Linear office spaces intertwine to create a courtyard

The building, built by Sanjay Puri Architects, has a two- to four-storey sectional configuration with the south-west and north-east office floors raised off the ground to facilitate the south-west wind through the courtyard.

EAST VIEW Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

The northeast and northwest corners of the building are also lifted, creating singular large volumes at both ends to allow visual contact between floors, where a cafeteria and a library are housed. The circulation spine skirts the internal courtyard, allowing the landscape to be visible while moving through the office and the work areas, skirting the external periphery opening towards external gardens.

COURTYARD
Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

NORTH WEST VIEW
Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

The building shape generates its longest sides oriented towards the north, with angled louvers on the other faces directing the internal spaces northwards. The orientation allows indirect light throughout the day into all of the internal spaces, rendering the building energy efficient. The courtyard office derives its principles from traditional Indian courtyard houses, resulting in office spaces that vary in volume and in orientation, allowing open spaces to be integrated with enclosed ones, and creating energy-efficient workspaces.

COURTYARD
Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

NORTH ENTRANCE VIEW
Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

NORTH ENTRANCE VIEW
Photo credit: MR,DINESH MEHTA

About Sanjay Puri Architects

Sanjay Puri Architects are listed in the Top 100 Architects worldwide by Archdaily. Additionally. Architizer includes Sanjay Puri Architects in their list of the Top 136 Design Firms worldwide. The firm also tops the list of WA Community award winners across the world. With 200 international and more than 100 national awards, the firm has won architectural projects in Australia, Spain, Montenegro, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Oman, and Dallas, in addition to projects in 40 Indian cities. With a diverse portfolio of townships, schools, hotels, retail, and office buildings, the firm continues on its quest to create innovative design solutions that are sustainable on a large scale.