Jashn, a hindi/urdu word for 'celebration' describes the mood of the project. The five story, 30,000 sf. building is designed to house the head-quarters of an established real-estate developer in the city of Chennai. The building will house marketing and executive offices and in essence become the home for the developers' management group

Merge Studio was asked to develop a design that would demonstrate the design and construction capabilities of the clients and become the new home that the occupants can be proud of. Nestled in the heart of Chennai and at a corner of narrow tree-lined streets, our studio designed the shimmering 'jewel box' (as we like to call it) and clad it in shades of white transparency.

Aware of the challenge of designing a glazed 'jewel box' in the climate of Chennai, our team ran multiple studies to understand the impact of solar radiation on the skin. Using layers of high performance glazing with ceramic frit and channel glass as exterior shading panels, the internal heat gain thru the facade is now comparable with energy code compliant facade.