The Mortar House in Gurugram, by Logic Design + Build, is a shared workspace for two brothers, the studio’s founder and an e-commerce entrepreneur. It reimagines the office as a behavioural and cultural instrument rather than a neutral container for work. Transforming a fragmented, low-light interior within a tight budget and three-month timeline, the project brings together two overlapping work cultures in a light-filled, humane environment balancing autonomy, exchange, focus and belonging. It rejects the conventional grammar of cubicles, false ceilings, excessive partitions and superficial treatments, instead adopting spatial strategy, material honesty and craft to support longevity, reduced disposability and human performance. Brick arches and curved ceiling forms guide orientation, frame views, extend perceived depth, soften transitions and subtly regulate pace. A sunroom, library, terrace and shared anchors encourage community, while quieter zones and intuitive circulation support cognitive ease, deep work and retreat. Daylight and landscape are drawn inward to create a restorative environment where nature and seasonal change enrich the daily experience of work within Gurugram’s dense urban fabric. Through clay brick, concrete, birch ply, lime and leather, the Mortar House embraces graceful ageing and tactile comfort, proposing a progressive workspace where productivity, dignity and wellbeing reinforce one another.

Photography: Saurabh Suryan