01Reception
14′ × 10′A counter at standing height for dropping off papers, and a bench for those who stay.
- Cast terrazzo
- Reclaimed Burma teak
Chartered accountants' office
T. Nagar, Chennai · 1,100 sq ft office · 2024
The brief
“Clients bring shoeboxes of receipts. Give them somewhere to sit that doesn't feel like a government office, and give us storage for seven years of files.”
R. Meenakshi & Associates
- Budget band
- ₹14–17 lakh
- Timeline
- 9 weeks
- Carpet area
- 1,100 sq ft
- Spaces
- 3 drawn here
- City
- Chennai
Materials palette
Cast terrazzo
₹260 / sq ft
Reclaimed Burma teak
₹4,800 / cu ft
Cane webbing
₹380 / sq ft
Engineered oak
₹340 / sq ft
Lime plaster
₹120 / sq ft
Room by room
Pick a room on the plan to jump to it.
02Partner's cabin
14′ × 10′Seven years of files behind cane doors, filed by assessment year.
- Reclaimed Burma teak
- Cane webbing
03Article assistants
36′ × 18′Eight desks and a printer that finally has its own cupboard.
- Engineered oak
- Lime plaster
How it ended
1,240 box files now fit in the walls. Built over nine weekends so the office never shut in filing season.
Book a paid consultation₹3,500 · adjusted against our fee