The office of the IL&FS Transportation Design Center at GIFT City
Gandhinagar is an efficacious attempt at creating a vibrant,
collaborative, creative and playful work environment displaying
contemporary art works while translating complex executive office
requirements into spaces that create a unique work experience. The
proposed design challenges the stereotypical workstation organization
and re-infuses the idea of collaborative workspaces with playful
curvilinear work- pods and a variety of clusters formed by plug-n-play
of the modulated work- pods. Simple and modern, minimal free flowing
gestures with minimalist detailing define the boundaries between
public and private work spaces, demarcating volumes within. Designed
for those who truly appreciate craftsmanship and dynamic, vibrant
spaces, the Workplace exquisitely interweaves art and creativity in its
realm without contradiction.
The office of the IL&FS Transportation Design
Centre was envisioned in the contemporary
paradigm, in consonance with its modern
location at Gift City near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The vision was to create a modern workspace
where a youthful team could be productive at
peak functional capacity enabled by efficacious
systems set in an energetic and humane
environment. This required the workspace to be
infused with vibrant elements capable of
proliferating it with their high-octane vibes,
unhindered throughout.
INI’s design chooses a palette of perky hues
which appear in little elements like upholstery
and furniture but get brilliantly highlighted
against the luminance of sparkling white
surfaces which pervade the ceiling, partition
walls and workstations. Abundantly helped by
bright lights and an open layout, this IL&FS office
successfully combines energetic youthful
efficacy with collaborative camaraderie
Minimal Divisions,
Maximum Efficiency
With a modular system of furniture used to
create work pods and meeting clusters, the
office layout lends itself effortlessly to refreshing
changes as and when a work situation
demands. Moreover, curvilinear profiles of these
work pods enable a seamless flow of spaces.
This is further helped by the subtlety with which
the few necessary partitions for cabins have
been treated with maximum use of glass. Put
together, this ensemble maximizes efficiency of
work-processes as well as the incidence of
collaborative teamwork. Fun spaces such as
stepped window-side seats act as much needed
stressbusters
The office layout is fluid in terms of both, the
mutual interweave of spaces at any given time
as well as the adaptable changes it is enabled
for at various times. When the sparklingly lit up
surfaces in brilliant white are off-set by little
splashes of vibrantly colored cushions, chairs
and couches, a dynamic vibe is invoked. Feature
walls adorned with greens and artwork
introduce the natural, humane elements.
“Responding to Work Environment Needs with Vibrant, Humane Designs.”