Architect Martin Lesjak co-founded INNOCAD architecture in 1999 and has since completed numerous projects of diverse sizes and scopes in architecture and interior design, including residential, office, hospitality, healthcare, mixed-use, educational, public, retail and urban planning. His transdisciplinary team is renowned for its ""out of the box"" thinking and its analytical and holistic approach to architecture and design, creating solutions with purpose and meaning. Lesjak’s foresight and expertise in architecture, design, and craft – as well as his affinity for art and music – have guided his firm in innovative directions. Together with partners, he leads multifaceted international projects. In 2013, he founded the product design studio 13&9 Design together with Dr. med. univ. Anastasija Lesjak. The team works with international companies, developing product collections. Pursuing design strategies based on the scientifically grounded analysis of stress-reducing concepts in the built environment, 13&9 formed the ScienceDesignLab in collaboration with leading scientist and physicist Professor Dr. Richard Taylor (University of Oregon and Fractals Research, USA). Lesjak received one of the architecture and design community’s top honors, ""Designer of the Year 2015"" by Contract Magazine in the United States, followed by ""Architect of the Year 2016"" by BUILD Magazine in the United Kingdom. Most recently, INNOCAD architecture was honored with the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) Award in recognition of its outstanding commitment to quality, innovation, and excellence in design and architecture. In addition, the project FRACTAL CHAPEL was recognized at the World Architecture Festival 2025, receiving the WAF Interiors – Public Buildings 2025 award as well as the World Interior of the Year 2025.