We offer the two main services:
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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
We are an architectural practice that specializes in sustainable design.
Our design aesthetic ties the rustic-vernacular and contemporary style in perfect balance. We build buildings rooted in sound architectural principles to reconnect with nature and celebrate the simple joys of life. Fresh air, natural light, fertile soil, love and laughter: the essentials of well-being that are too often lost in the chaos of modern living.
As a team of internationally trained architects and project managers, we are able to bring global insights and best practices to our buildings. Using the very best local materials, modern engineering, and expert craftsmanship; we endeavor to remain progressive in our thinking, authentic in our offerings, responsible in our practices, and retain the quiet luxury and joy found in the goodness of nature.
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BOUTIQUE GREEN DEVELOPMENT IN GOA
A specialized division within Grounded where a team of architects function as property developers in Goa.
We build beautiful & unique houses for sale in Goa, indulging in the authentic spirit of architectural design and sustainability.
Each house available for sale in Goa is designed as a green building. Our houses in Goa are completely ‘hassle-free’ where we are take care of the land, design, construction, permissions, property maintenance and rentals.
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team
Passionate about architecture and the environment, we are perfectionists and swear by the virtue of hard work.
Each project is personal to us as we design and build each home as if it were our dream home.
Anjali Mangalgiri
Founder & Principal Architect
Anjali Mangalgiri is the founder and principal architect at Grounded, an award-winning architecture and development firm that she founded in 2010.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi in 2002, Anjali moved to USA to do a Master in City Planning from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2005, she joined New York based architecture firm HOK, where she worked on urban planning projects before returning to university to complete a Masters in Real Estate Development at Columbia University in 2008.
In America, Anjali missed the hands-on practice of design that was directly influenced by the earth and soil- a practice that had left a deep impression on her during her architectural internship in Auroville where she built using earth, straw and other sustainable techniques.
The idea of bringing forth this tactile experience together with the broader knowledge on planning, policy and business that she had gained in the US, led Anjali to set up Grounded, her own practice in Goa in 2010.
Passionate about design and the environment, Anjali has been a TEDx speaker and a speaker at Columbia University. She is the founding advisory member for Smart Cities Advisors in New York and has served as a director on the board of CIANA, a New York based non-profit. She is a registered architect in India, a LEED Accredited Professional in the US and an IGBC Accredited Professional in India. She is recognised as an AD100 architect for her ecologically sensitive and sustainable architecture.
Sanjeet wahi
Chief Operating Officer
Sanjeet has joined Grounded as part of the senior management team bringing his decade long business experience to the team.
Prior to Grounded, Sanjeet worked at I.O. Media (a digital media agency headquartered in New York) for 9 years where he managed the administration and operations for a team of 110 people. He was one of the key figures in the setup of the India office.
To Grounded, Sanjeet brings his experience in taking a start-up to a self sustaining profitable business model. In addition, his architecture education helps him in being a bridge between the creative and the business ends.
Sanjeet has a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi. In his days as a practicing architect, he was a core member of the winning team for the design of a Memorial Complex for the Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 2005.
Sanjeet is a keen photographer who pursues architecture and nature photography with intense passion. He also loves to spend his time reading comics and graphic novels.
SARANG KARMArKAR
Senior Architect
Sarang completed his graduation in architecture from University of Mumbai and started his studio in Shriwardhan, Maharashtra. He is a GRIHA CP and an expert on daylighting, facades and whole building simulation.
In 2016, Sarang co-authored and published his first research paper on undocumented Himachali architecture and later went on to publish a book titled Ladakh: Beyond the Great Valleys. He has documented several places along the foothills of Himalayas in Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, and parts of Bangladesh with a focus on architecture and disaster response.
Sarang is also a great organiser. In 2020, he co-ordinated an architectural conference and talk show called Mosaic-2020 hosted by Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture in Navi Mumbai.
The Gang
Praveen S
Architect
Geosha Anshil
Architect
Mareena Micheal
Junior Architect
Xena Mendonça
Junior Architect
RAHUL kavthankar
Administration
Rahul is our in-house administration expert and our go to person for getting things done.
Post his graduation, Rahul worked with Lokmanya Multipurpose Co-op Society Ltd as the Admin. Manager where he was responsible for the management of all administration and liaison work for the company.
At GROUNDED, Rahul takes initiative, is always ready for a challenge, and is constantly looking for ways to develop his skills. He says his intentions are fueled by his dreams of making the world a better place.
Rahul is also an avid reader and a carrom player. He is in his element around nature and has nothing but love for all animals.
Parnavi Bangar
Communications
Parnavi completed her Bachelor's in Architecture from the University of Mumbai and holds a certificate in conservation and preservation of architectural heritage. Previously she has worked on documentation and condition assessment, adaptive reuse of heritage forts, fort SMP, and design projects. Specialising in video editing she was involved in the nomination for UNESCO cultural heritage for making the narrative and video documentation.
She started an online initiative called Reminiscing History to revive broken monuments in the form of illustrations based on literature and available evidence. She published her research paper for the same in 2022 explaining the methodology.
Past team members
Srinivas Eleswarapu
Hadiya Jafar Ali
Sarth Satish Bakare
Shrunkhala R. Damke
Prajakta Pai
Jahnvi Raj
DEEPTI TAMBRALLIMATH
TAARIKA GANESH
Maryam Sheikh
Akash Naik
Zeba Malayil
Anisha Malhotra
Amal Cheriyan
Pallavi Chitnis
Aseem Ahluwalia
Juhi Banerji
Shreya Swami
Christina Malsawm
All Photography (except Nivim) courtesy Sanjeet Wahi