reD Studio

Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India

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reD Studio

Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India

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reD - research and enquiry into Design

Type

Commercial › Office

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2018

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

This abandoned warehouse that was found by chance has been transformed into the reD studio / laboratory and showcases a plethora of design ideas. The idea was to retain the industrial feel and the raw beauty of the space with it’s timber ceiling and mild steel columns. Layers of paint on the ceiling were removed using sandblasters generally used on ship hulls.

The existing deep floor plate and small windows allowed very little or no natural light. Mild steel arches were used as large windows that were punctured along the length two of the longer peripheral walls The asbestos roofs were also removed, thus forming two internal courtyards acting as lanterns of natural light in the deepest of areas.

A neutral epoxy concrete compound was poured as the flooring material. All these elements together formed the bare shell of the space. This shell was then to be layered with various expressions of textures and materials thus transforming it into a vibrant and ever evolving creative laboratory. The studio is a reflection of how the four partners work together. There is never a single solution or design language but always many ways of looking at the problem. Each one bringing his or her thoughts and trying to amalgamate it into a coherent whole. Some ideas are perfected and honed, to be later used in projects whilst some are totally discarded. The effort is to use the space to develop new ways of bringing materials and forms together.

At first glance the table looks like a simple extrusion of a profile cast in concrete but on closer inspection one will notice that the sectional profile on either side of the 20 feet long table is different. Ergo, the sides are varying faceted edges pulled between different segments of both profiles.
A Spartan and somber expression of materials in a very clean configuration for the vertical and horizontal surfaces of the table. Design to absolutely follow function in this case, the steel cross not only supports the glass but also conceals within itself the network of cabling required to connect the computer that hangs off of it, leaving the tabletop completely clean as a pure workspace.

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