SUNITA

KOHLI
{INTERIOR DESIGNER}

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 ● INTRODUCTION ABOUT ARCHITECT
CONTENT ●
●
WORKS DONE
PROJECT1-RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN,NEW DELHI
● PROJECT2- LABOTECH MICROSCOPES PVT
LTD,TIME TOWER, GURGAON
● STAIRCASE AND PARTITION
 Sunita Kohli has a Master and a BA (Hons.) degree in
English Literature. She is an autodidact, with no formal
training in design. But, she has had the distinction of being the
first interior designer to be conferred the Padma Shri in
1992; the first Indian designer/architect to be invited to
give an illustrated lecture at the prestigious National
Building Museum in Washington DC in 2003; and the first
woman to be appointed, in 2014, as the Chairperson of the
School of Planning and Architecture in Bhopal, a National
Institute of Excellence.

AR. SUNITA KOHLI

 K2India is a New Delhi based multi–disciplinary design and
architectural firm constituted, in 2010, by Sunita Kohli
(Padma Shri, 1992) and her Pratt Institute educated architect
daughter, Kohelika Kohli. It was established, as their brand, to
bring all the design disciplines practiced by their various

K2 INDIA
companies, under one umbrella. These are ‘Kohelika Kohli
Architects’ (est. 2004), the Architecture and Project
Management cell of the company, known for its creative and
contemporary buildings; ‘Sunita Kohli Interior Designs Pvt.
K2INDIA
F-213/C, 3rd Floor, Ltd.’ (est. 1972).
Lado Sarai,
Old M.B. Road,
New Delhi - 110 030
PROJECTS
Some of their highly celebrated projects in New Delhi have been the restoration of many British period buildings – designed by Sir Edward
Lutyens, Sir Herbert Baker and Sir Robert Tor Russell – notably Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Prime Minister’s Office and Official Residence,
Hyderabad House, the bungalows of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum and the British Council Building and Library. They
continue to creatively and successfully work on projects in India and a few outside the country. In 2014, K2India was given the
Architectural Digest 50 Award.

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT-
PROJECTS
COMMERCIAL PROJECT-
PRODUCT DESIGN by SUNITA KOHLI

Bookshelf made up of waste metal scrap , that can be use as a partition.

PROJECT
SELECTED
1. RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN INTERIORS
2. LABOTECH MICROSCOPES PVT LTD,TIME TOWER
RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN INTERIORS
Rashtrapati Bhavan
➔ Rashtrapati Bhavan, home to the President of the world’s largest democracy, epitomizes India’s strength, its democratic traditions and
secular character.
➔ Rashtrapati Bhavan was the creation of architects of exceptional imagination and masterfulness, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert
Baker. It was Sir Lutyens who conceptualized the H shaped building, covering an area of 5 acres on a 330 acre estate. This mansion
has a total of 340 rooms spread over four floors, 2.5 kilometres of corridors and 190 acres of garden area.
➔ The first restoration project at the Rashtrapati Bhavan was started in 1985 and ended in 1989, during which the Ashoka Hall was
stripped of its later additions and restored to its original state by the architectural restorer Sunita Kohli. The second restoration project,
begun in 2010, involved Charles Correa and Sunita Kohli.
Plan Layout
Reception
Navachara
Banquet Hall
Upper Loggie
Lutyens Grand Stairs
Guest wing
MAIN BUILDING AND Ashok Hall
CENTRAL LAWN North Drawing Room
RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN

Long Drawing Room

Library
Durbar Hall
Lord Buddha Statue
Central Lawn

Clock Tower
The Stables
MUSEUM COMPLEX The Garages
Banquet Hall

Wooden Paneling
One can notice Lutyens’ silent bell motifs, carved in wood, over the fluted projecting columns, the
same as are placed above the Tuscan pillars of the Forecourt.
Ashok Hall

Stone paneling on walls, and unique design of paneling oil paintings on ceiling.

Ashok Hall was restored by Sunita Kohli in 2010. The Ashok Hall is used for presentation of credentials by Heads of
Missions of foreign countries and as a formal place of introductions for the
visiting and Indian delegations prior to the commencement of the State
Banquets hosted by the President.
Durbar Hall
The grand simplicity of Rashtrapati Bhavan Durbar Hall is enthralling as it is indisputably the most regal room of the presidential
palace.The 42 feet high walls are cased in white marble. The dome is said to be 22 metres in diameter and 25 metres above the
ground. The double dome feature with an oculus in the centre of the dome floods the Durbar Hall with sunlight, highlighting its features.
An exquisite Belgium glass chandelier decorates the Durbar Hall as it hangs from a height of 33 meters from its ceiling.

