Kham Consultants
Kham Consultants embarked on its design story 25 years back in 1992.
It derives its name from the Sanskrit word Kham which implies the root sound of space, both mental and physical. Space is experienced not just without but also within us. At Kham Consultants, we aim at extending these horizons of space into the diverse area of design.
The design approach at Kham is strongly driven by ideas and theoretical insights, particularly about the city, habitat, time and detail. Our vast experience in architecture, interior and urban design has created a rostrum for inter-disciplinary elements of built environment professions including climate, landscape, installation art, civil and structural engineering to move towards a sustainable and holistic architecture.
Over the years the firm has been bestowed with several national as well as international awards and featured in various magazines, newspaper columns and television shows. It is also associated with several social projects aiming at development of culture, society and the city. We aim to fuse the natural with the man made and our global active participation in floral architecture has further strengthened our bond with nature. It has provided an opportunity to display co-existence of the urban and eco-sensitive environments.
Founder
Architect, Urban Designer, Artist and Theoretician, Monica Khosla Bhargava is a contemporary architect who has been innovational in the fields of Architecture, Urban Design and Interiors. She was awarded Multiwyn ADI Award, Commendation for JWT Office June 2016 by Indian Institute of Architects WB Chapter, the Women’s Achiever’s Award in March 2012 by the Ladies Circle of Calcutta for Excellence in Architecture and the Award of Recognition in February 2000 by the 9th International Conference on Safe Communities, ICMH, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
She graduated in 1989 from Jadavpur University as Bachelor of Architecture and then furthered her Masters in Architecture with a specialisation in Urban Design from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi in 1991. This was followed by a Diploma in Architecture and Development from Lund University, Sweden in 1997.
Bhargava has been invited to present papers at various conferences in India, Bangladesh, Japan and the United Kingdom and is visiting faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and thesis juror at Jadavpur University for post graduate programs.
She has been the editor of the International Newsletter Built Environment and was part of the Ministerial Conference at the 3rd World Water Forum, Japan, March 2003 which prepared the Kyoto Declaration on Water.
Professional Affiliations:
President- SPARK (Society for Park Street Rejuvenation- Kolkata)
Life Member- Council of Architecture (India)
Life Member- Centre for Built Environment, India
Life Member- Indian Institute of Interior Designers
Fellow Member- Indian Institute of Urban Designers
Associate Member - Indian Institute of Architects
Committee Member – Pushpa Bitan Friendship Society, India
