Morning light spills gently across the red Agra sandstone wall, its textured surface catching shadows from bare branches resting in terracotta urns. This is the first impression of Design Ethics Studio’s new home in New Delhi, a workspace designed by architects Poulomi Dhar and Jatin Gupta that feels at once grounded, tactile, and contemplative. The studio unfolds not as a corporate office, but as a series of carefully orchestrated rooms where material, art, and function meet in quiet conversation.
The entry extends an invitation rather than an announcement. Sandstone, terracotta, and muted tiles form a palette rooted in natural honesty. A chair with bold circular arms, paired with a slender red table, introduces geometry into the setting, while a gallery wall of framed photographs narrates the studio’s design journey. Here, waiting becomes less a pause and more an introduction to the values that shape the practice.
Inside the principal cabin, the balance between restraint and expression takes centre stage. The marble desk, softened by rounded edges, rests against a wall of sandstone that anchors the room with gravitas. To its side, the vivid painting by Laxman Aelay becomes a counterpoint that infuses the space with warmth and cultural resonance. Artefacts sourced from Address Home and OMA punctuate the setting, small but intentional, carrying forward the idea that details are never ornamental but integral.
The meeting room embodies the idea of collaboration. A chequered marble table in deep green and white sets the stage, while pendant lamps with scalloped green shades hover above, casting a glow that feels almost domestic. The olive-toned walls and patterned cushions on the chairs soften the room’s rigour, ensuring conversations take place in an atmosphere of ease. A wooden bookshelf stands partly filled, its gaps left open as spaces for ideas yet to come.
Throughout the 1200 sq. ft. studio, the design is unified by tactile finishes and subtle gestures. Textured paint by Birla Opus adds depth to walls, while lighting from Katalite shapes moods across spaces, sharp when needed, subdued when quiet focus is called for. Hardware details by Yale and Dorset bring precision to movement, and even the washrooms, with sanitaryware by Queo, carry the same seamless integrity of design.
This is not just a workplace but a distilled expression of the architects’ ethos. As Jatin observes, “We wanted our studio to be a demonstration of what we hold true in design — clarity of structure, honesty of material, and an atmosphere that allows ideas to breathe.”
For Poulomi, the project also holds an emotional resonance. “Design, for us, is an act of curation. Every texture, artwork, and object is chosen to shape not just how the space looks, but how it feels. This studio is a reminder to ourselves that restraint can hold as much poetry as expression.”
The result is a workplace that feels deeply personal, layered, and reflective. Moving through its rooms, one senses not just a physical environment but a philosophy, a way of seeing and shaping the world that Design Ethics Studio brings into every project they take on.
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