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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Primarc Office in Elgin Road, Kolkata by DCA ArchitectsApril 7th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: DCA Architects The project brief was to create a dynamic and dramatic office space for a new division of a company with varied interests and businesses. Since the client had rented this space for a short term lease, the solution had to be a minimum investment on “fixed interiors” with maximum focus on elements that could be moved to another location and reused in future.  Image Courtesy © Primarc
 Image Courtesy © Primarc Therefore, the site has been conceived with a very basic and minimalistic treatment of the walls, ceiling and services. The site is endowed with two long windows along the two opposite faces of the premise. Hence, the layout is evolved along these walls, with all the activities such as the reception, cafeteria, all the work stations and the full time Director’s office being placed along these windows. The meeting rooms, conference room and the marketing director’s office, all of which required extensive visual presentations and needed to be shielded from daylight, have been thoughtfully placed in the interiors of the premises. The strategic placement of the cafeteria just beside the reception – provides for a casual interaction with customers/clients and also encourages the intra-office communication. This cafeteria leads onto the restrooms and the conference, thus creating the required connectivity and transition in an otherwise open office layout.  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc The fixed partitions are panelled with recycled deal wood and gypsum which have been painted in a striking dark gray color (all paints were low VOC). This is complimented by the accent furniture like the reception counter, the director’s table, conference room table and meeting rooms – that are made out of teak-wood, that have been reclaimed from the beams & rafters of old demolished buildings. The elegant work stations and filing cabinetry are all built in eco-friendly particle board and laminate to compliment the rest of the furniture.  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc The resultant office is a very dynamic space that functions with minimum use of artificial light during day-time. The optimized use of task lights as well as the strategically placed decorative lights, use energy efficient LED lamps which reduces the heat emission and thereby the energy consumption on an overall basis.  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © Primarc  Image Courtesy © DCA Architects
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