Bangalore is a city of layered identities. The city’s climate, its slow rhythm, and textured neighbourhoods add a humane quality to how we inhabit spaces. With the influx of faceless, sterile, glass buildings and office spaces, most workspaces respond by mirroring the anonymity of the structures they occupy.
The Design Of This Office Space Is Warm And Has A Humane Quality | The Purple Ink Studio
Workspaces, big or small, can influence culture by holding the potential to have a quiet shift. They nurture a sense of belonging. They form micro-cultural frameworks reimagining how we live and work in contemporary India. With Project Ulsoor, we attempted to reclaim that lost intimacy to create a space that is deeply aware of its surroundings.
The office space at Project Ulsoor is planned for AshAlt (Ashes to Alternatives) Industries, specialising in building and constructing Global Capability Centres (GCCs). The design for their workspace sought to embody the same spirit of reinvention and purpose that reflects the company’s culture.
Spread across 1,450 sqft, overlooking the Ulsoor Lake, the office belongs to a neighborhood interspersed with the old and new of Bangalore, blending in fluidly. The layout of the office accommodates open workstations, collaborative discussion zones, and private offices, all stitched together in an intentional sense of calm. With a deep reverence for the memory of the neighborhood it belongs to, the design draws from the very same nuanced temperament.
With the compact footprint, porosity became the key design strategy. The use of fluted glass added to the dynamics of the space, while letting natural light percolate and extending the space beyond its spatial limits.
The free-standing partitions at the entrance act as quiet thresholds without enclosing the space. The layout unfolds as a sequence after that, taking cues from the way light falls onto various surfaces. A subtle curved geometry anchors the spatial movement and guides circulation.
Taking cues from the tactile memory of Bangalore, the materiality is rooted and carries a sense of time and touch. With the neutral colour palette, the grains of the wood, burnt hues of the red granite, which is native to its origin, capture the light throughout the day.
Craft, an extension to the texture, helps in curating the gentle rhythm of repetition, quiet gestures that lend the space its soul, reflecting a deep reverence for the memory and craft of the city to which it belongs. The hues of the leather, along with the tonality of wood from the ceiling and floors, anchor the space with permanence.
Impact – Project Ulsoor directs a larger shift from spaces of uniformity to places of identity and emotional resonance. Standing as a significant contributor to the culture of workspaces, redefining how we gather, think, and create together.
Fact File
Designed by: The Purple Ink Studio
Project Type: Office Interior Design
Project Name: Project Ulsoor Office
Location: Bangalore
Year Built: 2025
Project Size: 1450 Sq.ft
Principal Architects: Akshay Heranjal & Aditi Pai
Team Design Credits: Rajvi Shah, Anareen Reynolds, Fiza Elat, Aravind Vankadaru & Jaival Kansara
Photograph Courtesy: hansoga_photography
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