Office – Projects
Axis Bank in New Delhi
INTERIOR
The Axis Bank in New Delhi is cleverly designed by ARK Reza Kabul Architects Pvt. Ltd. to reflect the corporate theme of the company.
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he Axis Bank office at Gole Market in New Delhi, India, encompasses a total of 33,000 square feet over two floors. The contemporary functional design of the office follows the corporate theme of Axis Bank across both levels. The banks friendly and trustworthy service to its clients is reflected in the warm earthly feel of the office interiors. A neutral palette of brown, yellow and white flanks the wood finish on the furniture and partition walls throughout the office. The Axis bank is designed by ARK, an architecture, interior design and urban planning studio with three decades of proven expertise in project design and delivery ranging from residential and hospitality to master plans, townships, industrial, commercial, retail, institutional, and educational segments. Over the years, ARK has worked with Axis Bank on Architect Reza Kabul, Director, several branches and offices across India. One ARK Reza Kabul Architects Pvt. Ltd. of the recently completed projects with Axis Bank includes Axis Bank Connect, their backhand office in Whitefield, Bangalore (India). The central area on both levels is designed to accommodate employee workspaces. The neutral palette of the interiors is punctuated with green and purple partition boards, where the green acts as a spirit refresher, while the purple soothes the mind. The workspace accommodates a seating capacity of approximately 200 employees on each level. The four-feet-passageways adjoining the open workspace area add a sense of liberation to the space, and at the same time reflects the vastness of Axis Bank’s operations.
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Chairman’s cabin
Main lift lobby.
The walls bordering the workspaces are lined with corporate Axis branding hosting cabins for senior staff members. These include the chairman and vice presidents of various departments such as FOREX, Retail Assets, Risk Management, Private Banking, Capital Holdings, and Human Resources also function together in the space. The chairman’s cabin is designed with its designated space for the secretary as well as a private waiting room. The board rooms and meeting rooms at Axis Bank have been designed to adapt with the need of the space. Foldable walls and loose furniture allow the spaces to be converted from smaller spaces for closed door meetings to larger spaces for employee training programs. The three conference rooms, each 200 square feet large, located on the first level of the bank come together to form a larger space of 600 square feet.
Workspace
Dining space
The collapsible walls neatly stack up on the sides, ensuring an unobstructed view of the entire space. The 170 square feet two meeting rooms located on the second level of the bank function similarly. The dining areas are designed for easy maintenance catering to the large number of employees. The green and red chairs increase the employee’s communication and socialisation, and physical energy. The design also incorporates utility spaces flushed into the overall décor of the office; including a strong room, store room, server room, and AHU room. While the neutral palette of the space reflects the friendly yet professional attitude of Axis Bank, the bursts of vibrant colours add dynamism, thus ensuring employee productivity.
PROJECT DATA Project: Axis Bank Location: Gole Market, New Delhi, India Client: Axis Bank Interior Design Firm: ARK Reza Kabul Architects Pvt. Ltd. Scope: Interiors Type: Commercial Size: 33,000 square feet Completion: April 2015
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