A global trading office inspired by metals and logistics. Exposed services, perforated screens, and crystalline huddle spaces shape a high-performance workplace.
Metal, glass, and steel converge to shape a cutting-edge workplace powered for fast paced global trade
Trafigura Office
Trafigura India Private Ltd.
OneBKC, Mumbai
2015
Built Up : 1,00,000 sq ft
AT A GLANCE
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high-performance meeting rooms with advanced technology
PROJECT OVERVIEW
A global trading office inspired by metals and logistics. Exposed services, perforated screens, and crystalline huddle spaces shape a high-performance workplace.
Designed for Trafigura, a leading international metal trading company, the Traf One office at BKC translates speed, precision, and material intelligence into a high-performance workplace. The brief demanded clarity at scale: expansive trader floors, twenty-eight meeting rooms, multiple huddle zones, and a cafeteria—each required to operate seamlessly within a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
The spatial concept draws directly from the client’s core domains of metal and global logistics. Industrial and crystalline references inform the architecture, expressed through perforated metal screens, stacked volumes, and faceted huddle pods that punctuate the open floor plate. Brass and steel are laser-cut and perforated to create layered screens, offset against sharp contrasts of black-stained timber and charcoal-grey flooring. Corrugated metal surfaces echo the language of shipping containers, subtly referencing movement, storage, and exchange.
The workplace is organised as an open office to encourage transparency and collaborative behaviour across trading teams, while enclosed meeting rooms and huddle spaces support focus and confidentiality. Meeting rooms are designed as high-performance environments, equipped with state-of-the-art technology for real-time global interaction. Raised floors throughout provide long-term IT flexibility, allowing the office to evolve with changing technological demands.
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Brass, Steel
Brass accents soften steel’s precision, articulating thresholds and fixtures with warmth, restraint, and calibrated elegance
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Corrugated metal
Perforated corrugated panels filter light and movement, layering transparency, rhythm, and acoustic softness within circulation corridors.
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Corian inlay
Corian inlays punctuate reception surfaces, introducing luminous precision and tactile clarity against darker, weightier material fields.
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Black wood
Black-stained wood grounds the interior, imparting tonal weight, acoustic calm, and a composed contrast to the surrounding metallic sheen.
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Glass partitions
Glass partitions choreograph openness and privacy, enabling visual continuity while quietly structuring work zones and movement.
