That homes are often echoes of the owner’s personality and lifestyle, is a well-known fact. But the genesis of the design for this office for a real-estate developer, too, lay in the promoter’s taste, preferences and personality. 

As the office was to be created in a building developed by the firm, there was freedom and control over the internal configuration of the penthouse level where it is located. So, in effect, the architect was presented with a shell, and a set of requirements from the client: a main (owner) cabin that had to have a formal area and an informal lounge; connections between levels; links between inside and outside; and integration of greenery into the internal environment.

This office eschews from chest-thumping, pretentious design statements, and relies on simplicity, comfort and nature to create an effective workspace.