The office comprises a 10 seater conference room, a cabin, 17 workstations, breakout room, pantry, toilet and a lunch room.
Warm and vanilla
The open plan office is encapsulated by a mist of Vanilla, layered with twin textures of boucle’ and linen finally grounded by the ever so warm Maple wood veneer and laced with tiny details of cane. The space is located on a busy main road of Defence Colony, New Delhi and has a deficiency of Vitmain D. Hence, the layout was kept mostly open with glass partitions where needed. The floor plate was like a stencil of the letter H with 4 pockets in every corner. A breakout room and lunch room at the farther end, a cabin and a workstation bay at the front. The central portion houses the conference room and the main cluster of workstations.
Softened with Japandi details
You enter the space into a passage that divides the conference room on the right and the workstations on the left. The workstations are simple in structure with tones of cream and white. Sleek white metal legs have a light maple table top accompanied by Irish cream drawers. Every workstation is illuminated with sleek profile lights running the length of the workstation. The conference room becomes the highlight of the space as a result of a structural challenge. The central space had 2 large columns that met your eye as soon as you entered. The 2 columns were rounded to soften the welcome and all the storage bulk was placed between the 2 columns spanning the length of the conference room. Finished in light maple wood veneer with typical Scandinavian details, the storage that divides the space into the conference room and the workstations is accessible from both sides. Atop is a checked rubber wood and glass divider for privacy, reflecting Japanese aesthetics.
A cozy conclave
The conference room is insulated with white sheer curtains and textured linen paneling on the TV wall, making sure that what goes on in the conference room stays in the conference room. Keeping in union with the aesthetics of Japandi, cane lights are used in the conference room to steer it away from looking like a conventional corporate office. The cabin is a cozy 3 seater, with a beautiful Oak table crafted with Japanese leg joinery and wood details. The chairs have cane backs with boucle’ seats. The highlight of the room is the shelving that merges with the wall with a floating closed oak wood storage; sometimes also used as a standing desk.
The approach was to charge the negative space in the office for unadulterated thinking. Every form, shape and object has been given mute qualities which are only heard by texture and utility.
Fact file:
Name of the project: Vanilla Mist
Location: Defence Colony, Delhi
Area: 1600 sqft
Type: Workspace Interior Design
Design firm: The Prop House
Lead designer: Rishika Sutwala
Photography: Vaibhav Bhatia
