JK House - Conarch Architects

 
Built on an urban infill site and situated within four minute walking distance from a transit hub, the project is appropriately sited to benefit from the city's growing mass public transit system.
Building design takes advantage of the proximity to the available alternative transportation system by minimizing the onsite area dedicated to parking. For a building accommodating about 350 employees, the project provides for code minimum parking of 25 stalls only.

 
The structure comprises of six full storeys; floor plates are a combinations of open-plan offices, individual offices, conference and meeting rooms. The stilt and basement floors have service areas, break out spaces, multipurpose halls and parking. On floors above are the office units with meeting areas and open-space workplaces. The roof area is greened and partly designed as a roof terrace. Based on the interactions with the client, the primary goal was to create a positive, comfortable and productive work environment. Characteristic of Delhi's urban area, the site is a long narrow rectangle with existing built properties on three sides, with front, rear and side setbacks. Long narrow rectangular sites pose a challenge to naturally light work spaces at lower levels and areas away from exterior walls. Given the critical role daylight plays in occupant mental and physical health, a generous sized atrium was introduced in the middle to light the building from within.