Located in Santacruz, Mumbai, in a premium office building, the Soch office is conceptualized with an efficient approach to planning and eye-catching aesthetics creating an impeccable balance of the two. Designed to offer maximum functionality within the limited real estate space, the Soch office is a warm and comfortable office space for a young, millennial workforce. 

Spanning over 3500 square feet, the office is divided into a central reception zone, with a dedicated staff area on one side and a director’s zone on the other. As one enters the office space, they are welcomed by the reception and waiting area, both of which are designed in colors of sunrise to create a vibrant, yet elegant color palette. Connecting with the staff area visually as well as volumetrically, a uniform flooring pattern creates a flow of spaces throughout the office. The reception desk is clad in tiles to recreate the aesthetics and textures of a rug with hand-painted tassels to add quirky details.  

The staff area is composed of a chair and table pattern as per the client’s request, creating an open plan layout. Crafted for a young millennial workforce, the staff area offers a variety of seating and experiences. Cushioned along the windows, community bar-style seating and meeting pods are created to foster community building within the team as well as promote casual conversations. The combination of meeting rooms as well as meeting pods, allows for a formal as well as informal meeting environment amongst the workforce. The community area is designed with a bright sage and red seating, in line with the sunrise palette, while adding bold and vibrant elements to the space. The beams running through the space have been coated in vinyl to imitate the effects of laminates to create a softer, unobtrusive background. The internal partitions used to create the meeting rooms are clad with the same wallpaper to add a sense of continuity.  

Flanked onto the ceiling, the art installation travels from the reception area to the staff area. Custom designed for the space, the installation is composed of an aluminum meshwork in neutral tones. Conceptually inspired by paper and its characteristic to envelop and open up, the topography of the installation is designed to reflect the juxtaposed furniture layouts in the spaces below. The installation is created as an individual hexagonal meshwork transforming into modules, then layered together to create the stunning art piece.

As one moves toward the director’s area, the passage is lined with vertical panels to create a sense of rhythm and linearity. The powder room is located along the passage with the panels used to conceal the door of the powder room by creating an intriguing entry into a completely different space. The powder room is designed with a combination of cutwork and mirror pieces creating an illusion of a never-ending space.

The Soch office creates a space that fosters workspace wellbeing. Plants of a variety of sizes accentuate spaces around the office. Designed for a young millennial workforce, the office design maximizes the available real estate to offer comfortable, yet exciting experiences full of vibrancy.