Commercial – The Earth Home Architecture

OUTHOUSE OFFICE

nadeemdamique — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:09:51 +0000

This building is part of a residential project in NCR and serves as the personalized home office for the chairman. This two-storeyed block is defined by a large glass overhang and an external steel staircase for access between the floors on the side of the entrance.

The ground floor contains a reception and waiting area, conference room, cabins and pantry while the first floor has the executive cabins, workstations, waiting area and conference room. The terrace is accessed from a separate service staircase.

OUTHOUSE OFFICE

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:46:11 +0000

GODREJ PRIVE MARKETING OFFICE

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:42:55 +0000

DESCRIPTION: Godrej Properties Limited desired to develop a marketing office for an upcoming project connected with a sample apartment. Our studio designed an ephemeral screen which contains the glass cuboid of the marketing office and the open structure of the sample apartment within its geometry. The contemporary structure was designed in a way so as to screen off the soon to start construction work around the site.

Extremely simple in its design, the overall architecture is a play of spaces, pure volumes, materials and light. The structure was designed in prefabricated bolted systems in steel, so that the whole structure, apart from the foundations and the civil works, if required could be reused for other projects. The interior design doesn’t detach itself from the architecture, rather is a free-flowing extension of the outside to the within.

POOL & SPA

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:37:11 +0000

The building is part of a residential project in NCR and serves as the pool and spa block for the residents. The building consists of a swimming pool, pool lounge and meditation area on the ground floor while the basement has an entrance lobby, powder rooms, a massage room, a unisex salon with a treatment room, a spa and sauna, and changing rooms along with plant rooms that service the building.

The language of the building is inspired from Balinese architecture and is defined by a sloping roof covered in Mangalore tiles over the closed areas, while the sloping roof over the semi open deck area is a combination of glass and wood. The rooms on the ground floor, accessed from the deck, have large floor to ceiling windows to provide panoramic views of the surrounding lawns as well as the main residential block. The basement uses a clean palette of muted colours with a play of materials to create the spa area.

GYM

nadeemdamique — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:27:08 +0000

The building is a home gymnasium for a residential project in NCR. The architectural language of the building is formed by overlapping planar surfaces. The large windows also contribute to composition of the building exterior and interior. These windows provide views of the sprawling lawns and gardens adjoining the block as well the main residential building. The interior of the building is inspired by the industrial style, consisting of a large open space with exposed brick walls and exposed services on a high ceiling.

PURVANCHAL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:06:05 +0000

Purvanchal Developers wanted to create their headquarters to consolidate their operations within one building with all their departments – marketing, construction and project management, accounts and finance with offices for their top management, guest rooms for their clients and consultants, areas for on site staff, conference rooms and public convenience facilities.

They wished to showcase their strength in building construction and finishing, evolving from their humble roots as a construction company to a reputed development company of the future. The result was an 8-storey building block encased with an exoskeleton designed to hold the glass façade in place with a suave contemporary interior design language rendered luxurious with the use of plush finishes and furniture.

N.K. JAIN & CO

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:31:25 +0000

N. K. Jain & Co., a reputed brand dealing in real estate wanted to establish its first corporate office in more than 50 years of operations. The owners wanted to create a heavily classical interior, inspired from antiques attributed to Louis XV and Chippendale.

Looking at a company with a strong legacy firmly rooted in the present and creating for the future, the studio suggested a more daring route, one that would be inspired from the classic, but created with the technology of the present and be relevant in the years to come. A thoroughly intensive design exercise rationalized the geometry of classical Victorian interiors breathing life into the space with modern techniques and materials.

COLLABORATIVE STUDIO

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:28:32 +0000

Located within the vicinity of Qutab Minar and Mehrauli, the site is an integral part of historical Delhi. The existing single storey building within an organic fabric, a large front yard and a large floor plate, ample parking and located strategically from all possible public transit nodes, offered an appropriate place for a collaborative design studio. Intended as a shared space for a communication design firm, a master planning firm and an architecture studio, the idea was to maximize cross disciplinary interaction.

To incorporate an estimated 50 people office within an existing residential building, the internal layout was completely remodelled, leaving the external lines of the boundary intact so as to not disturb the surrounding fabric. Ample openings made on the North and the Eastern edges allowed as much natural light as possible into each interior space. The openings in the south were protected by the existing boundary wall and a metal trellis that acts as a shading device. Bamboo and wooden venetian blinds were used to control internal lighting levels.

All the internal partitioning was done in exposed 3”x 3”x 8” Fly ash Brick masonry which has a very low embodied energy. All the zones are divided with their own individual master switches for air-conditioning and electrical outlets which lets zones get shut off when not in use. All lighting fixtures are LED and have a very low combined electrical load. Lighting in the toilets is controlled by motion sensors to optimize the electrical consumption. The entire rainwater and air-conditioning drainage is fed to a harvesting tank which stores water for cleaning and landscaping.

The majority of the flooring and wall panelling is made from reclaimed wooden packaging material picked up from stone importers and put together in an intricate pattern which forms the character of the internal space. Reclaimed tiles from manufacturers and traders have been used for broken tile mosaic finishes, and cut tile patterns in toilets and pantry areas. Some of the furniture was reclaimed and remodelled from the previous premises.

The roof has been covered with two layers of 50 mm thick over deck insulation, protected by a reclaimed tile-mosaic floor which in itself reflects a considerable amount of heat. All the openings in the building are fitted with airtight UPVC windows and doors which restrict losses during the summer and winter months and are operable for the humid months when cross ventilation is a must to achieve comfort.

ZAIILUX – LIGHTING STUDIO

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:19:04 +0000

The site for the lighting store was an existing building with an organic profile located near the Ghitorni metro station. The creators of Zaiilux, a lighting design start-up, believed in a brick and mortar experience centre for their clients in a world of online shopping. When the products are part of the experience; their perceptible value increases phenomenally in the eyes of the customer. Since the business was in its early stages, they required an inexpensive solution for the same.

The design was conceptualized around creating a fluid space with a large open floor plan. The curved profile of the interior spaces evolved out of the existing outer profile of the building. This was achieved using basic building materials like Plaster of Paris and exposed bricks which would fit the budget of the clients. A glass cabin following the same profile was placed on one side to maintain transparency in the larger space.

IKAIRA HOMES

nadeemdamique — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:36:28 +0000

Located on two floors of an existing building near Ghitorni metro station, the design of this furniture store posed a challenge in terms of the organic profile of the building. The scope involved using existing building elements as well as proposing new construction.

Inspired by a royal baroque aesthetic, the store owner believes in handcrafting each piece of furniture to suit their clients’ sensibilities. The design is aimed at creating spatial experiences centered around furniture settings. There is a recurring usage of mirrors across the store which are covered in film printed with graphics complementing the aesthetic of the furniture design. This creates an illusion of depth and provides visual relief to balance out the space constraints. An existing set of stairs in the basement have been turned into a mirror cladded stepped display while a new internal staircase has been constructed for optimum usage of space and better planning.