A ‘man cave’ for the architect which
manifests his life, his inner likings and amplifies his aura as a person. A space
for his team, his family and friends and for the people who want to utilize his
expertise. A platform which facilitates exchange of ideas, learning,
gatherings, leisure, work and living. A place which perfectly fits to his
build/make as a person and an Architect. A casual setup for the team which
suggests a homely but meditative space to keep maintaining the creative mood.
We metaphorize the wholesome objective or intention to find out that unique out
of the box element, ideology and philosophy in our design as ‘VIOLET’.
Violet-The Architects office.
The envelope is designed as a simple
rectangular one in the planar level, echoing the shape of the site with a south
entry. The building is placed linear-parallel to the east-west direction. This
ensures minimum exposure to the harsh sun. The linear orientation of the
building in east-west with openings flanking the width of the building (5 m)
allows an ever-changing mood of natural lighting inside the space and cross
ventilations. The east light in the morning navigates right through the entire
length of 15 m of the building and vice versa with the dawn west light.
The plan is having minimum external walls
and no internal partitions. It’s a single floor room with 5 m height having 2
mezzanine floors at the east and west ends. While the ground level inculcates
12 workstations it has a south entry foyer right next to the main door
conceiving a waiting lounge and the admin desk. The mezzanine on west has a
mini pantry accessed through a spiral staircase and the one in the east have
the Architects space.
The space suggests a hideaway from the
city buzz once you are inside the compound. The indoor and outdoor spaces
juxtaposed in such a way that both the spaces merge into one another rendering
a feel of open office concept creating an inspiring place for visitors. The
single room open office concept promotes interaction, transparency, teamwork,
open discussions and a vibrant learning atmosphere which helps to create a
noble project. The altering space volumes/heights within the hall suggest
verity of spatial experience. The double height in the grant foyer and the
minimum height mezzanine floors at 2 ends suggests an array of visual
connections within and outwards the building.
A typical to any design approach, the
project displays a strong sense of desire to get away from the dogma of facade
architecture by responding to the grass root principle of keeping it simple,
engaging and blending material and color palette with contemporary undertones.
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