
Founded as a practice working across architecture and community-focused projects, pk_iNCEPTiON is based in Maharashtra, India. The studio, one of the winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, works on rural schools, houses, libraries, and public buildings, with a focus on spatial organization and adaptability. Operating across varied social and climatic contexts, pk_iNCEPTiON approaches design through careful attention to movement, scale, and the relationship between built form and open space.
pk_iNCEPTiON does not begin its projects with form. It begins with people, routines, and the spaces where everyday life unfolds. Across schools, houses, and community buildings, the practice works deliberately with thresholds, shared edges, and moments of overlap, treating architecture not as an object to be admired but as a framework that supports use, change, and occupation over time. Meaning is built gradually, through spatial sequences, calibrated scales, and a careful balance between the built and the unbuilt.























