[INSD]e* — Inquiries in Strategic Design is a multi-disciplinary design practice that begins with the question before it arrives at the form.
The work is in understanding the forces that shape a problem, the decisions that define it, and the relationships it needs to hold together.
Design is not applied after the strategy. Design is the strategy.
The practice operates through seven domains of inquiry: Architecture is one of them. So is visualisation. So is research. So is art curation.
A project might need a building, a brand, a spatial strategy, or a research brief. Often it needs several at once. The domains exist so that nothing is forced into a single discipline's frame.
[INSD]e* works collaboratively with researchers, designers from different fields, engineers and technical specialists, so that no problem is beyond scope and every solution can be strategically designed.
Emergence is the condition through which everything connects. It is what appears when the parts of a system begin to behave as something greater than their sum. Each domain of inquiry within [INSD]e* is not a silo. It is a root. Architecture informs research. Visualisation sharpens strategy. Education feeds back into experiment. The domains do not run parallel. They converge. These seven domains are the measurable means. What emerges from their intersection is the inquiry itself.
[INSD]e* operates on a collaborative model. The practice does not scale by headcount. It scales by network. Every project brings together the right people for the right problem - architects, engineers, researchers, artists, fabricators, each a specialist in their own discipline. The work is better because no one is asked to be something they are not.
This is an open call to designers, technicians, and specialists who believe in working across disciplines. If your craft intersects with strategic design, spatial thinking, or any of the seven domains of inquiry, there is a conversation to be had.
If your craft intersects with any of the seven domains of inquiry, we would like to hear from you. Tell us who you are, what you do, and why you believe in working across disciplines.
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Architect based out of Mangalore, Karnataka. 5 years of professional experience spanning Residential Architecture, Developer projects, Visualisation, and Design Research. Previously at Hiren Patel Architects and Design [HPAD], Ahmedabad and at CEPT University as Teaching Associate. Currently a visiting faculty at Nitte Institute of Architecture and Founder at [INSD]e* focusing on Strategic Design consultation and contextual driven design.
Architect based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Masters in Housing Design from CEPT University and experience as a Teaching Associate. Experience in Interior Design with a keen interest in art and enhancing spaces using art. Specialisation in art curation and collection, housing design and spatial styling.
