A Vintage Dream – Advocate’s Office | Studio Minimus | Ahmedabad
A aspiring young Advocate was setting up his new practice, stepping into a pre-owned office to create an identity for him without letting go of his roots right in the heart of city of Ahmedabad.
Keeping in mind this ideology, we remodelled the existing crammed office into a more open and connected office space. The client briefed us to go for a rustic and vintage theme for his office while capturing ample daylight. An earthy warm palette was devised for this space with light beige walls and splash of walnut furniture to recreate the feel of early 80’s South Bombay offices.
The 550 sq.ft. office was originally fragmented into 4 zones, two separate cabins, workstation zone and the reception at the entrance. During the renovation we retained one of the partitions with one cabin and converted- coupled the second cabin into an open office for the workstations. Two corner store rooms were transformed into service spaces i.e Pantry and a bathroom.
The reception area greets you with elegant mid- century traditional seatings. A light beige finished low height storage delineates the open office from the waiting along with creating a subtle backdrop to appreciate the intricately designed wooden Divans and Arm chairs.
The head Advocate’s worktable held a significant sentimental value to the client, so we refurbished the table by a gingerly(carefully) dismantling it and reassembling the table to harmonise with our new cabin orientation. The Table top had a worn-out fabric, which was replaced with a beautiful leather finish laminate from Durian LR 3086.
We came up with more economical solutions due to the budget constrain. This led to the idea of re-using the ancestral chairs, which were of solid wood that had withstood the test of time. With an addition of a cushion with a beige upholstery and re-polishing, they were ready to use. These chairs and sofas defined the character of office space.
This Advocate’s office reflects the ideology of the client with its open, warm spatial organisation coalescing with blessings through the ancestral furniture from Petlad.
FACT FILE
Project Name : Advocate’s Office
Design Firm : Studio Minimus
Principal Architect : Esha Desai
Project Type : Workplace Interiors
Project Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Year Built : 2023
Project Carpet Size : 550 Sq. Ft.
Photography Credits : 2613 Apertures
