Philosophy

Here at ISDG we excel in passion driven design through the seamless integration of the function, form and context of a site merged with art, architecture and the landscape to form an overall cohesive experience for the end users. We consider ourselves empathic to our clientele thus seeing things from their point of view. We implement principles of empathic design to aid in understanding the many aspects of a project including the ecosystem, end users, stakeholders, natural habitats, etc. This results in creative design solutions that are in harmony with the surrounding built or natural environments. Our design philosophy is deeply rooted in the collaboration of community, culture and the environments in which we live, work and play. We feel a sense of stewardship in providing our clients with innovative design technologies that will help conserve, sustain and enhance engagement with nature.