DELV Design

What DELV Design does

DELV Design is a privately-held architecture and interior design firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, at 1411 Roosevelt Ave, Suite 302, in the adaptively reused Box Factory building in the North Mass District. The firm has grown from a four-person founding studio to approximately 30 personnel and operates an integrated practice spanning architecture, interior design, master planning, sustainability design, adaptive reuse, and brand development. DELV's service mix addresses multiple market verticals: commercial real estate, civic and municipal, hospitality and restaurant, corporate workplace, healthcare, education, parks and recreation, residential, and religious/community facilities. Named enterprise and institutional clients include SomeraRoad, the City of Fishers, Purdue Research Foundation, Katz Sapper & Miller (KSM), Knowledge Services, Dawes Fretzin Dermatology, Won't Stop Hospitality (Café Patachou), Sun King, and Scannell Properties + Pittman Partners.

The firm's underlying methodology is a three-phase design thinking framework — Understand what is, Explore what could be, Implement what will be — supplemented by five design tenets: empathetic, honest, beautiful, useful, resilient. Team composition includes architects, interior designers, and brand strategists working under one roof, with a dedicated sustainability advocate assigned to each project. DELV is a signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment, with a published Sustainability Action Plan targeting carbon-neutral buildings by 2030 and use of internal energy modeling.

DELV generates revenue through project-based, quote-driven professional services engagements. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales: direct outreach by the firm's partners to executives, developers, civic leaders, brokers, contractors, and design-firm counterparts, plus inbound via the website contact form; Partner/Co-Founder Jeremy Welu is the primary point of contact for new business. Marquee projects include a 400,000 SF adaptive reuse of The Stutz, an 85,000 SF corporate HQ buildout for KSM, and a 40,500 SF municipal campus for the City of Fishers; the firm has also extended to the Southeast U.S. via the Chattahoochee RiverLands in Georgia. No external funding, M&A, or parent ownership has been disclosed, and the firm operates as an independent, partner-led studio.

Name

DELV Design

Legal name

Delv Design

Website

https://delvdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DELV Design is an Indianapolis-based architecture and interior design firm delivering integrated architecture, interior, master planning, and adaptive reuse services for commercial, civic, hospitality, healthcare, education, and residential clients across Indiana and the U.S. Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Master planning
• Adaptive reuse
• Sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and interior design services including new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, master planning, and brand development for commercial, civic, hospitality, and residential projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DELV Design is a professional architecture and interior design firm that delivers integrated design services across new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, master planning, and brand development for commercial, civic, hospitality, healthcare, education, and residential projects. Its practice is organized around a three-phase design thinking methodology (Understand what is, Explore what could be, Implement what will be) that fuses physical space with human-centered outcomes.

Product overview

DELV Design is an Indianapolis-based architecture and interior design firm that operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of design services organized around core offerings of architecture, interior design, master planning, and sustainability design. These core services span multiple market sectors including civic/municipal, workplace/corporate, hospitality, healthcare, education, parks and recreation, residential, and adaptive reuse. DELV uses a design thinking methodology that fuses physical space with human-centered design, employing architects, designers, and brand strategists who transform ideas into built environments. The firm is particularly noted for sustainable design practices and is a signatory to the AIA's 2030 Commitment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Three AIA Indiana Awards in 2025 (Honor, Merit, Citation)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• S9 ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with S9 Architecture on The Stutz Adaptive Reuse project, working together to envision how the historic building could continue its legacy with refreshed purpose.
• Rundell Ernstberger AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on multiple projects including Carpenter Nature Preserve, Hayes Arboretum Campus Master Plan, and Activation Park at Discovery Park District. REA led master planning while DELV provided architectural services.
• BKV Group (Interiors)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design partner on Sylo Apartments project in Zionsville, Indiana.
• Indy Art CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit arts organization partnering with City of Fishers for art center programming within Fishers City Hall, providing free world-class art exhibits and workshops.
• Rundell Ernstberger AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on DCMH Rehabilitation Center project, collaborating on site design and exterior spaces.
• MKSKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architect on Cason Family Park project in West Lafayette, working alongside DELV's park structures design.
• Christopher Kelley Leadership Development ProgramminorOthersDELV architects Reva Derhammer, Diana Short, Jennifer Miller, and Austin Zehr have participated in this AIA Indiana program developing next-generation architecture industry leaders.
• IIDA Indiana BOLD ProgramminorOthersDELV interior designer Halle Schrank participated in IIDA Indiana's BOLD (Building Our Leaders in Design) program for emerging design professionals with 2-5 years experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong healthcare, civic, and education practices plus a published sustainability commitment. Larger scale incumbent competing for similar institutional RFPs.
• Perkins Eastman: National architecture and planning firm with senior living, civic, and mixed-use expertise. Competes for adaptive reuse and multifamily work similar to DELV's Stutz and Sylo projects.
• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and interiors firm with strong healthcare, education, and workplace practices. Competes with DELV for healthcare (e.g., Dawes Fretzin) and workplace (e.g., KSM) engagements.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a deep workplace, hospitality, and civic practice. Operates at vastly larger scale but competes for the same enterprise clients DELV serves.

Direct peers

• Schmidt Associates: Indianapolis-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with a similar civic, education, and commercial project focus. Comparable scale and Indianapolis market overlap.
• CSO Architects: Indianapolis-based architecture and interior design firm specializing in civic, healthcare, education, and corporate workplace projects. Directly comparable in geography, size, and service mix.
• RATIO Design: Indianapolis architecture, planning, and interiors firm serving commercial, education, and community clients with an integrated design approach similar to DELV's methodology.
• Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf: Indianapolis-headquartered architecture and interior design firm of comparable size, serving commercial, civic, education, and healthcare clients in the Midwest. Direct geographic and service-line competitor.

Regional players

• Legat Architects: Midwest-headquartered (Illinois) architecture firm serving K-12, higher education, civic, and commercial clients at a similar scale. Comparable service portfolio and design-led culture.
• Wight & Company: Midwest-based architecture and engineering firm (Illinois) with comparable civic, education, and commercial portfolios. Similar scale and integrated design + sustainability positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/delvdesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delv-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/delv_design/?hl=en
• Xx.com/delv_design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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