We are excited to announce the appointment of Bimal Desai, Founding Member, Principal Architect, and Leader of DSP Design, as an Intelligent Buildings Industry Fellow. As an Industry Fellow, he will provide thought leadership and industry perspective for blending technology and design in next-generation buildings, campuses, and interiors. Bimal and DSP Design are global leaders in integrating technology into design and delivering leading-edge workspace environments across the architecture and interior design spectrums.
“Bimal and DSP Design have been visionary in their understanding of how proptech is influencing design, operations, and the entire occupant experience, which was recognized when they recently won ‘Best Proptech Architecture & Design Firm’ by Architecture & Interior Design Excellence Awards,” said Tom Shircliff, Intelligent Buildings Co-Founder. “We have known Bimal for years and have seen his work firsthand throughout India in Fortune 500 campus master plans and interiors, as well as numerous local developments,” added Shircliff’s partner and Co-Founder, Rob Murchison.
Under the leadership of Bimal and his partners, Yatin Patel and Mehul Shah, DSP Design currently ranks 49th among the Top 100 Architectural Practices in the World by WA100 (2021) and 50th among the Top 100 Interior Design Practices in the World by the Interior Design Top 100 Giants List (2021).
The organization has an established footprint across India and Southeast Asia with multi-faceted studios at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Singapore. DSP Design offers Architecture, Interior Design, and Smart Building Solutions across domains like high-density residential, corporate and commercial spaces, hospitality, industrial, retail, and education. DSP Design has recorded approximately 200 million sq. ft. across 1000+ award-winning projects.
We enthusiastically welcome Bimal and look forward to his continuing impact on the industry and our customers.
About Intelligent Buildings, LLC
Intelligent Buildings® is the only company focused on Smart Building advisory, assessment, and managed services at scale for both new projects and existing portfolios. We help our customers manage risk, enhance occupant well-being, and continually improve performance by providing unmatched expertise, practical recommendations, and targeted services. Since 2004, we are the most trusted and experienced name in Smart Building services.
About DSP Design
DSP Design is an international architecture and design practice catering to an array of verticals within Architecture, Interior Design, and Smart Building Solutions across domains like high-density residential, corporate & commercial spaces, hospitality, industrial, retail, and education. DSP Design has been inducted as an exclusive Indian architecture and design practice to ONE Global Design. Smart Building Technology and Sustainability form an embedded part of the entrepreneurial work culture at DSP, ensuring the practice delivers designs that cut across multi-generational spatial expectations.