types from residences to institutional buildings, office complexes, and convention centres. He is currently the Chairman of the Indian Institute of Architects, Tamil Nadu Chapter.

Kapilan Chandranesan

associate architect
Kapilan completed his B.Arch. from Anna University, Chennai and his M.Sc. from TU Eindhoven, the Netherlands. He has worked with Orange Architects in Rotterdam between 2017 and 2021 before joining APC Associates in 2022. He is also a visiting faculty at C.A.R.E. School Of Architecture, Trichy.

Krishnakumar Mahalingam

associate - senior civil engineer
Krishnakumar completed his B.E. Civil Engineering in NIT, Trichy. He has been part of APC Associates for about three decades and heads the PMC wing of our office.

Monisha Jeyakumar

architect
Monisha completed her B.Arch. from M.A.M. College of Architecture, Trichy in 2017 and has been with APC Associates since then.

Sivasakthi Baskar

architect
Sivasakthi completed her B.Arch. from CARE School of Architecture, in Trichy in 2024 and is part of our team since then.

Saranya Selvakumar

senior draftsperson
Saranya graduated with a diploma in Civil Engineering from S.I.T., Trichy in 2006. She has been a part of APC Associates since 2006.

Aravinthan Sivakumar

civil engineer
Aravinthan graduated from JJ College of Engineering with B.E. in Civil Engineering and has been part of APC Associates since 2018

Gunanithi Jayabal

civil engineer
Gunanithi finished his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Arifa Institute of Technology and has been with us since 2023.

Past collaborators

Yamini Thaila

Faizal

K.K. Karthick

Raja Lakshmi

Shrithik Rigesh

Jeevan Babu

Vignesh

Shobana

Kesavan

Rajathi

Yogalakshmi

John

Sathya

Saravana Kumar

Balamurugan

Kala

Sandhya

Deepa

Lalitha

Kumudavalli

We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic people to join our team. 

For internship or work opportunities please send us an email with a short cover letter and a portfolio in PDF format (not more than 5MB) with the position you are applying for mentioned in the email subject. You can send it to 

[email protected]

Get in touch!

For enquiries regarding new projects, collaboration, and general info regarding the office, please write to

[email protected]

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