About CDS

Creative Design Solutions, Inc. (CDS) is an architectural firm providing architecture, interior design, engineering and planning services to a diverse series of markets. We specialize in health care design, but have also excelled in education design, senior living design, commercial design, religious/sacred space design, and industrial design.

Although CDS is a relatively young firm, our team has 50 years of combined experience in architecture and design. Our individual skills and experience are complementary to one another's, but we all share a commitment to client satisfaction. We aren't satisfied with just meeting our clients' expectations—we want to exceed them.

Our Philosophy

Our Philosophy

At Creative Design Solutions, our philosophy is simple: we don't just build buildings, we build relationships. We believe that both are established on a strong foundation of purposeful planning and collaborative efforts from the owner, users, builders and the architect. We believe that is how extraordinary architecture is achieved.

Our relationships are built on:

  • Exceptional customer service with personal interaction
  • A thorough understanding of your company's needs and objectives
  • Constant communication from project conception to completion
  • Exceeding expectations

Our success is built on:

  • Passion for the work we do and the results we achieve
  • Our ability to adapt and accommodate to diversified projects
  • Our individual, zealous approach to each new project
  • Christian-centered values in how we handle our business dealings, employees and clients

Our Process

Our Process

Our process can be summed up in one sentence: we listen to understand, we understand to create, and we create to bring your vision to life. It is our belief that the process is just as important as the end result, and we do what we can to make both a prosperous endeavor.


We begin with an initial consultation between our architects/designer and your key decision-makers. Immediately in the design process, we conduct a cost analysis for your project, while introducing options and alternative design approaches to ensure that you have had the opportunity to explore all of your options.

A significant advantage to hiring a smaller firm is that we utilize a unified design process and establish a set project team early on in the design phase. This ensures that our creative input and design ideas reflect your property, goals and budget throughout every stage of your project. Larger firms generally shuffle people around from project to project. We guarantee that you will know exactly who is working on your project, at every phase.

At CDS, we never rely on the way it's always been. We are committed to seeing the way it could be. Our process reflects that sentiment as we are continually employing a forward-thinking mentality, whether it's walls, floors, structures or spaces.

Our Team

Our Team

Despite the fact that our team is small, our employees have diverse talents and backgrounds offering our clients individual skills and perspectives on each and every project. Although our areas of expertise vary, we all share a love for life, for our families, and for the collaborative creative process that comes with our line of work. It is our doctrine that character is every bit as important as knowledge, creativity and experience.
 

Because we employ a small team, CDS offers a personal approach to every project and we can guarantee a collective and cohesive process. We feel that this is advantageous to our clients as they know exactly who is designing their project rather than a corporate firm where there are many unknown hands involved. The entire CDS team holds at least a Bachelor's degree in architecture or interior design. All three architects are registered in the State of Indiana and are accredited for reciprocity in other states by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

To meet the CDS staff and to view their resumes and work experience click here

Community Involvement

Community Involvement

At CDS, we value our community and recognize that strong community ties are essential for the success of any small or large business.

We also recognize that each time we offer a helping hand to the community, the community grows. Because we believe in a strong relationship between company and community, CDS is committed to being involved locally and regionally. We participate in several fundraising events, served on organizational boards, and volunteering at various career days. CDS continually looks for ways to give back; we have even offered free or discounted fees for Habitat for Humanity, many not-for-profit entities, and several religious organizations including our own churches.

We have been active in the local community through: