Fact File
Location: Bangalore
Size: 290 sq m
Principal Architects: Santosh TV, Praveen M
Photography by: D Muralidharan

Myntra Thinktank by 3 Fold Design is a contemporary workspace for the brand’s in-house fashion designers, located within their 290-square-metre Bangalore headquarters. The space assigned was part of an existing cafeteria and games area. The challenge, therefore, was that it had to be completely demarcated, visually and acoustically. The Studio was conceived as a quirky contemporary workspace for the in-house fashion designers and thrived on its ability to transform itself into a fashion event space. In case of an event, acoustically treated sliding or folding doors that open from end to end reveal the office to the audience.

The intent throughout the design process was to keep the office flexible, thereby giving the designers options to work and collaborate out of different seating and meeting arrangements. The back wall adorns a two-step flowing amphitheatre, allowing one to work from a laptop, have quick team meetings, or even give a presentation. All the furniture is on wheels, allowing the interlocking tables to join and form bigger work tables. The portable mood boards can be set up anywhere to facilitate the display of fabric samples and trims.

The ramp is essentially the heart of the office. With a dressing and fitting room attached at the back, designers can try out styles on models and modify them as they choose. When not in use, it is also used as a work table. The outer walls are used for storage, with some sliding doors treated with 3M projection screen writing film and others with slot channels to support shelves. These storage shutters double as surfaces for making presentations by setting up mood boards, sketching ideas, and projecting imagery with short-throw projectors. The design proposition from the conceptual stage was to create a comfortable environment for the designers to ideate creatively and effectively.