An architect and interior designer designing his own office is always a very interesting proposition. It offers a wonderful opportunity to test self convictions and understanding about design. Also it offers a chance to culminate thought processes of the work done so far and put up a manifesto for future.
After nearly 12 years of professional practice, such an opportunity came knocking for us. We are fortunate enough to have this new office within a building also architecturally designed by us. The office occupies the 4th and 5th floors of this 5 storey office building, each floor plate measuring about 2600 square feet, in the newer and well developed part of the city. The possession and development rights of the 2600 square feet terrace also lay with us. The building is entirely finished in form finished RCC from inside as well as outside and for allowing daylight, there is a 450 mm ribbon window on the bottom and 900 mm ribbon window on the top of each floor level, running all around on the 3 sides of the building. Between these two ribbon windows, a 1200 mm C -shaped architectural projection created possibilities of storage all along the periphery. The north side has a rectangular block which takes care of the vertical circulation, sanitation requirements and the spaces needed for various services like Electrification, Plumbing, HVAC and IT.