Ideas that shape places.
Design that makes them work.
We are a Chennai studio of architects, designers and engineers, working on projects across India and taking every idea from the first line on paper to the details that make it real.
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What We Do
One idea. Every scale. Every discipline.
From the scale of a masterplan to the detail of a data point, our disciplines work together from the start.
DESIGN
01
Masterplanning & Urban Design
Shaping sites, campuses and communities before the buildings begin.
02
Architecture
Turning context, purpose and possibility into places that belong.
03
Interior Design
Spaces shaped around people, culture and the way they work.
ENGINEERING
04
Structural Engineering
Structures conceived with the architecture—not added to it.
05
MEP Engineering
Building systems designed to work quietly, efficiently and intelligently.
SPECIALIST DESIGN
06
Sustainability & Building Performance
Making performance, comfort and responsible design part of the idea from day one.
07
Landscape Design
Connecting buildings, people and the spaces in between.
08
Lighting Design
Using light to shape experience, atmosphere and identity.
09
ICT & ELV Design
The digital infrastructure behind connected, contemporary buildings.
10
Data & AV Design
Data networks, audio-visual and collaboration technology, planned as part of the space itself.
Selected Works
Different briefs. Different places.
The same curiosity.
Explore how we bring architecture, engineering and ideas together across workplaces, industry, campuses and commercial environments.
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Projects delivered & underway
Sq ft of built-up area
Cities across India
Clients served
How We Work
Ideas get better when disciplines collide.
Architecture, engineering, interiors and technology don’t take turns at DIUS. They develop together. We sketch, question, test and resolve ideas as one team, because the best solutions rarely belong to just one discipline.
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THINK TOGETHER
Architects, designers and engineers work on the same problem, at the same table, at the same time.
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QUESTION THE BRIEF
We start by understanding how a place will really be used, before anything is drawn.
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DESIGN WITH DETAIL
An idea is only as good as its details, so we carry it all the way through.
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MAKE IT BUILDABLE
We design with how things are made in mind, so the idea survives the journey to site.
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KEEP LEARNING
Design reviews, site visits and conversations across disciplines mean everyone learns from every project.
The Principals
Design is personal here.
So is leadership.
Subbiah Sivasubramaniam
Founder & Principal
Subbiah founded DIUS in 2018 after nearly two decades in large multi-disciplinary practice. An architect and IGBC Accredited Professional with more than 25 years of experience, he brings architecture and engineering together on complex buildings and campuses, with a strong belief in clarity, rigour and design that can be built.
Sunayana Subbiah
Founder & Principal
Sunayana leads interior design at DIUS, shaping architecture and interiors around people, experience and detail, and nurturing the collaborative studio culture behind the work.
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Good work leads to lasting relationships.
Working with Indian and global organisations on projects across India.
Let’s Build Something Enduring
Start the conversation.
Tell us what you’re planning. We’ll tell you how we’d build it.
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9/5, 1st Cross St, Venkateswara Nagar, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020