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COMMERCIAL
INTERIOR
West view
The Courtyard Office linear office space twists
organically in plan, creating
A a large landscaped courtyard
Raipur, India within it.
Varying from two to four levels
sectionally, the office floors are lifted from
West view showing cafeteria the ground at the southwest and northeast
sides to facilitate a south-westerly breeze
through the courtyard.
The northeast and northwest corners
of the building are also lifted, creating
singular large volumes at both ends to
allow visual contact between floors, where
a cafeteria and a library are housed.
The circulation spine skirts the internal
courtyard, allowing the landscape to be
Courtyard
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