NABH accreditation is not a paperwork exercise. It is an architectural one. The standards set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals govern how a building is zoned, how patients and staff circulate through it, how infection risk is managed across departments, and how materials are specified across clinical areas. A hospital that is not designed for NABH compliance from the first drawing cannot be retrofitted into one at the end of construction. The decisions that determine accreditation readiness are made at the planning stage.
Studio Athenos is a hospital architect based in Jaipur, led by Ar. Rahul Saxena, with healthcare architecture practice in Rajasthan since 2007. Ar. Rahul Saxena is an IGBC Accredited Professional with direct experience in hospital design from site analysis and functional brief through to construction documentation and handover. The practice understands NABH requirements not as a compliance checklist to be applied at the end, but as a design framework that shapes every decision — from the separation of sterile and non-sterile zones in operation theatres, to nurse station placement relative to ICU bed counts, to the specification of surfaces that can withstand clinical-grade cleaning protocols.
Studio Athenos has delivered multiple NABH-accredited hospitals across Rajasthan. Balaji Cure & Care Hospital, Sirsi Road, Jaipur — a 150-bed multi-speciality hospital completed in 2025 — is operational and NABH accredited. Jeevan Raksha Hospital, Bikaner, and Jeevan Raksha Hospital, Shridungargarh, are also NABH-accredited facilities designed by the practice. Across these projects, the design approach has been consistent: vertical zoning to separate clinical zones by acuity and access, strict separation of sterile and non-sterile circulation, and material specifications aligned with infection control requirements from the outset.
The practice works with hospital promoters, doctors, and healthcare trusts across Rajasthan — in Jaipur, Bikaner, Pilani, and Merta. Commissions typically begin at the pre-design stage: site evaluation, regulatory compliance review, functional zoning, and department adjacency planning before any structural design is fixed. This early engagement is what makes NABH-ready handover achievable. For hospital projects that also require radiation therapy infrastructure, the practice has specialist experience in LINAC bunker architecture and AERB regulatory compliance.
A hospital that is built right the first time does not need to be rebuilt to earn accreditation. That is the standard Studio Athenos designs to.
To discuss a hospital project in Rajasthan, contact Ar. Rahul Saxena at rahul@studioathenos.in or +91 94601 44678.
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