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White Design Allies Website Launched!

We are excited to announce that today we launch our new Website! From now on that will be our home.
You can visit it here: www.whitedesignallies.com.

All our old posts from this blogsite have been copied onto our new site, along with some new project pages and a bit more information about what we do...

Thanks again to everyone for their support so far!

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Birchwood Apartment

White is currently working on another 4 bedroom luxury apartment in Hiranandani towers (OMR, Chennai) where work is progressing into the construction stage. The Client’s brief for the project was to design a contemporary apartment home using modern materials and finishes. They were keen to move away from hardwood furniture and wood veneer finishes which is the norm in most Indian homes. The project was interesting as we wanted to create spaces that were modern with clean lines but we also wanted to introduce colours and detail with an emphasis on luxury.

The living, dining and kitchen spaces are open plan. Patterned screens in Corian are used to define and separate functions. In the living room, different shades of blue create a soothing environment and connect the eye to the sea views beyond. Each bedroom has been designed around the specific tastes of the individuals and each has a completely unique character. The daughter’s bedroom has a young and lively feel with a vibrant multi-coloured palette. The son’s bedroom is more masculine with navy blue, greys and bronze with geometric patterning. The master bedroom is a modern twist on a ‘royal purple’ colour scheme.

Master Bedroom

Living Room

2nd Bedroom

A new addition to the White team

White has recently expanded with Jon Wallis joining the team as Associate Partner, who will be based here in Chennai. Jon has gained invaluable experience over the past 8 years working for both large and small scale multi-disciplinary practices in the UK and the Netherlands. With a focus on Architecture and Urban Design Jon brings additional skills and experience that will make him an important addition to the team. See the About Us section of our blog for more details.

New Project: ECR Beach House

White is excited to announce that we have been appointed to design a family beach house on ECR Road, Chennai. Based on a simple courtyard concept the design is inspired by traditional Sri Lankan architecture with a contemporary twist. Images to follow soon!

White showcased on Project Effexx

White have been showcased on Project Effexx, an Architecture & Design website!

http://www.projecteffexx.com/spaces/architects-arthi-and-shraddha-of-white-design-allies

"Project EffexX is a community of professionals who are ideating, brainstorming and exploring newer horizons to unleash a world of possibilities for the end consumers. This initiative comprises of leading designers across disciplines like beauty, interiors, automobiles, textile, printing & packaging, all working towards enabling the consumer to live a better life"

Family home in Ashok Nagar

White has recently completed concept design for a large 3 bedroom apartment in Ashok Nagar. The layout of the apartment was open with two large Living rooms, Kitchen and Dining space that flow into each other.
 

The concept was developed around a beautiful patterned floor layout that connects the spaces together and becomes the main focal feature. We researched into a number of patterns and types of tiles and finally decided on a bespoke athangudi tile pattern in neutral colours.

 

Bespoke Athangudi tile pattern

 

The first living room is designed to be pleasing and welcoming to visitors bringing some greenery into the space and using a palette of greens in the soft furnishings.

 

The second living room is for the family and has a more cozy feel with a warmer palette. There are also some smaller ‘nook’ areas that are designed to be intimate areas for quiet reflection within the larger open space.

 

The two teenage boys' room has been designed with their tastes in mind and has a very sleek finish. The master bedroom on the other hand is more homely with a distinct ethnic touch.

 

Living Room

Kitchen and Dining

Family Room & Nook

Boys Room

 

Refurbishment of Office Interiors

White Design Allies are currently working on our first office interiors scheme – and we hope will be the first of many!

The premises of this major Plant and Engineering services provider in chennai recently suffered a fire where an entire floor suffered serious smoke damage. Although the furniture was still salvageable, the client decided to use this as an opportunity to give the office a modern makeover.
 

BEFORE: View of Office after fire 



BEFORE: View down the corridor



BEFORE: View of central workstation 

The office has a large open plan layout with cubicle workstations and enclosed rooms for meetings and discussion around the periphery. The client wished to retain this layout so we introduced some changes to improve the existing.

 

We are proposing a scheme incorporating a neutral colour palette using mainly white with splashes of yellow to provide a fresh and vibrant appearance to a fairly standard office layout. The key spaces such as the entrance area and conference room will be getting a significant update which will enhance the visitor's perception of the brand. We have also increased the areas of glass and introduced some greenery to create a more pleasant working environment.

 

View of proposed interiors