Suraksha Acharya

Midori architects is a National and International multi award-winning firm established in the year 2015 under the leadership of Suraksha Acharya, a cognitive member of the sustainable architecture field in India, championing the need to build better and more environment friendly structures. True to its meaning, Midori believes there lies an element of inspiration for all projects, large or small, through the Green approach. They are a young team of new age designers, planners, thinkers and consultants from Chennai, striving to create everlasting structures through innovative form, modern flow and versatile function. The firm is committed to using advanced technology and simulation techniques to produce architecturally pleasing work while pushing the boundaries of performative design.]

Suraksha graduated with Honors from the School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai in 2007 and went on to practice at T.R Hamzah & Yeang Sdn, Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, under the mentorship of Dr. Ken Yeang. During this time, she was closely involved with the design phase of several large scale mixed-use, residential & commercial tower projects in Asia that were driven by sustainable concerns. In 2009 she chose to return to academics and pursued her Masters in Sustainable Environmental Design program at the Architectural Association (AA), London. In 2012 she joined a start-up firm Pomeroy Studio in Singapore as an Architectural Designer & later pursued her passion for ‘Green’ as a Sustainability Consultant with Design Partner Architects in 2013 & as a Green Building Analyst with Environmental Design Solutions in 2014. Midori’s current projects include a 6 acre ocean side 5 star hospitality retreat in Chennai’s East Coast, a smart energy efficient residence recertified as India’s first Net Zero Residence by IGBC to India’s first Zero Carbon designed residence “Aeon House” in Chennai to name a few.