Workplace Interrupted: Spaces. Processes.Technology.

Evolution of office campus design has been a progression of existing archetypes and renewed experimentation. We seek insights from some of the most powerful and creative minds in this domain

- Rashmi Naicker

How far can one’s sense of innovation in design and architecture go? Can they make the elements of a structure offer varied experiences within the same spatial coordinates? Can it address the need for sustainability, leisure, and work, simultaneously? Can the design appeal to a vast demography of users with varying sensibilities? Can it justify the initial capital invested and build on year-on-year RoI?

One domain that offers positive responses to each of these questions, is commercial architecture and office space design. Although, incidental, these buildings do play an important role in shaping the minds and ambitions of their inhabitants. Office campuses speak of a conglomeration of cultures, characters and spatial experiences that last through years. Enriching this experience and enlivening lifeless corridors, architects and designers, in this domain, are the creators of this journey.

The world of workspace design today encompasses more than just shells for work desks, cubicles and meeting rooms. Office architecture, as we know it, is moving beyond its historical function as a quasi-workspace for employees to something altogether more sophisticated, sustainable and even nurturing. Adapting to diverse markets, their design renders its purpose by re-inventing their stakeholder’s identity through its architecture and interiors.