The office design for Res Technologies showcases the idea of eco-sensitivity through its depiction of empathetic design and natural sensibilities.
Situated amidst an array of cloned glass buildings in Noida, Ren Technologies headquarters stands out for its flexible planning and use of an unconventional palette of self-replenishing and renewable materials.
Ren Technologies specialises in 3D printing and design application with a range of materials. As a team of professionals, they share the vision for sustainable creativity and realise it through resource efficient practices and strong initiatives. This has carved out a niche for them as a unique brand with an aware customer base. The implementation of their vision in the work space design has further reinforced this eco-sensitive brand identity of the organisation!
The 12,000 sq ft area encompasses a combination of work-space facility with production workshops. The double height entrance lobby acts as a buffer to the different functions and seconds as a display for the various products made at Ren. This entrance lobby is adorned by a cantilevered staircase, which merges with an elaborate frame of wooden members suspended from the ceiling, creating the impression of a monolith. As we move further, the space unfolds into a central atrium looking into the workshops.
The ethos of the organisation forwarded a sustainable design approach, which is not only cost and resource efficient but which also lowers environmental impacts and carbon footprint of the building. Up-cycling salvaged material by incorporating them in various elements was one such idea. Scrap material such as packaging wood, glass bottles and metal plates along with bamboo and earth bricks are remodelled into architectural elements.
The company works with a range of materials to create their products. They wanted the building envelope to be an empty canvas for the display of their creative exhibits such as 3-D printed jallis, texture printed stone, tiles, etc. These surfaces with various patterns and textures not only enhance the aesthetics of the interiors but also divide the free flowing space into different zones.
Interior design of the headquarters incorporates the use of art installations made with salvaged material from the production process at Ren. An example is the light installation fabricated with paper rolls, jute and bamboo embellishing the central atrium.
