A VERDANT VENTURE

This workplace designed by PR Design Group in Bengaluru looks inward into nature with an introspective and contemplative approah

- NAMRATA DEWANJEE

From hosting the dot-com boom to housing co-working spaces and high-rises packed to the brim with multinational corporations, Bengaluru has seen it all. However, in this city of entrepreneurs, how does a company stand out and narrates its story through design? In a brick-clad Koramangala office, the architects at PR Design Group turn inwards in search of a solution. The five-storey workspace houses landscaped decks and courtyards, channelling ventilation and offering necessary pockets of verdure. Designed around the idea of a luxurious human experience, partners R. Ramraj and Pritvi Rao explain the approach behind the design of the lower levels, "There are large double height spaces and landscaped courtyards with the workstations having access