Born and bred in the Bay Area, DES shares the trailblazing spirit of Silicon Valley. As an integrated design firm, we collaborate between disciplines, from architecture and interior design to planning and engineering. We are here to cross boundaries. The clients we attract span technology, education, life science, healthcare, and real estate development. We cross-pollinate insights, designing solutions special to each project and informed by the full breadth of our experience. Research centers can inspire startup facilities. Social spaces can shape wellness clinics. Tech campuses can transform the urban places of tomorrow.

It all starts with the partnership, a give-and-take of ideas. Bring us your site, budget, and brief. Bring on the unexpected, the unexplored, the uncertain. Where others see limitations, we see possibilities. We believe a process that’s agile and flexible produces a place that is the same. A place that’s designed for working and playing, healing and learning, dreaming and doing. A place that inspires people to make it their own.

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Steve Mincey

Tom Gilman Aia, Ap

Kenny W Hung

Fran Hegeler

Nilufer Green

Christopher Boyle

The Leadership Team at DES is responsible for guiding the company’s strategic vision and fostering a collaborative culture that empowers interdisciplinary collaboration across projects. This team, comprised of key executives, ensures alignment with the company's mission of innovation and boundary-crossing design. They drive decision-making processes, nurture client relationships, and cultivate an environment that embraces creativity and adaptability, enabling DES to deliver exceptional solutions tailored to diverse industry needs.

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