Directi Head Office

PROJECT BRIEF:
COPORATE OFFICE FOR AN IT COMPANY IN MUMBAI,SEEPZ.
The office measures 10,450 Sq.Ft.on the third floor of a six-storey commerical
building located in a special economic zone in Mumbai.

CLIENT BRIEF

• To design five identical floors as a workplace of a six-storey building,with reception on the ground floor and cafeteria in the basement.
• Each of the 5 work floors had to have different character with a theme concept.
• The 3rd floor was taken up first as a lounge office giving us the freedom to develop new innovative design theme for a particular age group of20-35.

THE CHALLENGE

• To establish a visual lounge theme with a warm, appealing, inviting and comfortable workplace.
• To create a new trend of transparency in IT services, and balance that with the more contemporary and practical needs of individual identity and privacy.
• To achieve required density and create levels of movement, primary to
  secondary, public to private.

OUR RESPONSE:

• The floor plan maximizes the flexibility and day light penetration and fosters
  collaboration of varying work styles and efficiency.
• The work tables are made 3" less in either dimensions without comprising in
  efficiency,but allow wider passages and greater sense of openness.
• Glass partitions separates different groups while retaining visual link. The wood
  strips on the glass partitions hide the joints and give character to the space.
• Privacy and identity are evident in the more secluded break-out spaces,where
  the contemporary pinestripe lines appear in several iterations in ceilings,
  partition walls, wooden screens and other visual cues.
• The colour palette of the space is neutral with the fumiture,accessories,cement
  sheet wall panelling of varying thickness in the working zone and splashes of texture paint in the passage area.
• The coldness of polished concrete in the passage are is softened by white paint
  on the right side wall and glass partitions on the left side.

MATERIALS USED

• Material palette with "earthy browns and greys"
• Polished concrete flooring, vitrified flooring ensembling natural stone effect and wooden flooring.
• Glass partitions, wall paper, cement sheet of varying thickness and texture paint.
• Wooden screen and blinds, fabric lights.

PROJECT STATISTICS

• Office Area = 10,450 Sq.Ft.
• Cost Per Sq.Ft. = 2000Rs
• Duration Nov 2010 to Feb 2011