location:  Arvind Santej, Ahmedabad

area: 10,900 sq ft

The interior design for the headquarters of Envisol, a water management company powered by the global textile conglomerate, Arvind Ltd. reflects the growing ethos of the company. With its open plan, and layering of informal spaces, the interior design reflects a sense of transparency and collaboration. Hues of greens and blues meet warm wood, textured stone floor and exposed concrete to shape the spatial identity.

A custom designed linear lighting installation illuminates the exposed concrete slab and unifies the entry and cafe to be a single, inviting zone, breaking away from the notion of a formal waiting area, or a drab staff lunch area. A cuboidal volume wrapped in green stained glass further adds to this informality as a series of meeting rooms open out to the cafe.

Work zones are organised into smaller clusters of workdesks and open cubicles. A collaborative cluster forms the centre of the workspace, facing the landscape. Larger meeting rooms are planned along the glazed facade bringing in diffused light from the north.

photography: panjwani vinay