The project had typical straight jacketed, hierarchical brief for a
corporate office, which emphasized the orthogonal character of spaces in the
office, in line with traditional Indian ‘Vastu’
principles.
Sustainability as an active strategy was fundamental theme right from the
inception of concept design through selection of green rated products, active
tools to cut down the energy consumption, day light harvesting and the general
orientation of the work floor to tap maximum day light and reduce the south
exposure to cut down cooling load.
The design challenge was to accommodate these highly debilitating
guidelines, yet evolve a ‘design narrative’ which would cleverly mask the
ubiquitous gridded plan.