Indian studio Architecture Discipline has renovated an office in New Dehli to create an inward-facing headquarters for Rug Republic that is wrapped in a weathering-steel shell.
Created in response to the "hostile" local environment, the three-storey building was wrapped in a banded Corten-steel shell to protect it.
"It has been designed as a protective armour offering very little views of the outside, keeping the hostile and acrid environment away," said Architecture Discipline founder Akshat Bhatt.
Top: Rug Republic HQ by Architecture Discipline. Above: the exterior is wrapped in banded corten steel
The building has a rigid exterior, with its bands of Corten-steel cladding almost entirely enclosing the block.
Described by the studio as a "post-industrial aesthetic", the building's appearance was also designed to intrigue visitor's to the headquarters. It has aperture-style openings in the facade
"Instead of hiding under a veil of glass and granite, the design aims to make a post-industrial statement that would intrigue the visitor," he told Dezeen.
"The building is a reflection of the current time and creates a strong impression with the onlooker."
The corner of the building is curved
In places, the cladding is broken by aperture-style openings that are covered in steel chains that serve as shade screens and prevent monkeys from entering.
On its ground level, the steel shell is interrupted by glass windows alongside the b...