Humanizing Density
Co-Working Space Design
The brief “Humanizing Density” was meant to decode how architecture plays a role in tackling pubic density. The interpretation of a large population of people and how an architectural solution could be the step to controlling them. In this project I interpreted the brief to a co-working office space. The office of Tomorrow. A human’s mind and body tend to lean towards the following things - To ideate, focus, to find the right problem, testing the right design decisions and overall to follow a systematic process as possible. The work life balance in Architecture can be achieved by a space which provides a balance among physical, spiritual and psychological states of mind.
For a co-working space to serve as a focal point in an urban neighborhood to ensure its business stability, it must not only provide stimulating activities to promote interactions but also provide effective physical setting for occurrence of such events The site is divided into three broad divisions of Livability, Humanizing and to bridge the gap between them. Humanizing is the design to tend to large groups of people as we are headed to populated future. Catering to such large groups of people, to find a common ground of interests represents the space I. Space III is bridging the gap between IT working class and the public. An innovation hub is a space for people to learn more about upcoming technology and other alternate forms of budding media like robotics VR etc.
Top floor for group meetings. (TYPE 1) Block 1 for freelancers and Block 2 for big corporate companies (TYPE 2) Studios in the centre (TYPE 3) Public spaces - Consisting of eateries and Performance areas. Ground level for individual work stations.
Massing block model of the volume representing the three zones in which spaces were divided into.
Spatial considerations for the office of tomorrow. Targeting other lines of work including vocational and professions jobs. This expands networking and improves humanizing connection between people.
Typical floor plan repeated through first, second and third floors. The spaces include offices, nap rooms, common gathering, small and large meeting rooms and informal lounge areas.
