인도 뭄바이 공장 구역에 위치한 지금의 이 섬유 회사의 본사건물은 쇼룸과 도서관으로 구성되어 있는데, 건물은 2015년에 화재로 전소된 창고를 개조한 것이다. 화재로 인해 외부를 제외하고 내부는 재건이 불가피했고 이중에서도 2층 지붕부분과 나무 계단이 개조 과정에서 제거 되었다. 개조 시 밝기와 공간의 연속성에 중점을 두고 진행되었는데 특히 공간의 연속성은 재구성된 내부에서 유지되는 특징이 되었다.
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects.
The offices for Synergy Lifestyles are housed in a former warehouse in the mill area of the Indian city's Kalachowki neighbourhood.
It was one of the first industrial buildings in the neighbourhood to be converted into offices when local office SJK Architects designed the original interior in 1997.
The initial design utilised the existing pitched roof and introduced skylights to bring daylight into the voluminous space. But in 2015 a fire destroyed most of the interior and required the building to be rebuilt from the inside.
Following the fire, the outer shell remained intact and was retained, but an existing mezzanine was removed along with portions of the roof and a suspended wooden staircase.
The original design focused on lightness and spatial continuity, which are qualities that are retained in the reconfigured interior.
A new staircase that cascades down through the centre of the building echoes the previous design, and creates a focal point for the project around which the rest of the spaces are arranged.
from dezeen