There are four apses, two on the western side and two on the eastern side that have coffered vaults, the archivolts of which cut into the
dome. The Durbar Hall is encircled by columns, made of yellow Jaisalmer marble, with white caps and bases. Twelve marble jaalis in
the attic serve the decorative purpose of the room as well as provide ventilation and light.
 Wooden Paneling
NORTH DRAWING ROOM
Burmese teak paneling is done on the walls and beautiful wooden
furniture provides an appropriate setting for the meetings of Heads of
State. It is mostly teak that has been used in Rashtrapati Bhavan, for
decorative furniture, “padauk, shisham, ainee, blackwood, poon,
koko, walnut and ebony” were also used. The furniture in this room,
including the chairs, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens himself.
Fond of circular patterns, his choices are reflected in the circular
design on the chairs as well.
GUEST WING
The main suites of the Guest Wing have high paneling in Burma
Teak, European chandeliers and exquisite Kashmiri carpets.
Lutyens designed the furniture himself to suit the temper of the
building. The antique furniture that was chosen in England could
not be used for the building as the softwood could not stand the
Indian climate, hence the furniture for the Viceroy's House was
made from teak. Only the chandeliers came from Europe.
 Common Staircases seen at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Lutyens Grand Stairs Frontcourt Stairs with Stone Stairs with Lord
Tuscan Pillars Buddha Statue
The approach to the Banquet Hall is
through Lutyens’ Grand Stairs. Made in
sandstone and grand in scale, measuring
111 feet in length and 53 feet in its width,
these stairs lead to the Banquet Hall at one
end and to the Ashok Hall on the other.
LABOTECH MICROSCOPES PVT LTD,TIME TOWER
ABOUT THE PROJECT
● LABOTECH MICROSCOPES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED is
located in Haryana, India and is part of the Scientific &
Technical Instruments Manufacturing Industry.
LABOTECH MICROSCOPES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
has 233 employees across all of its locations
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Materials used for
making partitions
spaces inside of
building without
creating any solid wall
partitions are as
follows-

● Curtains
● glass/window
● Glass door
● Upvc partition
● Frosted glass
partition
a) Curtains and hanging rods are used to create partitions in between two spaces. Curtains are used to make room divider
according to the different functions of the spaces still not making it a bulky partitions at the same time giving it a enclosed
space look.
b) UPVC PARTITION are also used for designing interior closed space in between the building. The aquarium glass has
been added to give a more pleasing affect to the viewer maintaining transparency between spaces and yet segregating
spaces.
c) Upvc and glass insulated structures are made which act as door/window and partition also maintaining the privacy of
meeting room with rest of area. Minimum thickness has been kept to avoid heating and suffocation and leading to wastage
of space by using thin UPVC panels insulated with glass work.
d) Glass partitions has been done in meeting spaces with clients and as partitions space in washroom area.In meeting room it
maintains transparency between the working staff and head and at same time giving feeling of connectivity- visual connection,
also it is low cost remodelling. Aesthetically pleasing workspace. And More natural light absorption.
e) Frosted glass is been used which every company need for maintaining privacy in workspace , creating private workplace and to
allow more natural light in the space. It’s durability and low maintenance make it a better choice for commercial building.Frosted glass
office partitions make sense whether your company is large or small, high tech or low, swimming in cash or cutting it close to the bone.
They’re the kind of enhancement that enables many companies to stay competitive by helping them cut their utility and maintenance
costs while enhancing their corporate image at the same time
 PARTITION
● Partitions are non-load bearing walls that separate
spaces in buildings. As well as spatial division, they
can provide; privacy, acoustic and fire separation and
flexibility of layout.
● Partition walls can be solid, typically constructed from
brick or blockwork, or can be a framed construction.
Framed partition walls are sometimes referred to as
stud walls, and can be constructed from a timber, steel
or aluminium frames clad with boarding such as
plasterboard, timber, metal or fibreboard. Partition
walls may also be glazed.
● They may be purpose-designed and constructed or
may be modular systems, and can incorporate
openings, windows, doors, ducting, pipework, sockets,
wiring, skirting, architraves and so on.
 PANELING

Paneling, also spelled panelling, in

architecture and design, decorative
treatment of walls, ceilings, doors, and
furniture consisting of a series of wide,
thin sheets of wood, called panels,
framed together by narrower, thicker
strips of wood
PANELING AND TYPES OF PANELINGS
Wall paneling is a great way to enhance the aesthetic of home and provide much-needed insulation.

There are 7 main types to consider:

1. Shiplap
2. Board and batten
3. Plank wall
4. Tongue and groove
5. Flat panels
6. Beadboard
7. Raised panels
Shiplap Board and batten

Plank wall Tongue and Groove

 STAIRCASE

A stairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of

stairs, or simply stairs, is a construction
designed to bridge a large vertical
distance by dividing it into smaller
vertical distances, called steps. Stairs
may be straight, round, or may consist of
two or more straight pieces connected at
angles.
STAIRCASE AND TYPES OF STAIRCASE
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