Illustrated Workspaces M9 Workspace, Bengaluru M9 Design Studio, Bengaluru
The architectural studio was designed within a formerly disused attic space in an industrial suburb of Bengaluru. The architects sought to maximise the space and reveal its character to provide an inspirational working environment whilst allowing the clients to
experience the style of architecture and design.
The renovated attic provides a two- level loftlike workplace featuring steel trusses and cement finished walls. The steeply sloping roof allowed to insert a mezzanine loft beneath the rafters. A metal staircase leads to the upper level which is
essentially an intimate discussion- cum- modelmaking space. Cabinets and bookshelves divide the space into different zones. Nothing in the office is pretending to be anything else— what we see is the way it is— the original material itself.
Just the way we like it!
Each person’s world is unique and has its own flavour depending on where you look at it from. Here, the main focus is on creative expression and giving everybody the freedom to express themselves the way they are. All the graphical elements in the studio are done reflecting this attitude. The illustrations are interactive depending on the place and situation, indicating and hinting to the quirky in- house activities. From the scale and proportions, to the things used like helmets, trolleys, ladders, etc, everything plays an integral part in the design process and here the illustrations are inspired and exaggerated to show the impact they play in our life.