Home Works: A collection of the best home offices

A workspace at home is now a necessity. It's also a retreat from the informality of home to ease into work. After all, it's the space from where companies are run, growth plans envisioned, decisions t

Oct 01, 2021, 16:23 IST3 min

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Taliesyn DesignLocation: Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural“There is a need to humanise all built spaces and curate healthy living environments as we are spending most of our time indoors. This weekend abode is a sanctum of rejuvenation from the urban hustle. The architectural interventions are deeply rooted in the landscape, with calming elements of greenery and inspired by the local vernacula

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Untitled Design ConsultantsLocation: Nelson Square, Nagpur“The careful planning of the home workstation is helmed on the notion that ergonomics should be given top priority. Behind all the visual design aesthetics, functionality drives this well-designed library-cum-study table, like the tan leather material that makes the table and the natural maple veneer panelling. The thought-provokin

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Architecture DisciplineLocation: Friends Colony, Delhi“This playful study with pops of colour is designed to engage the children in the activity of learning. The daughter’s room has a blackboard that slides through celebrating the joy of writing and drawing. The room is youthful with a triangular paper-folded false ceiling and hidden lights.”

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Ritu Nanda DesignLocation: Assagao, Goa“The large study table area with a comfortable aqua chaise lounge has plenty of light streaming in from both sides of the table. In essence, it is important for a home office to be more comfortable, less formal with an option to curl up or lie down on a sofa and relax between meetings. It gives you the facility to create an environment devoid of redu

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Ravi Vazirani Design StudioLocation: Tardeo, Mumbai“At this apartment, we crafted a desk using a single live edge wooden plank. The intent was to keep the space multifunctional, and minimal. The focus is on the play of materials and, of course, the beautiful view helps. Little did we know how handy would this corner be in the past two years of our lives with the pandemic.”

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Iram Sultan Design StudioLocation: Goregaon, Mumbai“The home was completed during the pandemic and the study was a welcome addition with enough shelving and storage space for files, computers, papers and printers, as well as forming a great backdrop for a Zoom call.”

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Samira Rathod Design AtelierLocation: Satellite Road, Ahmedabad “This study is conceptualised as a part of the living room. An informal setting with a day bed to unwind and read a book, a little break from work with constant views of the landscape outside. The space is made warm and playful with a wooden screen conceptualised like the movements of a finger.”

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Quirk StudioLocation: Santacruz West, Mumbai“This residence is designed for a very popular comedian and writer, with a succinct brief: A space that is contemporary, open, inviting and, crucially, a space that resonates with his personality. The study den is a personal haven, a recreational space housing an L-shaped ‘wall of books’. The artiste’s drum kit takes one corner, and a floating w

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Andagere ArchitectsLocation: Kumta, Karnataka“With the pandemic changing tides, the skilled, affluent people in cities are returning to their roots to find a work-life balance. They are opting to build their homes close to nature with a vernacular/Indian essence. We help them achieve this using sustainable building techniques and local natural materials, creating a space which is luxuriou

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Studio LotusLocation: Coonoor, Tamil Nadu“Inserted between private and public areas of the house at intermediate level, this double-height study is flooded with natural light from a skylight in the roof. The living room overlooks into this space, which opens out into the outer green at the second level and to views of the valley. Stone, steel and timber are applied in contemporary tonalit

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