A Landscape Within

Tucked within Mumbai’s dense urban fabric is this 400 sqft office that imagines urban workspace design through interior topographies and material continuity. 

The client sought a space that reflected the earth-bound nature of their profession without falling into cliches. Functionally, the plan needed to accommodate a waiting area that screened away the rest of the office and two private cabins, a workstation for three, a discussion/ lunch area and a pantry. Spatial efficiency was paramount; every inch had to serve a purpose. 

The design grew around an idea of continuity and containment — how a single surface language could unify the plan. A seamless microconcrete floor and a continuous vaulted ceiling form the spatial anchors, allowing the space to unfold fluidly, without the rigidity of compartmentalization.

At the entrance, a curving planter wall defines the threshold. Rising and dipping like a soft terrain, it organically separates the waiting area from the main workspace. Together with its embedded door, the partition acts as a sculptural element — a piece of architecture that grows, rather than divides. Its physical detachment from the ceiling allows light and sightlines to flow freely across the volume.

Beyond this threshold, the primary workspace opens up. The vaulted ceiling, rendered in deep brown hues, feels both grounding and expansive. Sandwiched between this ceiling and the tonal concrete floor, the space becomes immersive yet airy — a calm continuum of surfaces.

Furniture follows the same vocabulary of fluidity. An amoeboid meeting table maximizes legroom and movement. At one end, the ceiling drops to create additional storage, part of which extends into a quiet niche for the temple, a pause within the flow.

The space feels less like a conventional office and more like an interior landscape.