Forma Design is the studio's architectural and conceptual arm, specialising in bespoke, context-driven architecture for distinctive homes and hospitality environments.

Our work is rooted in an ethos of quiet luxury—where refinement is achieved through proportion, material honesty, and spatial clarity rather than ornament. Each project is approached as a carefully tailored response to its setting, shaped by landscape, climate, and the lived experience of space.

Through restrained modernism, exposed structure, and a deep sensitivity to material, Forma Design creates architecture that feels timeless, immersive, and deeply personal—spaces defined by calm, precision, and intent.

Forma Build is the executional counterpart to the studio's design philosophy, delivering architecture through a process defined by craftsmanship, control, and bespoke construction.

With a focus on quietly luxurious detailing, exposed construction techniques, and material precision, Forma Build ensures that the architectural intent is carried through every stage of making. Our approach values thoughtful sequencing, skilled workmanship, and on-site refinement, allowing spaces to be built with clarity and care.

By closely integrating design and construction, Forma Build enables the realisation of architecture that is refined, enduring, and uncompromising in quality—where luxury is felt in the experience, not announced.

Forma Design + Build offers a fully integrated architectural and construction service for bespoke residences, holiday homes, and niche hospitality projects. Our scope spans contextual architectural design, interior architecture, material and detail development, landscape integration, and complete design documentation, followed by precise execution through our in-house build division.

We specialise in exposed construction techniques, refined structural expression, bespoke joinery, and material-led detailing—ensuring continuity of intent from concept to completion. Working closely with craftsmen and consultants, we deliver architecture defined by quiet luxury, material honesty, and enduring quality, where every element is carefully considered and purposefully made.

Ram Pai

ram pai

principal & co-founder

He is an architect with over 8 years of professional experience working across residential and hospitality projects. A graduate of the Manipal School of Architecture, his work focuses on creating spaces that respond closely to their context, climate, and landscape.
His design approach explores honest materials, exposed construction, and restrained minimalism, emphasizing clarity of form and a strong connection to place. Through a careful balance of craft, structure, and atmosphere, his work seeks to create architecture that is both quietly expressive and deeply rooted in its surroundings.

Suraksha

suraksha jayaram

principal & co-founder

She is an architect with over 5 years of professional experience working across residential and hospitality projects. A graduate of Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, she also holds a Master's degree in Environmental Design and Engineering from University College London, where her studies expanded her technical depth and design approach.
Her work explores context-driven design shaped by quiet luxury, natural materials, and a close connection to landscape. Through her role at Forma, she leads projects across architecture, interiors, and construction, ensuring continuity from concept to completion while creating spaces that are calm, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in their surroundings.

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forma design + build
tf 1 no. 30 sapthagiri 15th
main road, rmv extension,
sadashivanagar
bangalore 560080
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