THE LOFT STUDIO SPACE

• Location -Mumbai, India

• Architect: Studio PAK
• Area: 3700.0 ft2
• Year: 2017
• Manufacturers: Kohler, Legrand, saint Gobain.

INTRODUCTION -

South Bombay is India’s leading art district that exudes a character with a flair for the contemporary. The area
is an expanse of culture and heritage with a style of – Neo-Classical, Gothic, Victorian, Art Deco etc.
The space of studio, which was a heritage structure, was acquired with the windows boarded up, wooden
trusses braced with metal and brick walls segregating different zones.
Located along the Heritage Mile of SoBo, on the 4th floor of a 100-year-old Victorian era building, the studio
space explores the structural integrity of the heritage structure. The idea of unearthing and discovering,
rather than a set mandatory approach, was adopted not only to respect, retain and celebrate the spirit of the
place but also respond to the myriad experiences the space could possibly offer.
PLAN
SECTION
 FRONT OFFICE

FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW

USE OF MATERIAL –
Plywood used for the reception desk. Connecting nature to the interior space by using the
Glass for screening and creating visual barrier. plants.
Use of artificial Lights as there is no window
 DESIGN STRATIGIES
• Natural light, ventilation and the objective of utilizing the various vantage points to the fullest were of
utmost importance while designing the space.
• A certain sense of scale and the idea of zones within zones was explored within the facility – either
through a visual connect or dedicated space configurations within a single zone.

• Use of exposed brick work for the legs of table.

• Table top made of gypsum board
• Use of artificial lights on the top of the table.
• Use of subtle colours and given the look of heritage building.
• Also use of brick cladding.
USE OF MATERIAL
BRICK

CEMENT BLOCK

WOOD

STONE

CEMENT BOARD

METAL
 FEATURES
 ENVISIONED AS A MULTI FUNCTIONAL AND LIVEABLE DESIGN SOLUTION , THE STUDIO TRIES TO BREAK THE
MOULD OF OFFICE INTERIOR BY CELEBRATING AND REVIVING A SPACE ADAPT A HERITAGE STRUCTURE WITH
AN ADDED DIMENSION OF VERSATILITY .

 REPURPOSING THE FUNCTION OF A SPACE IS A UNIQUE PROPOSITION THAT SEEKS TO PUT FORWARD THE
NOTION OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

 BELOW THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF REPURPOSING A SPACE AS

1) GALLERY OR EXHIBITION SPACE
2) SEMINAR OR LECTURE HALL
3) WORKSHOP SPACE