城市炼金术是一家位于印度果阿的建筑公司，主要从事建筑美学设计的空间。这个办公空间的整个设计源于其强烈而明确的座右铭，即在功能和设计之间取得完美的平衡，从而形成完美的 “炼金术”。设计办公室的挑战在于需要将公司的创新和功能的价值观反映在室内，同时要考虑到它所处的热带气候。我们热切地探索了这个机会，创造了多种原始建筑、建筑和乡土材料的融合。

Urban alchemy is a construction firm located in Goa, India which deals with aesthetically designed spaces with major importance given to architecture. The entire design for this office space sprung from its strong and well-defined motto of striking a perfect balance between functionality & design leading to the perfect ‘ALCHEMY’. The challenge in designing the office lay in the need to reflect the company’s values of innovation and functionality into the interiors keeping in mind the tropical climate it is situated in. An opportunity we eagerly explored by creating a blend of multiple raw building, construction, and vernacular materials.

该办公室被规划为开放和温馨的，同时在必要时保持隐私和安全。这种矛盾的双重性是通过使用新奇的元素来实现的，比如让人联想到建筑中使用的钢筋，从水磨石地板中出现，形成格子状的架子。办公室的布局是这样的：对于第一次来访的人来说，它是可以自动阅读的。物理和存在的障碍被暗示性地放置，以突出地邀请或限制人们进入办公室内的特定区域。主任室的空间就是这样一个例子，磨砂玻璃被用作视觉屏障，同时仍然保持一定程度的可渗透性。

The office is planned to be open and welcoming while maintaining privacy and security wherever necessary. This conflicting duality is achieved via the use of novel elements such as the reinforced steel bars that are reminiscent of the ones used in construction and arise from the terrazzo flooring to form a latticework of shelves. The layout of the office is such that it is automatically readable to a person visiting for the first time. Physical and existential barriers are suggestively placed to saliently invite or restrict people from particular areas within the office. The director’s cabin space is one such example where frosted glass has been used as a visual barrier, while still maintaining a certain degree of permeability.

我们进一步增强了整个办公室的吸引力，将大型可开启的窗户与花盆结合起来，使空间在视觉上更有吸引力，面积更大，从而宣扬了开放和透明的理念。无缝的IPS（印度专利石）天花板是一种纹理，以其裸露的形式代表了建筑的最重要成分之一。在天花板上使用深灰色的IPS，使整个办公室呈现出一种几乎自然的整体感。

We further enhanced the appeal of the overall office by incorporating large openable windows with planters which makes the space to be visually appealing and larger, thus promulgating the idea of openness and transparency. The seamless IPS (Indian patent stone) ceiling is a texture that represents one of the most important ingredients of construction in its bare form. The use of dark grey IPS in the ceiling renders an almost natural monolithic look to the entire office.

黄色的现浇水磨石地板一直延伸到会议室，统一了办公室内不拘一格的材料组合。在接待区，水磨石在接待区的一侧爬上墙壁，而在另一侧则形成一个长凳，这反映了 “balcao “的概念，即传统果阿房屋中雕刻出来的水泥凳。销售区包括一张水磨石桌子和一个讨论区，讨论区的特点是使用了抛光的水磨石地板和皮革加工的坦杜尔石。讨论区的两边是裸露的红土石，第三边是一个热带花盆。

The yellow cast-in-situ terrazzo flooring that stretches right up to the conference room unifies the eclectic blend of materials in the office. In the reception area, the terrazzo creeps up the walls on one side in the reception area while on the other it forms a bench which reflects the idea of a ‘balcao’ which is a carved-out cement bench in traditional Goan houses. The sales area comprises a terrazzo table and the discussion area which is distinguished by the use of polished terrazzo flooring and leather finished tandur stone. The discussion area is enveloped by exposed laterite stones on two sides while a tropical planter is on the third.

两端的墙窗促进了交叉通风，并通过一侧的花盆和另一侧的大法桐过滤出充足的光线。通过销售台附近的全高窗可以看到的法桐或寺庙树在本质上是非常雕塑化的，因此形成了自己的一个元素。总的来说，这个办公空间是对颜色、质地和元素的深思熟虑的展示，以实现和反映该公司实现完美的热带炼金术的概况。

The wall-to-wall windows on either end promote cross ventilation and filter ample light through the planters on one side and the large frangipani tree on the other. The frangipani or the temple tree which is visible through the full height window near the sales table is very sculptural in nature and as such forms an element of its own. Overall, the office space is a thoughtful display of colors, textures, and elements arranged to achieve and reflect the company’s profile of achieving perfect tropical alchemy.

Architects: Ankit Prabhudessai
Area: 106 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Prashant Bhat
Manufacturers: Mr.Framer, Paulin Granites
Lead Architect: Ankit Prabhudessai
Junior Architect:Sagar Kamat, Janice Viegas
Intern:Sanad Parab
City:Margao
Country:India