Projects

CORPORATE OFFICE FOR INDIA GLYCOLS LTD

The office design for the corporate office for India Glycols embodies the issues concerning the workplace today, and explores the paradigm of the office as a space for social activity. Sited in a non-contextual suburban area of Delhi, the setting led to the development of an introverted scheme that would address environmental and socio-economic issues from first principles.

As is the nature of most custom designed corporate developments, the building had to exemplify the identity and corporate ideology of equity and transparency in the workplace as an integral part of the architectural vocabulary. Conceived as a solid perimeter scheme with a more fluid interior, the morphology blurs the interface between the inside and outside. The site surroundings and context along with an optimum enclosed square volume enabled a built form with minimum exposed surface area. The built form configured of 8-metre-wide office bays optimises natural daylighting and helps to define the programmatic requirements of the office. A stacking system is used to generate a variety of open spaces: courtyards, verandas, terraces, and green roofs, etc., which help to structure the office spaces. A central spine traversing the built volume serves as the common activity zone, with other departments branching out. The design's conceptual strength comes from the spatial organisation that creates overlaps between the exterior and the interior, and between the various programmatic requirements, hence creating a vibrant and creative work environment.

To read the complete article, get a copy of the 4Q 2011 edition at our online shop or at newsstands/major bookstores; or subscribe to FuturArc.

Table of Contents