Over the years, D.S Constructions limited has emerged as one
of the leading infrastructure companies in India and was conferred the
President of India’s “Building the Nation” Award in recognition of its
contribution to the construction industry. When DSC built their corporate
office in Gurgaon, they approached Archohm to design its interiors.The building shell comprised of nine floors of 6,000 sq.ft.
out of these, one was to be dedicated for services and recreation, one for
entry, waiting and meeting, five for corporate work spaces and the top two as
management floors.Beginning with a simple brief, ‘to reflect the company’s
role and vision’, Archohm decided to take user experience to another level.
From a dramatic construction entrance to an intimidating tunnel lined with
interactive displays, visitors were taken through designed experiential
spaces.As one approaches the building, a cluster of strategically
placed steel reinforcement bars, create a path that leads straight to the
entrance. These bars are symbolic to the client’s role as a prominent
construction company. When lit at night, they transform into a captivating
piece of art.Trying to make maximum use of the rectangular space given
and in an attempt to increase display area, a diagonal was created which,
divided the central ground floor space into two tapering ramped tunnels. The
space thus created acted as a dramatic build up which, rose into to the double
height reception.Unlike a usual office layout, on entering, a person is led
along a display corridor with visuals of artwork on one side and a black glass
screen with television insets concealing a series of meeting rooms on the
other. The meeting rooms are flexible in size and carry a coordinated colour theme within white interiors. Doubling
up as a museum, this corridor was designed to be intimidating, bold and
informative. Every space in the building has been designed, keeping in
mind the image and ethos of the client resulting in a highly user centric
approach.As a part of the exhibit, a model display table has been
created with an under lit top. This table is aerodynamically shaped and
softened at edges with the use of Corian molding for a seamless finish.The reception table is made of a monolithic 'kadappa' black
stone with carved in niches for storage and wire management. A red graphical
inlay of the three arcs from the company’s logo dominates the otherwise dark
table. This Is in line with the dark corridor entrance with complete black
surfaces and spotlight accent.Emphasis was laid on creating a vibrant and transparent work
culture with open plan layouts clubbed with exclusive and insulated management
floors. Combining corporate and design aesthetics, no stone was left unturned
to bring in a top of the line environment that exuberated both power and
status.