A Stately Display

Usine Studio’s designs for a PMC consultant’s office — MPT — in Vadodara serves as both a sample, and an example for their prospective clients.

- Vaishnavi Sharma

Established project management consultant Mayur P Thakkar had envisaged an office whose design would showcase detail and diversity and serve as an example of the work that his company, MPT, did. The task to create this visual demonstration to prospective clients was entrusted to Vadodara-based Usine Studio headed by interior designers Yatin Kavaiya and Jiten Tosar who are known for their clean and minimal sense of aesthetics. “We’ve worked with Mayur earlier, as he has executed some of our projects in the past. Therefore, when he insisted on letting the office be a mix of displayable possibilities of design detailing and fixtures, we knew exactly what he is expecting from us,” informs Yatin.

Being directly involved in the construction business, Mayur had a keen eye for detail and was involved in discussions at every stage of the design. His wife, Ami divides her time between managing their home and being a part-time travel consultant. They both aspired for a workspace that could do justice to their personalities as well as the nature of their work. Keeping in mind the clients’ budget and their inclination towards the idea of ‘truth to detail,’ the team decided on a design where the focus was on the basics. “He was intent on stripping away the artificial. So, we took to using the raw, intrinsic appeal of materials like concrete and brick with overtones of steel and wood,” says Jatin about the material palette that was chosen for the project.