INUCE is a Swiss – based architecture and development firm led by principal designer Dr. Dirk U. Moench. INUCE has experience in both the public and private sectors with projects ranging in scale from urban renewal, community architecture to office high-rises and major housing developments.
Dr. Dirk U. Moench is an internationally experienced architect and urban designer for commercial and public projects of all scales, a consultant for real estate developers and government authorities, and academic researcher.
He possesses a unique expertise in the field of sacred architecture, having planned over ten sanctuaries for clients of various denominations. His further portfolio includes projects in office and residential developments, retail and exhibition buildings, and community architecture. He works closely with clients, consultants, and end users to fully understand their goals and bring them in line within artistically sophisticated and economically appropriate designs. The solutions developed in the process visibly benefit from his broad-based knowledge of building typologies and a rigorous working methodology, which he acquired in the course of his academic research and teaching pursuits.
Dirk U. Moench's work has received numerous awards, including the "Europe 40under40 Award" for the 40 most promising architects under the age of forty, and twice the "Faith & Form Award", co-sponsored by Interfaith Design, a knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects. His projects have received attention in the architectural press, including print media such as Deutsches Architektenblatt - official organ of the German Chamber of Architects - and online in various media such as Dezeen, ArchDaily, and Wallpaper.
