Lighting in Design Q3 2024

Blending textures and sustainability

The paper tube office consists of a series of volumes with varied textures, materials, and compositions of paper, cane, jute, fabric, recycled plywood, lime plaster, and terrazzo flooring, forming distinct individual spaces that merge into each other. S anjay Puri Architects has been ranked 32 on Archello’s list of Top 100 architects worldwide and is listed in Archdaily’s list of

within each of the created volumes. Cabins skirt the perimeter, with open seating spaces forming the central volume. The available height of six metres, 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 6 m 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 strips, lending a homogeneous sculptural look within each cabin. The larger conference room has a paper tube light installation with different sized tubes suspended at varying heights.

Top 100 architects worldwide. They are also listed in the WA UK top 100 architectural firms and the Architizer New York’s top 130 architecture firms worldwide. With a current firm strength of 108, the essence of the firm’s design philosophy revolves around evolving design solutions that are contextual and sustainable and creating spaces that explore spatial perceptions with new design direction forms. This philosophy is on full display at OFFICE@27 in Mumbai, India – one of the recently completed projects for Sanjay Puri Architects. This 4000 sq.ft. office is situated on the 27 th floor of a new office tower in Mumbai. The clients, building developers, had an extensive brief requiring six cabins, conference and discussion rooms, and seating for 36 employees. The palette for the office includes a variety of sustainable materials, juxtaposed differently

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LiD Q3 - 2024