about the practice
Creating Spaces that Respond to Light, Air, Life and Time
പ്രകാശത്തോടും വായുവിനോടും ജീവനോടും കാലത്തോടും പ്രതികരിക്കുന്ന ഇടങ്ങൾ സൃഷ്ടിക്കുന്നു
Veyccan & Cherian Associates is a Thiruvananthapuram-based practice designing buildings that listen to land, climate, and the people who inhabit them.
Care
By caring deeply for the environment, our clients, our team, and the processes on site, we aim to create spaces where beauty emerges naturally.
Reduction
We seek elegance through reduction— paring away the unnecessary to arrive at clarity, calm, and purpose. A simple palette of materials and thoughtful restraint also lowers maintenance and lessens environmental impact.
Timelessness
We believe architecture should last— in use, in meaning and in memory. Craft, appropriate materials, and traditional wisdom help us build for a timeless future.
Connection
Light, views, and spatial connections shape how we relate to the world around us. We see architecture as a means to foster joy, belonging, and a deeper relationship with our surrounding.
people
Tony Veyccan
Tony is an architect from Trivandrum with a passion for sustainable, climate-responsive design. After graduating from the College of Architecture, Trivandrum in 2016, he worked on tourism projects with KIIDC before pursuing a Master’s in Building Energy Performance at CEPT University. Alongside practice, he has also taught architecture at Seed Kochi and College of Architecture Trivandrum. His work is driven by curiosity, critical thinking, and the ambition to create energy-efficient buildings for the future.
Arun Cherian
Arun is an architect from Gangtok whose work is shaped by deep experience in the Himalayan context. A graduate of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, he spent eight years working across Delhi-based design practices, leading projects from concept to completion, before pursuing a Master’s in Architectural Design at CEPT University. He now teaches as a visiting faculty member at the College of Engineering Trivandrum, and brings to practice a strong belief in learning through making, and in creating environments that support care, joy, and better living.