Our aim for Shell's New Campus is to create a vibrant, energetic, engaging, and ultimately productive work environment – making Shell a great place to work. Our design for the Campus follows a simple distribution of work “Neighborhoods” along a Main Street circulation plan, connecting the community. We focused on ‘transparency’ in our design, which was crucial to fostering better communication. Our design promotes the “Shell brand” by using natural materials, art and color that illustrate the importance of local culture, Shell’s commitment to India and the visitor experience. The challenge was to work up a schedule integrating the clients sign-off and process, and utilizing Shell works Tool-kit / Guidelines which are very structured, to deliver a workplace based on the clients “Best Practices”.
Size : 40 Acres Builtup Area : 3,50,000 SF Services :Interior Design, Architecture (Architecture Record), Signage & Environmental Graphics Design, Lighting Design, FFE Design, Relevent PMC, AV - IT - Acoustic, Sustainability Collaboration : Hamiltons Architects (London, UK), Mott McDonald (London, UK and India) Accolade : IGBC - LEED Gold Rating
The New Technology Centre at Bengaluru for the Global Oil
Industry leader, Shell, hired INI’s design services for a
sustainability incorporated Interior fit-out. Satisfactorily
representing this global major’s business, employee, functional
and environmental value propositions required cross
continental collaboration by the local INI team with London
based architects and client-teams across India, USA and
Singapore. In addition to designing an efficient workplace
which harmonized the various arms of the company cutting
across disciplines, contextual relevance had to be carved out of
a pre-ordained color and material palette employed globally
and stringent processes and guidelines defined by Shell The
challenge was met to the satisfaction of all concerned parties
by the delivered and executed solution, which scored a fine
4.66 out of 5 on the Design Excellence Metrics scale
summarized post delivery. Shell’s people-oriented ethos
dove-tailed with INI’s intuitive integrating approach, which is
demonstrated by the design’s harmonious organization of
spaces for its workforce, customers and visitors.
Cohesive Community of Work Neighborhoods
The circulation within the building is conceived as ‘work-neighborhoods’ along a ‘main street’. The
design proceeds to treat them as such with individual applications outlining each neighborhood’s
identity while the basic theme runs throughout the entire set-up delineating a cohesive community.
The work areas are interspersed with cheerfully furnished common foyers and visitors’ lobbies, Shell’s
theme colors and signature materials recurring in each of them in uniquely different presentations of
usage and form. An elaborately landscaped central courtyard offers green solace as do the landscaped
surroundings. The pervasive use of apt glass surfaces, high performance glazing with sun screening
systems on external surfaces and incorporated with adequate soundproofing for internal partitions,
is employed to achieve the transparency required for engaging visual connections while protecting
from heat and glare.
IGBC-LEED Gold-Rated Interiors Ensure an Energized Work Environment
Pervasive use of external glazing aided by light shelves allows major internal areas to be sun-lit during
the day. Shading tools like customized fins and Low-E glass coating to allow higher reflection of solar
heat. A reflective white external surface and terrace coating also aid in checking heat gain. Cross flow
of cool breezes occurs across the courtyards and through large openings. Efficient water and energy
systems employed contribute to an IGBC-LEED Gold rated design.
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“Designs to Strengthen Communities –
at Home and at Work.”
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