Commercial Spaces That Portray Diverse Approaches To Commercial Design

Vidhita Kharkar’s latest commercial project is a free-flowing space, with no visual hindrances whatsoever.

- Tina Thakrar

The moderately large, unused space in a 50-year-old building came with ample opportunities and challenges, both of which Kharkar has championed through her design. Occupied by members of a steel trading firm, the space was relatively large for its limited staff and three directors, giving the design team the option to experiment with light, materials, patterns and colours.

In its most raw form, the office was a bare shell with numerous columns introduced by the builder to strengthen the building. This helped demarcate rooms within the office and embody quirky design elements. “The office was part of the owner’s expansion plan, and needed to balance functionality with aesthetics. We decided to take the minimalistic route, so as to focus more on practicality and ease of use.”

An underlying theme that runs through every room is the use of straight lines and geometries. The colour scheme of black, white, grey and brown, is periodically broken by bursts of blue, which have now come to define the look.