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AT THE
OFFICE

his 4000 sq.ft. office is situated on The palette for the office includes
OFFICE@27 the 27th floor of a new office tower a variety of sustainable materials,
Tin Mumbai, India. juxtaposed differently within each of
The clients, building developers, had
Mumbai, India an extensive brief requiring six cabins, the created volumes. Cabins skirt the
perimeter, with open seating spaces
conference and discussion rooms, and forming the central volume.
seating for 36 employees. The available height of six meters, a rare
aspect of new office buildings, is retained
in entirety.
A collage of paper tubes, treated
with fire retardant coatings of different
diameters, form a sculptural ceiling over
the central volume. These are interspersed
with tubular lights created especially for
this office.
The 6m high partitions surrounding
the central volume are designed in an
abstract composition of wood and glass,
with cane, jute, and fabric. The cabins
beyond these partitions are sculpted in
recycled plywood strips collected from
various other sites, undulating in plan
and section simultaneously. The tables,
credenzas and storage cabinets within the
cabins are also constructed with plywood

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