What DP Design does

DP Design is the interior design and spatial planning specialist arm of DP Architects Pte Ltd, operating as a Singapore-incorporated private limited company (DP DESIGN Pte Ltd). Established in 1990 and headquartered at Marina Square in Singapore, the firm employs between 11 and 50 staff and has practiced for over three decades across 13+ countries spanning Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. Its core offering is professional interior design and spatial planning services delivered across five primary typologies: retail and commercial, hospitality, workplace, healthcare, and civic/cultural, supplemented by urban art installations for public festivals such as i Light Singapore.

The firm is differentiated by its cross-typology methodology that engages from project inception rather than after architectural shell completion, leveraging architecturally-trained interior designers who integrate spatial analysis, placemaking, branding strategy, and cultural context sensitivity. Within the DP group ecosystem, DP Design collaborates with sister firms DP Lighting (DPL) and DP Engineers (DPE) to deliver integrated multi-disciplinary projects, exemplified by the Cradle2Cradle kinetic light installation. The client roster is enterprise-only and includes Singapore Airlines, Hubei Hang Lung Property, PT Cinemaxx, Perennial Real Estate, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, People's Association, and Yat Yuen Hang, spanning aviation, real estate, cinema, healthcare, government, education, and hospitality sectors.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for design consultancy, concept development, space planning, and project coordination; pricing is quote-driven by scope, complexity, and scale and is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led direct engagement with developers, hotel operators, government agencies, healthcare providers, and corporate clients, supported by an aggressive industry awards strategy (over 60 awards since 2013 including SIDA Design Firm of the Year 2025 and Red Dot 2026), thought-leadership publications (Designing Change, Designing Spaces), and conference speaking. No external funding rounds, M&A activity, or public listing is associated with the entity.

Name

DP Design

Legal name

DP DESIGN Pte Ltd

Website

https://dpdesign.com.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DP Design is a Singapore-based interior design and spatial planning consultancy serving enterprise clients across retail, hospitality, healthcare, workplace, and civic sectors in 13+ countries, operating as the specialist arm of DP Architects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Spatial planning
• Retail design
• Hospitality design
• Workplace design

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Professional interior design and spatial planning services for commercial, hospitality, healthcare, workplace, and civic projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design consultancy, concept development, space planning, and project coordination.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DP Design is the interior design and spatial planning specialist arm of DP Architects Pte Ltd, providing professional interior design consultancy, concept development, space planning, and project coordination across retail, hospitality, healthcare, workplace, civic/cultural, and urban art installation typologies. The firm sells project-based design services to enterprise and government clients, leveraging architecturally-trained interior designers and a cross-typology methodology that integrates interior design, branding strategy, and placemaking.

Product overview

DP Design is the interior design and spatial planning specialist arm of DP Architects, offering a comprehensive suite of design services rather than a software product. The practice provides interior design, space planning, branding strategy, and placemaking services across diverse typologies including retail, healthcare, workplace, hospitality, civic/cultural, and urban art installations. Key services include retail design (The Exchange TRX, Heartland 66, Lotte Duty Free), healthcare design (Sengkang Hospitals, Parkway MediCentre), workplace design (Penn Color Technology Center, The Work Suite, A Verdant Workplace), hospitality design (YOTEL, Conrad Singapore Orchard, SilverKris Lounges), and civic design (Our Tampines Hub). The practice also creates urban art installations for festivals like i Light Singapore. DP Design publishes its work through Design in Print and books titled Designing Change and Designing Spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Design Services Interior design and spatial planning for retail environments including shopping malls, flagship stores, and experience-led retail destinations, delivered for major retail developers and brand owners.
• Healthcare Design Services Interior design for healthcare facilities including hospitals, medical centres, rehabilitation centres, and medical schools, applying a hospitality philosophy to create patient-centric medical environments.
• Workplace Design Services Interior design for corporate offices and co-working spaces focused on biophilic design, wellbeing, and collaborative work environments.
• Hospitality Design Services Interior design for hotels, resorts, boutique hospitality spaces, and airline lounges, delivered for hotel chains, resort operators, and airlines.
• Civic and Cultural Design Services Interior design for public and cultural spaces including libraries, community hubs, and civic buildings, delivered for government agencies and public-sector bodies.
• Urban Art Installations Design and creation of interactive urban installations for public festivals such as i Light Singapore, combining art, science, and technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eight wins at Singapore Interior Design Awards (SIDA) 2025 including Design Firm of the Year, Designer of the Year, and Young Designer of the Year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• DP Lighting (DPL)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSister company within DP group providing specialist lighting design consultation. Collaborated on Cradle2Cradle kinetic light installation project for i Light Marina Bay 2018, where DPL provided lighting expertise alongside DPE for engineering.
• DP Engineers (DPE)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSister company within DP group providing specialist engineering consultation. Worked with DPL on Cradle2Cradle project for i Light Marina Bay 2018, providing engineering expertise for the piezoelectric technology integration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rockwell Group: New York-based architecture and design firm with strong hospitality, cultural, and dining interior practice. Comparable as a David Rockwell-led studio that pursues the same hospitality, cultural, and experience-driven interiors as DP Design including airports, hotels, and civic/cultural spaces.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based luxury interior design studio renowned for hospitality, residential, and retail interiors. Comparable as a globally awarded, design-led studio competing for the same tier of hotel/lounge and high-end retail projects that anchor DP Design's portfolio.
• Woods Bagot: Australia-headquartered global design firm with integrated interior design capability across hospitality, workplace, and transport interiors. Comparable as an ANZ-rooted, design-led practice with parallel international rollout capability in hospitality and workplace interiors.
• AvroKO: Hospitality and restaurant-focused interior design firm with offices in NYC, London, and Bangkok. Comparable as a boutique, design-led practice competing for the same upscale F&B, hotel, and lifestyle interior commissions across APAC markets.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Global hospitality-focused interior design firm with deep Asia-Pacific presence. Closest comparable: both specialize in luxury hospitality, airline lounge, and hotel interiors across Asia and the Middle East, and DP Design's Associate Director Dessy Budhianto previously worked at HBA Singapore — directly evidencing competitive overlap.
• M Moser Associates: Workplace strategy and interior design specialist with a major Asia footprint headquartered in Hong Kong. Directly comparable as a workplace-design-led practice pursuing the same corporate office, headquarters, and co-working clients across Singapore, China, and broader APAC.
• Steve Leung Design Group: Hong Kong-headquartered interior design group with strong Asia hospitality and residential portfolio. Comparable as an award-winning, founder-led Asia interior design practice serving enterprise hospitality, residential, and commercial clients across Greater China and Southeast Asia.

Regional players

• SCDA Architects: Singapore-based architecture firm with a strong interior design and high-end residential / hospitality portfolio. Comparable as a Singapore peer where Allan Wang previously worked; competes for similar luxury hospitality and high-end residential commissions in Southeast Asia.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with a sizable workplace, hospitality, and retail interiors practice. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise workplace, retail, and hospitality commissions, including in Singapore and across APAC.
• Aedas: Global architecture practice with significant interior design capability, deep Asia presence. Comparable as a diversified incumbent whose interior design arm pursues the same large mixed-use, hospitality, and commercial projects across Asia and the Middle East.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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