A conference in the woods?

Form and formal?

Walk in thinking you’re walking into a factory, but in the middle of the complex, sits a cabin with verdant surroundings that pulls the gaze from indoors to outdoors and vice versa. Almost as peculiar, as it is perfectly framed, the metal framework body built from the ground up is covered in wooden panels that is an extension of the surroundings. With a dynamic, cantilevered canopy and a striking trapezoidal glass doorway, the entrance is only a prologue.

Office design takeaways…
A intense-hued terrazzo reception desk stands against a backdrop of warm oak veneers, adjacent to the cosy waiting area fitted with bright orange seating, all on a canvas of grey flooring that runs through the space.

Disguised by the reception’s backdrop, the reading and archive room and pantry hide in plain sight. The reading room is engulfed in grey, from head to toe. Emanating tranquility, the set up is adorned with eccentric wall sculptures and an industrial black ceiling and light fixtures.

Stepping out of the reading room and back to the reception area, on the left we come across the central focus of this space — the conference room. Through the glass partition, one can look into this inward-outward conference space suffice with a deck, a custom monolithic terrazzo table, massive pendant light (almost like a hanging installation) in an open, expansive space. 

Unclad ceilings and custom detailing

“Instead of rigid formality, we leaned into organic geometries and materials that invite touch—terrazzo, veneer, and wood,” tells Karan. At the core of Studio Vasaka’s design philosophy is telling the client’s story – and telling it with intricate, custom detailing. Shades of grey, taupe and black with pops of warmth define the space. The unclad ceiling from the metal framework with a coalmine finish and sophisticated custom terrazzo tables, present contrasting pictures.

The oak wood is raw. Micro-concrete finished walls sit at the edge of refinement. The metal frame ensures that its impact on the environment is not even close to the striking visual impact of the boardroom. Everything about the space establishes understated luxury. Magnanimity is custom made and encased in green in this factory’s favourite corner!

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