{"id":9410,"date":"2021-01-29T15:27:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.biltrax.com\/?p=9410"},"modified":"2022-02-28T08:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T03:06:48","slug":"raja-arjun-on-orchestrating-a-fast-growing-design-build-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sh040.global.temp.domains\/~vitamind\/biltrax.mediacontent\/raja-arjun-on-orchestrating-a-fast-growing-design-build-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Raja Arjun on orchestrating a fast-growing design-build company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Office of Cognitive Design (OCD) is a realty service company comprising strategy, design and building. Spearheaded by Raja Arjun, the practice primarily focuses on empathy-driven design with emphasis on human psychology, creativity and business. Design-thinking remains at the core of every project that they undertake as they look for holistic solutions centred around the needs of the end-user, their nuances and eccentricities. They achieve this by a unique company structure run by various directors each an expert in a particular typology of design. Raja discusses the novel and unspoken aspects of architecture and shares his outlook on Indian architecture and its discrepancies.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Office of Cognitive Design, Bangalore is a collective practice offering an integrated business solution, with  Design Strategy, Architecture, Interior Design and construction services, individually or as a turnkey project. With projects like prefab co-living homes, workspace solutions for startups and MNCs alike, exciting retail formats, co-working spaces, and institutional projects all over India, their practice combines business solutions, design, construction and brand strategy. Raja Arjun, founder of OCD holds a bachelor’s in architecture from RV College and a master’s in brand strategy and business innovation from IE Barcelona. Belonging to a family that works in real-estate and having worked in Tokyo, Melbourne, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, Raja combines his education and experience to elevate the standards of design in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raja approaches his work with a multi-faceted approach. His team at OCD understands the brand, its intent and goals and attempts to assimilate the same into design. Undertaking projects ranging from 450sqft. to 50 acre, OCD is amongst the few firms in India that provides a troupe of architectural services ranging from celebrity homes to game changing institutional spaces. Raja compares running an architectural practice to running a marathon, Raja mentions realizing a firm’s potential takes careful planning, plenty of energy and time.Most important of all is a genuine curiosity in life and the joy in bonding with people. OCD is a six year old practice with a systematic office, consisting of 60 people divided into sub teams of 7-10 professionals. They embark on each project through research work comprising a benchmark study of the surrounding context, client profile and site requirements, rendering each project with a distinct architectural language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n