In With The Old, And The New

A double-height office gets a strong historical link and a modern look in a single design move by common Ground practice

- Tina Thakrar

THE brief that the client gave Priyamwada Singh of common Ground practice for this project was to design a contemporary workspace that would reflect their brand identity. What the architect had at the time was the old office with standard partitions and a false ceiling. When she broke through it though, she found a double-height volume with a thick column in the center, supporting a flat slab with a capital. Exposed brick, plaster, and concrete became evident as more and more of the old office was demolished, including terrazzo flooring damaged by years of layering.