Architect：Studio Ardete Pvt Ltd

Location：Plot no 1563 , sector 82 JLPL industiral Estate, Mohali, Punjab, India

Project Year：2021

Category：Offices

Tessalace, a polygonal poetic wonder

The chances of a commercial building losing its identity in a sea of clones of glass and steel are quite high. Le Corbusier, however, managed to craft an entire city's commercial and institutional complexes whilst imparting a unique character to each form. Tessalace is an endeavour in a similar direction – celebrating the materiality of concrete. Located in Sector 82, Mohali, an upcoming industrial area, this project is a commercial building with an objective to lease out typical floors as offices for corporates and IT organisations. However, the design intent was to craft a commercial building with a soul and distinct personality.  

Ar.Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

Ar.Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

Ar.Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

The building earned the name, "Tessalace" owing to its tessellated façade design. Oxford dictionary defines, tessellate – as a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping. Visibly, the structure of the building is enveloped in a membrane of tessellated polygons, an array of solid and voids in tones of grey and white.