By FinchD
Photography: Prashant Bhat; courtesy the
architects
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Planned as an archetypal office space, the design for HERE Solutions is
notable by virtue of its imagery and graphical explorations...
Designed by Beyond Design Architects & Consultants Pvt. Ltd for technology
giant, HERE Solutions, the office accommodates 600 workstations, an executive
cabin, a boardroom, a demo room, a cafeteria and multiple meeting rooms,
conference rooms and training rooms. The open plan, with a pragmatic sequence
of spaces warrants a non-intrusive workspace, sensibly manoeuvring the
employees and guests alike.
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The arrangement of the aisles and cabins creates clear passages in case
of emergencies, while the corner location of the cafeteria ensures the entry of
natural light, in what would otherwise be a typically cold, corporate office
environment. Located centrally, is a large common area, meant as an integrated
workspace, while the training rooms are almost enshrouded in the corner to
avoid disturbances in the main work areas.
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Dealing with questions on mobility, HERE solutions enables a safe and
efficient travel experience, integrating information from devices, vehicles and
infrastructure to create innovative real-time maps, ensuring an interactive
journey for users. The imagery used in the space, is thus a reflection of this
process.
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While the walls are projected with images of aerial views of citiscapes,
the glass partition walls are super-imposed with figure ground maps of large
urban stretches. The focus of the practice on digital mapping systems is
translated through this ubiquitous combination of relatable photographs, as
wallpapers, and technical drawings, as etchings on glass panels.
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The diversity in imagery, which ranges from bird’s-eye views of
metropolitan cities to pockets of urban landscapes, echoes the disparate user
base, which includes pedestrians, bikers and users of automobiles as well as
public transport.
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While commercial spaces typically have a tendency to generate an
unfriendly and stereotype work environment, the integration of a visual
narrative about the work of the practice has resulted in a congenial ambience.
Fact File
Design
Firm: Beyond Design Architects
& Consultants Pvt. Ltd
Design Team:
Alhad Gore, Ajay Tonpe, Gopal Ade
Client:
HERE Solutions
Location:
Gigaplex, Aioli
Area:
45000 sq. ft. carpet
Period of
completion: 100 days
great design!
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