Barangay Design House

In this project we were to do the Branding and Design of a stall, owned by a client who runs a coffee business by the name of Coffeeno. The requirement was to create a compact portable stall with prominent branding for an outdoor setting.

The design has been kept simple using clean straight lines following the linear geometry of the stall. Since the foot area was not much so it has been designed to utilise maximum space keeping in mind the standard ergonomics. Other than this storage compartments, equipment installation, ease of access and usage of weather resistant materials were some of the other considerations in this design.

This design proposal was generated for the Ordnance Directorate office in GHQ Rawalpindi. The brief was to create a space with a modern aesthetic, retaining simplicity and elegance. The client wished for the design to reflect a strong hierarchical structure. The challenge was to accommodate aesthetic and functional requirements in a very limited space.

We started off by choosing a color palette of earth tones to set the intended mood. This helped in eliminating the monotonous vibe given off by the over use of light fixtures that were present there to compensate the absence of natural light.

To eradicate the unbalanced visual weight imposed by the massive furniture due to its misplacement, we proposed solutions that were not only compact but complimentary to the theme as well.

Auditorium | This room served less purpose of an auditorium as it was used as a storage space. Changing the layout of the floor planning while introducing a raised platform for the seating arrangement to eliminate any hindrance in the visibility of the screen was a challenge itself because the dimensions of the room was a constraint. Acoustic paneling was proposed to dampen the sound and absorb any extra noise generated due to electrical interference. Apart from this we catered to a few other interior requirements keeping in mind the overall theme.

This design proposal was generated for the Ordnance Directorate office in GHQ Rawalpindi. The brief was to create a space with a modern aesthetic, retaining simplicity and elegance. The client wished for the design to reflect a strong hierarchical structure. The challenge was to accommodate aesthetic and functional requirements in a very limited space.

We started off by choosing a color palette of earth tones to set the intended mood. This helped in eliminating the monotonous vibe given off by the over use of light fixtures that were present there to compensate the absence of natural light.

To eradicate the unbalanced visual weight imposed by the massive furniture due to its misplacement, we proposed solutions that were not only compact but complimentary to the theme as well.

Conference Room | This meeting room was to function as an area where all the important meetings at a higher level are held and it required more of a discussion space where the pending issues could be discussed easily. We custom designed a conference table resolving the issue of lack of circulation space due to the presence of the existing massive table. Special lighting fixtures were also designed to complement the seating hierarchy and exaggerate the presence of the authoritative figures. Wall mounted seating was proposed to accommodate people and provide enough leg room. Apart from this a tea bar along with some other requirements were also catered to while designing the interior of this room.

This project required working with a significantly problematic space in terms of its design, proportions and aesthetics as well as a number of problems in the construction. The space had poor lighting, bland colors and was functionally problematic due to ill planned circulation. It also houses more programs than it was designed to accommodate.

Our proposal works primarily to reduce the excessive empty visual space in the room using light instead of physical barriers. We have created intimate micro-spaces using proximity and light to make the space warmer and more comfortable to inhabit as opposed to how sterile it was before.

We have designed in detail, customized pieces for the reception and help desk acting as significant elements in the aesthetic hierarchy of the space as well as fulfilling their complete functional requirements. An expansive empty wall has been repurposed to add a soft textural element to the room which otherwise had smooth, hard, cold surfaces.