Kolsite

Size: 15000 sq. ft.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR A FACTORY
The site admeasuring 3.5 Ha was located on the coastal highway at Daman in an
 upcoming industrial area. The location for administration building was
 demarcated in the master plan in the southern corner of the site.

CLIENT BRIEF:

• A non air-conditioned office. Only manager / director cabins and conferences were to be air-conditioned
• Total compliance to vastu norms. Reception in North-East Corner; Dining in South East corner and Directors in South – West Corner
• Construction cost along with interior should be in range of 1800 – 2000 Rs/ Sq.Ft
• Initially they were looking for a pre-fabricated building & later during the course of plan finalisation it was decided to go for RCC frame structure

THE CHALLENGE:

• To create a comfortable working environment without air-conditioning
• To establish a design vocabulary that was simple enough to execute within the budget and yet strong enough to enhance working environs
• Integrate structure, services & the interiors to minimize duplication and wastage of resources
• Provides for glare free / heat free natural day lighting for interior spaces

 OUR RESPONSE:

• Accommodate the client requirements in two bays of work areas 25’-0” x 110’-0” connected by utility & circulation areas & separated by a courtyard within
• Introduce RCC slab with punctures covered with glass skylight & roof ventilating fans over the courtyard to ensure ample light & ventilation
• Introduced greens inside to create a feel of working within a garden
• Brought all services on the external face & covered them with corrugated cement sheet fascia – which also served for weather protection
• In Interiors too we discarded unnecessary elements, used glazed partitions & minimal variations to create a feel of a “single space” & accentuate the architectural volume

 MATERIALS USED:

• Material palette with “earthy browns / blues”
• Glass & polycarbonate skylight
• Vitrified tile flooring
• Painted corrugated cement sheets canopies & external fascia
• Internal glass partitions

•  Construction Area = 15,000 Sq.Ft.
•  Cost Per SqFt = 800Rs for Construction; 1200Rs for interiors
•  Duration 2009 to 2011

 PROJECT STATISTICS:

Civil Contractors: M/s Siddhi Construction, Vapi
Interior Contractors: Kshitij Interiors Private Limited, Mumbai
Photography: Dinesh Mehta, Mumbai