About Us
01 — Research as Practice
dMac is a practice founded on the belief that research is the foundation of design and creation. Through re-search and analysis, we bring together qualitative and quantitative aspects of architecture, using material and making as tools to think, explore, and evolve ideas.
We see architecture as an ongoing search—an exploration into how design can contribute to a better tomorrow. It is about unlocking new possibilities within existing conditions and rethinking structural, construction, and building systems to address evolving environmental and social needs.
02 — Context, Culture, and Continuity
We engage in dialogue with traditional knowledge systems, drawing inspiration from them while working collaboratively to reinterpret and reimagine their expressions in contemporary contexts.
We believe in celebrating our being—understanding our relationships with nature, life, and our immediate surroundings. This awareness helps us shape creative responses that are rooted in context, culture, and content. Our work emerges from a deep respect for relationships, both within and beyond the built environment, nurturing values and layered meanings.
03 — Crafting Ecology and Community
Our approach is circular and inclusive. We are passionate about working with natural materials, weaving together ecology and community into the fabric of each project.
We choose our projects with care—guided by a desire to learn, explore, and deepen our connection with the ecosystems we are part of, and to collaborate with people who share a sensitivity toward sustainability, ecology, and thoughtful design.
Our Principal
Research – Rethink – Reimagine
Balaji Rajasekaran is an architect, researcher, maker, and academician whose work explores interdisciplinary design approaches that integrate architecture with natural and machine intelligence, computational design, low-impact materials and construction, and emergent material and fabrication systems. Balaji is a graduate of the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) School of Architecture with a Master’s degree (M.Arch.).
He is also the Principal at dMac, a multidisciplinary, experimental design practice grounded in the belief that research is fundamental to innovation and meaningful design. Balaji is a passionate academician who has served in multiple capacities, including mentor, studio lead, and collaborator, at some of the best institutions in India, such as CEPT University, a renowned national institute offering Architecture, and C.A.R.E. School of Architecture, an emerging experimental school. His design studios explored integrative approaches to computational design, material experimentation, and 1:1 fabrication processes, while his theoretical courses investigated computation as a mode of thinking and inquiry. He has been awarded for his excellence in these courses and is respected amongst the Academia.
He has been an active member of the International Scientific Review Committees for leading conferences such as CAADRIA (Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia), ACADIA (Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture), SIGraDi and Digital Futures CDRF. He was also appointed a ‘Mentor of Change’ by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Government of India, volunteering in Atal Tinkering Labs to help school students explore future-facing skills such as design thinking and computational thinking.
His architectural works have been recognised at prestigious international forums, including the World Architecture Festival and the World Architecture Community Awards. His projects and research have been widely published in platforms such as Designboom, World Architecture Community, World Buildings Directory, CUMINCAD, IASS, Ferro-cement Community Journals, to name a few.
Balaji Rajasekaran M.Arch.
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