Office Renovation | Design Experiment
Architects use design to develop trust in an industry fraught with scandals.
Intention and identity were the two challenges presented to design experiment When asked to renovation of an old building for a chit funds office. The intention of the company was clear, to instill confidence in the chit funds offices’ potential customers.
The chit funds industry has been fraught with scandals, from own-ers shutting shop abruptly, to refusing to pay up to its customers, so the architects came up with a novel way to propagate trust amongst its patrons. A simple design intervention in terms of installing a large continuous scrolling LED strip, broadcasting how much the company paid out to its customers that week. The designers felt that, by increasing such evident transparency, it would be possible to earn the trust of its patrons.
FACT FILE:
Architectural firm: Design Experiment
Category: Renovation Project
Programme : Commercial / Office Space
Project name: Chit Funds Office
Project location: Ramkote, Hyderabad, Telangana – India
Site Area: 156 sqm
Built Up Area: 260 sqm
Month/Year of Commencement -Completion: November 2016 – January 2017
Photography Credits: Abhitej Velore and Anees Tasneem
One of the other undercurrent of this project was that The entire office needed to be designed and built in 45 days, so the designers chose to go with a design language that would try to stand out without disre-specting its surroundings, and that a brick façade would be detailed specifically to be rapidly constructed.
The second task of creating an identity not only through its space but also through its graphic language and branding was handled by DE.DE used this opportunity to create a unique blend of stability + forward thinking by combining the offices’ façade with its modern branding. The interiors of the building combine environmental graphics of simple minimal quality with clean and crisp visual communication to emphasize on the company’s forward think-ing and transparent brand values.
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