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Acutely Bare

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Collage Architecture Studio

Project Specifications

About

Acutely Bare is a contemporary office space designed for a construction firm located in Bengaluru city, India. 

Tightly tucked into a bustling urban neighbourhood, the 2400 sq ft project scales 2 stories of a four-storey tall building and is surrounded by construction on three sides.

Images: Presents the design language of the building facade

Layout

The two floor levels of the office unite as a singular intervention via a double-height waiting lounge. Located at the heart of the site, it is this lounge that creates a visual & interactive connect to all other spaces encompassing.

The second floor unfolds into a network of spaces set to invite potential clients. Designed to initiate an enticing entrance, a pleasurable pause and kindle curiosity of the firm’s services.

The third floor stages an inspiring work environment for office employees to brainstorm and indeed develop ideas.

Design Concept

To best portray the construction firm, the design takes inspiration from ‘Bare Building Materials’.

Its design vocabulary kindles unfinished, minimalist spaces where commonly used construction materials and textures are brought to the fore in different avatars of geometry.

Images: The entrance lobby and double-height skylit reception cater to an idyllic overture into the office. Spruced with vertical timbers and greens, the journey indeed becomes a pleasant experience

Palette

White, cold neutrals and whispers of warm accents dominate the overall palette.

Images: The MD cabin where commonly used construction materials like concrete, reinforcement bars, timber and glass, are explored in various ways. This exploratory concept resonates through every space in the office.

The conceptualisation and design of the reception backdrop. Timber verticals carved in fluid oscillations choreograph a movement that is enticing for the user experience

Light & Ventilation

A generous filter of light energizes the spaces from within. 

Large window openings invite ample ventilation, enabling the office to breathe seamlessly.

Image: Concrete window screens help to control the quality of light filtering into the spaces.

Interior Decor & details

Decor details conceived by a simple juxtaposition of finished & unfinished surfaces

Hacked plaster of the workspace walls kindles an artful composition

A wall cavity is given a refreshing makeover to shelve decor and potting greens

The partially exposed brick and plastered wall of the conference room intils an unfinished and texture-rich appeal

Finer design details expressed on cabinetry & door

Circulation

Circulation and movement between floor levels isn’t spared of the ‘bare material’ concept albeit it is temporarily revisited. Enhancing the experience is the theatre of cast shadows via skylight and pergolas, truly immersing one into the event of movement.

Images: The staircase connecting both floor levels of the office space conceives a composition of exposed concrete treads and rebars as railing

The uniqueness of the intervention lies in the bareness and the simplicity of materials in the raw unfinished state, tapping into possibilities that showcase an unfound versatility in them.  

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