Nature plays a prime role in Opolis’ new office in Pune

BH: Did building around a natural landscape play a vital role in creating this office?

SS: Most of the weekend homes that we have designed are based on the concept of ‘borrowed landscape’ where the indoor spaces look out to the greenery or nature outside and I think we are very fortunate to have found a studio space like this that lets us do that.

BH: What is your everyday ritual once you enter the office?

RG: One of the best parts of my morning is coming to this space, walking through the lush landscape with trees around and taking the stairs where water lilies greet you. It is an energising moment for me, and is a good start to my day.

SS: For me, it is all about walking through the lovely green path, listening to birds chirping that allows me to take a pause and slow down before I enter the studio and the whirlwind takes over my day.

BH: When it came to designing your own office, what key points did you have in mind?

RG: In our Mumbai studio, Sonal and I were sharing the same cabin and it was inevitable that we would end up squabbling. So what we’ve done here is we’ve managed to get our own cabins along with a meeting room which is great.

SS: I think this happened at the right time. We are in the second phase of our journey so having ‘his’ and ‘her’ cabins work really well for our practice.