InDesign Template and Structured Document for Architecture Research Report Project Description

I am preparing a visual research report in architecture focusing on computational design, robotic fabrication, and material-based design systems. The report documents a design research process including system development, experiments, physical prototypes, and architectural applications.

The report will contain a large amount of drawings, diagrams, images, and process material, and less continuous text. The template must therefore be very visual, clean, minimal, and grid-based, similar to a professional architecture research publication.

I need:

An InDesign template
A structured document with predefined chapters and page types, so I can start inserting content immediately.
Document Setup

Please set up the document with the following:

Page size: A4
Facing pages
Margins: 20 mm
Bleed: 3 mm
Baseline grid aligned exactly to body text line spacing
12-column grid
Automatic page numbers
Running header (chapter title)
Automatic table of contents based on paragraph styles
Automatic figure numbering (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.)
Column System

The document must support:

1-column text layout
2-column text layout
3-column layout (for diagrams and image sequences)

All layouts must align to the grid.

Paragraph Styles

Please create paragraph styles for:

Title
Subtitle
Chapter title
Section title
Subsection title
Body text
Caption
Quote
Footnote
Header text
Page number
Figure title
Figure description

The document must be style-based only (no manual formatting).

Character Styles

Please create character styles for:

Bold
Italic
Figure reference
Highlight text
Object Styles (Very Important)

Please create object styles for:

Image
Full-page image
Full-bleed image
Diagram
Drawing (plans/sections)
Image sequence
Caption box

This ensures all images and drawings are placed consistently.

Master Pages (Page Types)

Please create master pages for:

Chapter start page
Text page (1 column)
Text page (2 columns)
Diagram page
Process page (image sequences)
Drawing page (plans, sections, axonometric drawings)
Image + text page
Full-page image
Full-bleed image

All page types must align with the grid.

Initial Document Structure

Please set up the document with this chapter structure:

Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Research Questions
Research Context
Methodology
System Development
Experiments and Iterations
Prototype and Fabrication
Architectural Application
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Appendix

Each chapter should begin on a chapter start page.

Please insert a few example pages in each chapter using different page types (text page, image page, diagram page, etc.) so the document already has a working structure.

Images, Drawings and Diagrams

The template must support:

Large drawings
Diagrams
Process images
Image sequences
Full-page images
Image + text layouts
Captions under images
Automatic figure numbering

The report will approximately consist of:

30% text
25% diagrams
25% drawings
20% images

So the template must be designed primarily for visual material.

Fonts and Graphic Style

Please use clean and professional fonts suitable for architecture publications:

Serif font for body text
Sans serif font for titles, captions, page numbers, and diagrams

Example:

Body text: Garamond / Minion
Titles and captions: Helvetica / Univers / Bahnschrift

Style should be:

Minimal
Clean
Professional
Scandinavian style
Not decorative
Deliverables

Please deliver:

InDesign file (.INDD)
Packaged file with fonts and links
A short PDF explaining:
How paragraph styles work
How object styles work
How master pages work
How to insert images and captions
How to update the table of contents