Where we work
Office interiors in Nariman Point, Fort and South Mumbai
Office fit-outs and refurbishments in South Mumbai’s business district, from Nariman Point and Cuffe Parade to Fort and Ballard Estate, including the Kuber Group head office.
01 — Overview
Fit-outs in Nariman Point & South Mumbai
South Mumbai is the city’s original business district: the office towers of Nariman Point, the banks, shipping companies and law firms of Fort and Ballard Estate, and the World Trade Centre at Cuffe Parade. Many firms keep their head offices here, close to the Bombay High Court, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India.
Most buildings are older, so a fit-out here is often a refurbishment: stripping out an existing office, upgrading tired electrical and air-conditioning services, and working with small lifts, tight floor plates and neighbours at work on the floors around you. In the heritage precincts of Fort and Ballard Estate, some changes to listed buildings need clearance before work starts.
02 — Why Designo here
Local experience
Kuber Group head office
We fitted out the Kuber Group head office at Nariman Point, 4,500 sq ft.
Refurbishments
Strip-out, service upgrades and a new fit-out in one programme, with the rest of the building at work.
One contract
Design, civil work, joinery, electrical, finishes and systems under one team.
03 — Districts
Where we work in Nariman Point & South Mumbai
Nariman Point
Mumbai’s first planned business district, on reclaimed land at the southern tip of the city, with office towers for banks, financial firms and corporate head offices. Many are older buildings where services need upgrading during a fit-out.
Fort and Ballard Estate
Banks, shipping companies, law firms and trading houses in heritage precincts around the Bombay High Court and the Bombay Stock Exchange. Offices sit in stone and early twentieth-century buildings, often with high ceilings and large windows.
Cuffe Parade
Office space around the World Trade Centre, next to Nariman Point, alongside some of South Mumbai’s busiest residential towers.
04 — Planning
Building in Nariman Point & South Mumbai
Older services
Electrical, air-conditioning and plumbing in older buildings often need upgrading. We survey them before design, so the estimate and the programme allow for it.
Heritage rules
Fort and Ballard Estate are heritage precincts. Changes to a listed building’s façade, windows or external signage usually need clearance from the BMC and the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee, and in Grade I buildings some interior changes do too. We check the building’s grade early and design around it.
Lifts and deliveries
Lifts are often small and shared, and there is little room for delivery vehicles, so materials are cut to size, delivered in planned slots and taken up outside office hours.
Occupied buildings
Most fit-outs here happen next to working offices. We agree noisy-work hours with the building’s management or society, and work under our ISO 45001-certified health and safety system.
05 — Clients
Who we’ve built for here
- Kuber Group Head Office — Nariman Point, Mumbai, 4,500 sq ft
06 — Questions
Asked and answered
Do you take on office projects in South Mumbai?
Yes. We fitted out the Kuber Group head office at Nariman Point, and take on fit-outs and refurbishments across Nariman Point, Fort, Ballard Estate, Churchgate and Cuffe Parade. The first consultation is free, at your site, at our office or online.
Can you refurbish an office in an older building?
Yes. We survey the existing services first, then plan the strip-out, the electrical and air-conditioning upgrades and the new fit-out as one programme, working around the building’s hours and its other occupants.
Do heritage rules affect an office fit-out in Fort?
It depends on the building’s heritage grade. Changes to the façade, windows and external signage usually need clearance, and in Grade I buildings some interior changes do too. We check the grade early and plan the design around it.