Building a centre of corporate excellence

Design Forum International (DFI), in collaboration with the Government of Odisa has ingeniously designed an AI-powered powered building with a kinematic facade that changes dynamically with the weather

The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is a state-owned public sector company located in the state of Odisha, India. This company has a prime location along the highway that connects Chennai to Kolkata, two of the primate cities in south and east India. The state approached DFI to create a corporate headquarters for Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Based on their requirement for housing their staff and accommodating their growing business needs, it was decided that approximately 1/3 of the site would serve similar functions as the OMC headquarter. The state also expressed an interest in commercialising the remaining plot. The exact nature of the commercial enterprise was not specified, but it was clear that the state wanted to maximise the use of the land, being in a prime location, to its fullest potential. The objective has been to create a corporate headquarters whilst harnessing the commercial potential of the precinct by proposing co-working and recreational spaces within its premises that are accessible to the public. The six-acre site is endowed with a 500-metre-long frontage, thus making it ideal for corporate headquarters and commercial/recreational use.