The office has 6 cabins, conference and discussion rooms, and seating for 36 employees. A variety of sustainable materials, juxtapose differently within each of the created volumes. Cabins skirt the perimeter, with open seating spaces forming the central volume.
Fact File
Location: Mumbai
Client: The Vibrant Group
Carpet Area: 4000 sqft
Interior design & MEP consultant: Sanjay Puri Architects
Lighting: The Light Boy
Suppliers:
Flooring: Haique
Wooden flooring: Greenlam
Carpet flooring: India carpets
Paint: ICA Pidilite, Flexstone
Bathroom Fixtures: Aquant, Studio Nuance, Cretekala
Planters: Studio Palasa
Glass: Bharat Glass
Veneer & Laminates: Euro Laminates
Hardware: CNR, Hafele
Concrete panels: Hey Concrete
Blinds: Mac
Completion Date: May 2024
Cost: USD 478850
Photos: Vinesh Gandhi
Source: V2com
The 6m high partitions surrounding the central volume are designed in an abstract composition of wood and glass, cane, jute, and fabric. The cabins are sculpted in recycled plywood strips collected from various sites, undulating in plan and section simultaneously. The tables, credenzas, and storage cabinets in the cabins are also constructed with plywood strips, lending a homogeneous sculptural look within each cabin.
A collage of paper tubes, treated with fire retardant coatings of different diameters, form a sculptural ceiling over the central volume. These are interspersed with tubular lights created especially for this office. The larger conference room has a paper tube light installation with different sized tubes suspended at varying heights.
A breakout space overlooking the city’s skyline is created towards the end of the office with a bar counter and casual seating. The reception space is monolithic, with fiber board panels created like concrete planks. The table and benches are constructed with monolithic light weight foam concrete designed specifically for this office. Organic swirls in fabric form lights suspended in each cabin, designed for the office in collaboration with a lighting manufacturer. All the walls are finished in lime plaster, without cement. All the furniture, lighting, partitions, and ceilings were constructed and fabricated on site and are made from sustainable materials.
