conversation, have a cup of tea
and read books or play music. It
also allows movement for people
sitting at their workstations
to loosen up and discuss ideas
freely.
This project helps the architects
express the style and type of
work which they are focused on.
The space acts as a profile for the
architects when any new client
walks in. When they talk about
abstract and fluid architecture,
they believe it is just starting
to catch people’s interest in
India. But a normal person does
not have enough information
about it or he/she is not able to
perceive the space which the
architects are talking about.
But with an office which shows
fluid architecture and a range
of materials with the extent to
which it can be tested and used,
it becomes quite easy to show
and make them understand the
concepts.
With a gallery-like area in
the front, they are able to
showcase a few recent projects,
which again gives them an
understanding of the kind of
work that they do and specialise
in. With proper time given in
developing the zoning and
showing subtly the transition
of space, a person entering the
office is able to understand the
spaces in one go and is able to
easily move through it.
Engulfed in grey textured walls,
yellow tag boards, white oak
wood finishes, changing ceiling
forms, and fluid furniture, the
young architects are discovering
that they can have ‘fun’ while
they are pursuing their passion
to reinvent architecture. AD
48 africandesignmagazine.com