True to its design philosophy of minimal intervention and maximum up-cycling, the anti-design theme runs right through the new Cyber Hub Social?s decor. With an area of 5000 square feet, it makes an unexcelled impact, adapting a low cost housing model in a fun urban café.

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Architects: Chromed Design Studio

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Architect In Charge: Abhigyan Neogi

Design Team: Abhigyan Neogi, Piyusha Upadhayay, Drisshti Negi, Ankita Jain

Area: 5000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Saurabh Suryan

Graphic Partner: Haneef Qureshi

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From the architect. True to its design philosophy of minimal intervention and maximum up-cycling, the anti-design theme runs right through the new Cyber Hub Social?s decor. With an area of 5000 square feet, it makes an unexcelled impact, adapting a low cost housing model in a fun urban café.

© Saurabh Suryan

Conceptually, this new Social uses the mindset of a localite with behavioural references from chawls of Mumbai, creating and producing an everyday comforting and interactive space. Chawls were first created to house as many mill workers in one building ? a space that was efficient and functional. In the same way, Social has evolved into a space that symbolises community living ? a place that stands for...