The Open A·is丨印度丨Studio Infinity

Architect：Studio Infinity

Location：Pune, Maharashtra, India; | ;View Map

Project Year：2023

Category：Offices

This is our own studio. For a long time we were looking out for a space that will fulfil our spatial needs and the same time will provide us a relief from a typical urban set up in terms of visual experience. We came across this project which was a proposed commercial building to be developed on an old dilapidated house. Since we were one of the earlier investors we had the chance to choose the floor out of this 7 storeyed building.  

The space is located in a medium density neighborhood, abutting a very busy street. In terms of civil changes we had opted for a bare shell premise so only constraints were the building’s common service lines and the three side glazed façade. 

Originally these were three offices which we clubbed together to create a single space.In terms of zoning, the western side is the semi – private zone which includes the reception, waiting, meeting rooms and engineering department. The eastern side is a more private space having the studio, dining space and work areas for the team and partners. 

A common design language weaves the entire space through materials, detailing and fundamental principle of visual connectivity. Textures, colours and overall look and feel is very earthy specifically intended to move away from a typical workspace trend and create a more enjoyable working environment. Intentionally there is no specific theme to the space design because we wanted the space to be timeless. The materials , the use of natural light and the easy transition across zones together are key elements which define spatial nuances and inturn become the design vocabulary. On a subtle note the references and the memories of the city and the users association with it has been defining various decisions throughout the course of this project.

We fondly call this space ‘The Open Axis’ purely because visually this entire space is connected across the X and Y axis. So creating a module , defining a grid and creating an order in which various spaces connect with each other was a joyful experience during our journey in design. The most challenging aspect was to tackle the external glass façade which became like a restriction on our aesthetics. This was tackled by wrapping the entire external periphery with a series of metal screens.

Like all our other projects, although this space visually turns out to be definitive in terms of the aesthetic appeal, we have ensured that it responds to the spatial needs of the users and also the visitors. 

Team:

Architecture Firm: Studio Infinity

Lead Architects: I.D Chiranjivi Lunkad, Ar.Tushar Kothawade

Design Team:  Diksha Jori

Clients: Ar.Tushar Kothawade, Chiranjivi Lunkad

Supervision: Sameer Ghare

Photo credits: PHX India 

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