1. What was the brief from the client? And how did you achieve the same intertwining of your style?
So the goal was to create a calm space in the middle of all the movement that personifies Mumbai. Moreover, it had to be an office that allowed for more employees as the teams were built, without looking too empty in the beginning.
2. With evolving office designs, what latest trends have you absorbed into this project?
Workstations were designed keeping in mind the excess amount of cabling there is in a tech space. Each table was custom and designed to have more tables added to them without requiring recabling of wires and any adjustments that would uproot the aesthetic. Between chairs there was a lot of space left so that no one knocked each other or disturbed another while moving around. The center space connecting all conference rooms, the reception and the work stations was kept empty so that there was a lot of fluidity in the area and one could move around without disturbing anyone. Conference rooms of different capacities were built for different uses.
3. What are the environment-friendly initiatives taken for this project?
We as a company try our best to work in a way that we reuse, reduce and recycle. What need not be ripped off, we try and avoid. A lot of mountains and forests are cut to give us the concrete, wood and metal we use to build these structures. We ensure we are not excessive in any areas that can damage the environment. We’ve tried to reduce power usage by ensuring all fittings are 5 star rates or show a substantial Reduction in power consumption. We have used sustainably grown wood for all the furniture. We used the negatives and the positives from all our laser cutting work to minimise wastage and maximise aesthetic. All paints used on the walls and furniture are water based non toxic paints.
4. Can you give us insights on the selection of furniture and finishes of the project?
Furniture for the project was divided into two parts, utility and breakout. All utility furniture was designed keeping in mind the usage. There were international guidelines to adhere too for this section. Breakout furniture was a mix of lounge furniture that one had to Sink in to or adjust into so that they ended up getting comfortable and take a break. All breakout seating was divided into solo spaces for some peace and calm to group seating for some discussion or banter.
5. What were the difficulties, or first setbacks encountered?
The façade has a curvature that reduces seating. So our biggest challenge was to find a way that the furniture we add is scalable for the team to fit in without feeling cramped and still holding on to the open office field. The other challenge was to find ways to cut sound out as there was so much glass that it would bounce back.
6. If you had to name the design style used, what would it be?
Minimal modern pop
7. What were the inspirations and key concepts for the development of the project?
Playing cards largely and the math that went with poker.
8. What is your favorite element of design in the project?
Conference room with a poker table as the meeting table.
9. If you had to describe the project in 2-3 words what would it be?
Young, Modern, Open Office.
10. Explain the use of colors and/or other details to add value to the design.
Large hand painted murals adorn the walls. We stuck to the colour red as the primary colour. We used black as a base colour. All the colours were taken to emulate the branding of the parent company. However Ankur and we both agreed that there needs to be some green in the space in terms of plants. With the amount of glass façade available, it was easy to find spots for plenty of plants.