SAP
Overview
A culturally immersive office fit-out for SAP that weaves Indian folk and classical art traditions into every spatial zone — from elliptical glass-enclosed pods wrapped in Pattachitra birds and peacock murals, to collaboration corridors lined with Rajasthani temple illustrations, to intimate meeting rooms with terracotta accent walls and botanical motifs. The design spans open workstations, informal breakout zones, small conference rooms, and lounge spaces, all unified by a rich palette of blue, orange, terracotta, and ivory drawn from India's traditional art vocabulary.
Approach
Rather than treating art as decoration, the design makes it structural — murals define zones, curved pod volumes create spatial rhythm, and folk motifs serve as wayfinding landmarks across the floor plate. Each artistic theme is drawn from a distinct Indian tradition — Pattachitra, Pichwai, Warli, Madhubani — giving different areas of the office their own cultural identity while maintaining a cohesive visual language. The result is an office that tells a story at every turn, giving employees a genuine sense of place and pride.
Curved mural pods adorned with folk art, heritage-inspired collaboration corridors, intimate meeting rooms with hand-painted accents, and open workstations framed by storytelling walls come together to craft a workplace where Indian artistry and contemporary functionality exist in beautiful harmony.
Ideas
Freestanding elliptical pod volumes with curved overhead ceiling discs as architectural landmarks; full-height folk-art murals across corridor and feature walls — Pattachitra birds, Rajasthani temples, peacock Pichwai, elephant Gond motifs; terracotta and sage green acoustic feature walls with tone-on-tone botanical relief patterns in meeting rooms; framed classical Indian miniature artwork as curated gallery pieces; yellow and blue accent lounge chairs for colour punctuation in neutral corridors; wood-framed alcove portals defining conference room entries; timber slat screens as spatial dividers in breakout zones; open bench workstations adjacent to mural pods for an art-infused daily work experience.
Approach
Each pod volume is treated as a canvas — its curved wall given a dedicated art narrative that transforms a functional enclosure into a cultural landmark. The choice of folk traditions is intentional: Pattachitra for the bird pod, Pichwai for the peacock pod, Gond for the elephant pod, Rajasthani miniature for the corridor — each with its own colour world and visual grammar, yet all rooted in the same Indian artistic heritage. Meeting rooms carry quieter, more intimate interpretations of this language through textured wallcoverings and botanical relief motifs, ensuring the artistry scales from grand gestures to subtle detail. The neutral grey carpet and white ceiling keep the backdrop clean, allowing the murals to breathe and command full attention without visual competition.
