Unfolding Narratives

gym with showers and bean bags with a Japanese Tea room thrown in
for good measure does not overlook the undercurrent of serious
productive responses. It is called a ‘temple’ of excellence and the word
does invoke a certain dedication in a subtle manner.
That is the term used to define the space by the Founder and CEO,
Kavin Bharti Mittal, who set the vision and personally led a small
cross-functional team of Hike employees – designers, engineers and
key workplace personnel.
THE COMPANY
Hike is a novel messaging app that simplifies connectivity between
people and aims to change manners of mobile interaction. Reflecting
that same informality and cool quotient, the office design’s inimitable
approach stems from the belief that corporate operations in India and
typical work environments have been frozen in time for the last 40
years with little or no innovation. The highly tech-savvy, social,
collaborative, adventurous, flexible, transparent and values-driven
generation of today would really love to work in environs that support
that freedom.
Located just between Delhi and Gurgaon, in close proximity to the
Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in prime NCR territory, and
capturing magnificent views of the airport, Hike Messenger’s
corporate headquarters redefines the conventional notions of spatial
design of high-tech company offices. Situated in the Worldmark 1
towers, the Bharti Realty green initiative within the NCR region, the
office is located on the 4th floor with panoramic views of the airport
landscape and the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway that are well-integrated
into the spatial planning.
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