Client Moire Concepts, Satabdi Jain
Architects Shubhda Bhutra x Shrunga Srirama
Project Details
Interior Design, Retail Bangalore, 2021 750sqft
Consultants
Lighting: Adithya Lamps, Bangalore Soft Furnishing: Moire Concepts Photographer: Shamanth Patil
Moire Experience Center
About
Moire, a custom soft furnishing studio based in Bangalore, India. The brand collaborates with artists and craft persons from all over India to create custom interior decor. The design of the experience centre intends to showcase Moire’s values and to create an exclusive spatial experience of their services and expertise. The space celebrates traditional craft forms against the backdrop of contemporary chic interiors. Keeping in mind the agile nature of retail spaces, the design consists of dismantlable modules that could be reused and repurposed in the future. The elements of the experience centre are customised in collaboration with carpenters, carpet weavers, crafts persons, sofa makers, tailors and other karigars providing a complete textile experience to its customers.
Context and design approach
The site was located within a typical commercial building with staggered walls, projecting beams and irregular fenestrations. The existing toilet and pantry blocks positioned in the middle of the floor plate were used to separate the functions, the experience centre leading to the backend office and storage. The length of the space was exaggerated by using directional elements on the floor and ceiling. The gradient rug spans the length of the space and turns up on the door that camouflages the entrance to the back office. Additional separation was created in front of the toilet block using an ornate wallpaper partition juxtaposed with the hand knotted dhurrie hung from the ceiling. Sheer panels suspended from the ceiling create movement in the rigid space and conceal the beams and lights, avoiding the conventional POP false ceiling treatment altogether. The grey fabric clad partitions were added along the length of the longitudinal wall to frame the windows creating a rhythm in the space. These vertical partitions are held together with horizontal brass rods creating bays for display and layering of fabrics.
