The Table of Banter
The westernised idea of a formal living room is the par of the course in the design of the house today, with the centre table being the nuclei of a regimental arrangement. Historically, as humans, we inertly crave engagement with the ground. That was an integral part of the brief while conceptualising this table.
The ‘table of banter’ is an inconspicuous twist to the centre table designed in reclaimed teak wood topped with a grey marble and finished in brass accents.
A pivoting set of drawers hide away the objects that show face during an informal encounter. The table prides itself in hosting a casual conversation, a cosy games night or even a bite-sized buffet, depending on the environment of the space around it.
site & about
It is a three-storey lounge located amid the cacophony of Mumbai’s most commercial neighbourhood that is home to some of the biggest production houses in the country. The lounge contains various scales of spaces to host people from within and outside the industry. It has a small recording studio on the upper level and a jam room in the basement, which can be occupied temporarily by musicians & independent artists of the industry for music making.
design
A bespoke concierge table made in a bright yellow Jaisalmer stone greets you at the entrance of this 13 feet tall lounge on the ground floor. A symphony of coloured stucco walls highlights the offices and meeting rooms. These are softened by large panes of fluted glass, held together by matte black, slim-line metal partition systems.
The floor of the waiting lounge is raised in matte black mosaic tiles, offset by an olive green wall with fuchsia highlights. The rest of the floor is a classic black and white tile with a cast in-situ terrazzo, separating the office from the lounge. A winding staircase, laid in a combination of shotblasted and polished basalt with brass inlay highlights, takes you one level up to the private lounge & recording studio and down to the jam room in the basement.
