孟买Aquagreen Solutions体验中心丨印度丨MuseLAB

若将捉迷藏当作一场艺术，我定是其中的异数。你所见，并非你所想。再靠近一点，也许我会悄悄让你窥见一角。

——空间自述

I would be a maverick at the game of hide-and-seek. Everything you see is not what you deem. Come closer; maybe I’ll promise you a furtive peek?

-the space given a voice of its own

▼项目外观，Project appearance © Talib Chitalwala

当人缓步走入南孟买CC Lakda Bazaar的迷宫般巷道时，一个充满个性的氛围便苏醒了。木推车的吱嘎声在石板路上回响，漫步的母鸡轻声咯哒，锯片切木的嗡鸣在空气中回荡，而那股弥漫的木香、泥土气息与生活气息交织，让人瞬间沉醉，构成这片街区独有的生动画卷。

An atmosphere rich with character comes alive as one meanders into the labyrinth lanes of CC Lakda Bazaar in the folds of southern Mumbai. Rickety wheels of haathgaadis against the cobbled pathways, the clucking of sauntering hens, the buzz of saws slicing through timber, and the earthy fragrance of wood that intoxicates the air illustrate the vibrant montage of one’s rendezvous with the locale.

▼项目入口，Project entrance © Talib Chitalwala

这座Aquagreen Solutions体验中心坐落于城市喧嚣之中，通过适应性再利用的策略，探索一种可持续的城市生态。项目位于一块狭长用地上，尺寸为11英尺×77英尺，设计意图在于营造一个低调地融入环境的空间。立面采用上下双层半透结构：下部赭色，上部白色，以穿孔金属与波纹水泥板叶片构成，若隐若现地遮蔽着内部空间。▼融入城市肌理，Integrate into the urban fabric © MuseLAB

▼功能布局，Functional layout © MuseLAB

Roosted amid the bustle of this slice of the city, the Aquagreen Solutions Experience Centre explores adaptive reuse to create a sustainable milieu. Set upon a deep, rectilinear site spanning 11 feet by 77 feet, the intent focuses on creating a space that stealthily blends with its surroundings. Wearing a semipermeable skin of ochre below and white above, the façade fuses perforated metal and corrugated cement sheet fins, coyly obscuring the interiors.

▼体验中心与产品展示区，The live experience centre and product display zones © Talib Chitalwala

原建筑曾作为仓储空间使用，其功能单一、几乎无需人为介入。如今的改造重新编织了空间叙事。底层保留车辆出入口与员工区；中央楼梯通往一层，设置体验中心与产品展示区；顶层为CEO办公室与会议空间。设计以一条连续的空间逻辑串联各层，使不同功能层级在统一的结构秩序中流动。▼新的空间叙事，New spatial narrative © MuseLAB

The erstwhile premises functioned as an inventory warehouse, where the space’s purpose was more pragmatically aligned with minimal human intervention involved. The newly scripted program reconfigures the volume, assigning functions to various levels while reinforcing a contiguous design thread. The structure houses vehicular access and a staff area at the street level. The central stairwell leads to the first level, housing the live experience centre and product display zones. The uppermost level comprises the CEO’s cabin and a meeting space.

▼中央楼梯空间，The central stairwell space © Talib Chitalwala

建筑保持原有不加修饰的质朴与真实感，以多样的触感肌理作为叙事语言：外露的砖砌、由回收碎料压制而成的砌块、天然墙面抹灰与微混凝土地坪共同构成其粗粝而真实的气质。▼结构与材料设计，Structural and material design © MuseLAB

Sans pretence, the structure is adorned with a gamut of tactile textures that preserve its gritty demeanour. Exposed brickwork, compressed blocks made from recycled debris, natural wall plaster, and micro-concrete are leitmotifs.

▼混凝土咖啡吧，The concrete-swathed coffee bar © Talib Chitalwala

建筑整体保持多孔性与通透性：屋顶开设天窗，让自然光成束洒入；中央楼梯以MS钢构穿孔件组装而成，带有拼插式的趣味。这些构件原为仓库货架，现被赋予新的生命。▼屋顶系统，Roof system © Talib Chitalwala

The built form bears porous quality, its roof punctured with skylights inviting strobes of daylight in and the central stairwell a Lego-esque construction of perforated MS members that were formerly storage uprights.

▼通透的楼梯垂直空间，The vertical space of the transparent staircase © Talib Chitalwala

在上一层，客户体验区呈现出空间高潮：墙体由笔直转为流线，以混凝土塑形的淋浴展示间，内部泛着温润的赤陶色光泽。这些蜿蜒的墙面继续延伸，形成洽谈角落与混凝土咖啡吧，从中可眺望被遮掩的街景。最上层的办公室与会议舱延续着朴实的设计语言，透过窗外可见林立高楼，与下方熙攘的Lakda Bazaar形成鲜明的视觉对比。

Upstairs, the customer experience zone ups the ante — the space’s walls transform from starkly linear to sinuous, forming a concrete, live shower cubicle that bleeds terracotta on the inside. These walls wind and manifest as a discussion nook and a concrete-swathed coffee bar that enjoys veiled slivers of the streetscape. The cabin and meeting pods on the uppermost level echo rooted sensibilities, with views of soaring skyscrapers forming a dichotomous backdrop to the pulse of Lakda Bazaar below.

▼淋浴展示间，The live shower cubicle © Talib Chitalwala

▼淋浴展示间内部，The live shower cubicle interior space © Talib Chitalwala

▼办公室与会议舱，The cabin and meeting pods © Talib Chitalwala

▼朴实的设计语言，Simple and unadorned design language © Talib Chitalwala

▼一层平面图，Ground floor plan © MuseLAB

▼二层平面图，First floor plan © MuseLAB

▼三层平面图，Second floor plan © MuseLAB

▼剖面图，Section © MuseLAB

Project Information Sheet:

Project Completion Year: 2024

Principal Designers: Huzefa Rangwala and Jasem Pirani

Team Members: Abhishek Ajwani, Aishwarya Lakhani, Hussain Mukadam, Bhavin Mandot

Project Area: 1500 sqft

Photographer: Talib Chitalwala

PRODUCTS / VENDORS

Glass – Fayaz Glassworks, Mumbai Central

Sanitary ware / Fittings – Flooring – Microconcrete, Concrete Works

Furnishing – Bharat Furnishings

Furniture – Locally Made, Floor fan from Rhyzome design

Automation – none

Lighting – local/generic

Masonry – Godrej Tuffblocks

Plaster – Aura Plaster (dung based)

Roofing – Rockwool sandwiched GI panels, Elements technofab Pvt Ltd.

Skylight – Opal white Multiwall polycarbonate sheet, Sunpal

Powder coating of sanitaryware – Pawan Mansinghani

CONSULTANTS

Structural – Mangesh Khadse

Green Building Consultant – Anmol Mathur ,CoLEAD

PMC- none

Services (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing)- HVAC- Anmol Mathur ,CoLEAD