• Commercial Portfolio: Articulation-Artist Gallery, Coffee shop and office

• Project Requirements: Space planning and FF & E layout.

• Project Constraints: : Design a commercial and retail space for a brand, with emphasis on concept development and space planning. Develop floor plan, RCP, elevation and lighting schedule to illustrate the design

• Design and Concept Drawing: Chandra Ravi

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Non Profit Art Gallery

Boston, MA

Mission

Articulation has been established with the purpose of providing an exhibition venue to emerging visual artists and nurturing this young talent pool. The organization focuses on scouting and identifying artists with exciting and original ideas and “beats” and nurturing them, and introducing them to a broad audience base, in the process also exposing the target audience to high potential new talent. The concept, much like the artists it showcases, has a high degree of experimentation embedded in its culture

Operating Model for Funding

• Foundation endowment• Massachusetts cultural council

grants• Membership fees• Income from renting the

gallery for corporate events• Tickets sale from monthly

salon events, featuring notable speakers from the art word

• Additional fund-raising initiatives

Spatial Relationship

The office is responsible for funding, event and exhibition management, and talent development. The retail space includes the gallery and a coffee shop

Design KeysCourtyard• Floor plan anchored around courtyard as the centerpiece of the design• Central courtyard has a light-filled atrium that distributes daylight evenly across the

space• Circulation paths have been carved out in the middle of the square, creating four

equal quadrants that are used for seating and as a service station

Art Gallery• Gallery wraps itself around the courtyard and the circulation path in the middle divides

the gallery into four quadrants, enabling four semi-independent gallery show spaces

Other Space• The main entrance leads to the lobby and reception area which provides access to the

coffee shop, art gallery, and to the second floor

First Floor

First FloorPlan Detail

• Circulation path carved in the center, creating four connected quadrants

• Walls are shaped to drape around the load-bearing column, making the columns appear seamless and an integral part of the design

• Central courtyard topped by glass pyramid to create an atrium

• Doorways in all four directions, allowing for rapid exit in case of emergency

• Lobby and reception area, providing access to the coffee shop, galleries, and office space on the second floor

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• Amplifying the essence of the brew, the Robusta coffee bean, this coffee shop will serve as a popular gathering place for visitors and staff, and to that end has been designed with comfortable and inviting seating

• The atrium fills the space with natural light during the day, and creates an attractive ambience for corporate cocktail events

• Pathways carved in the middle of the square and demarcated with a different floor finish (polished concrete) from the rest of the floor have store front doors on all four sides for convenient entry and exit

• Color palettes are warm to reinforce and accentuate the relaxed atmosphere and conversational setting of the coffee shop

Design Highlights

Courtyard Coffee Shop-Floor Plan

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Coffee Shop: View from point A

Rendered in Revit

Coffee Shop: View from point B on the second floor

Rendering in Revit

Design Keys• To protect

the exhibits from sunlight, no windows are used, and diffused light from the atrium provides natural illumination during daylight hours

• Single or multiple events can be staged concurrently in the semi-connected galleries with a pathway separating them from each other

Art Gallery

Rendering in Revit

Second FloorPlan Detail

• Large kitchen space for employee to collaborate and socialize

• Circulation path around the perimeter of the courtyard

• Partially enclosed bays

• Central courtyard is the highlight of this space

• Public areas are situated near the front entrance, with staff areas in the middle of the space and utility areas and restrooms towards the back

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• The front portion of the office is planned for public areas including the reception and conference room, while the middle is zoned for work spaces and the back is designated for utilities and restrooms

• Glass doors are used sparingly and only where enclosed spaces are needed, emphasizing a culture of transparency and openness

Office(2nd Floor)

Design Highlights

Rendering in Revit

Reflected Ceiling Plan forCourtyard Coffee Shop

Chandelier: Satin, bronze with natural hand laid clear quartz and mica shades

Pendant: European white alabaster lower shade. Satin, bronze natural hand laid upper shade

Multi-directional Light System

Lighting Fixtures

Section View of the Building

ADA Bathroom: Floor Plan and Elevation

Finishes

Upholstery - Office Reception• Upholstery is made of 50% post recycled fabric

• Concrete flooring incorporates decorative stain with quartz aggregate to create a polished look

• Carpet, made of 40% minimum post consumer recycled content

Textured concrete

Flooring - Coffee Shop

Flooring - Gallery

Porcelain tile with wood

texture

Upholstery - Coffee Shop

Carpet Floor - Office Reception

Textured loop pattern

Installation pattern