Indigo II
Indigo II
In characteristic Mumbai fashion, this office for a software solutions company asked for maximized use of a tight two tiered working space with exceptionally low and uniquely ribbed ceilings.
The open to sky space between the building and the hill is used to create the outdoor cafe. The open space is covered by a semi open canopy made of bamboo. The entrance volume of the hostel also acts as the reception to the various other activities. This leads to the indoor cafe which is to the right and the performance space to the left.
Against a neutral base of particle board, two types of patterned laminate are used to create a visual aesthetic of fragmented planes that pull down the lines of the ceiling and slice the box-like space into dynamic slivers.
The reception area is a cocooned and rather glamorous space where the metal ribs of the existing ceiling become the framework for a lighting experience.
2009