For Kohler—a brand synonymous with 150 years of design innovation, artistry, and craft—moving into a new headquarters in India wasn’t just about upgrading infrastructure. It was about creating a space that felt like Kohler. Their leadership team posed one bold question:“How can this space tell our story before anyone even says a word?”

They didn’t just want an office. They wanted an experience. A workplace that embodied the spirit of Kohler—from its handcrafted roots to its forward-looking innovation. A space that didn’t just house the brand, but expressed it.

To meet this challenge, Space Matrix took on the approch of workplace strategy with storyteling.

Every corner of the headquarters was reimagined as a chapter in Kohler’s narrative—where materials, form, light, and art came together to speak fluently in the brand’s design language.

Arrival as Act One: The journey begins at the entrance, where a brand legacy wall winds through time, telling Kohler’s 150-year story with installations, products, and innovations. A pebble trail—a nod to nature and craft—leads visitors to a floating glass meeting room, suspended like an idea taking shape. This wasn’t reception. This was revelation.

Workspaces that Mirror Philosophy: Moving away from traditional, hierarchical layouts, the new space champions fluidity, inclusion, and connection—just like Kohler’s design ethos. Natural light floods in, biophilic elements create calm, and curated textures spark inspiration. Here, the brand’s love for bold materials and user-centric design becomes a lived experience.

Meeting Rooms with Meaning: Each themed room—Legacy, Innovation, Craft—is more than a space to sit. They’re immersive environments that reflect chapters of Kohler’s history. The most memorable? A tribute to the early days: a bathtub once traded for livestock, now immortalized as a sculpture on the wall. A playful yet powerful reminder of how far the brand has come.

Even the Details Speak: Washrooms double as artistic installations, complete with Michelangelo mosaics and Kohler’s heritage color palettes. The Work Café is a tactile tribute to clay, stone, and metal—the raw materials that built the brand. No surface is silent—every detail is a deliberate echo of the Kohler story.

Inclusivity & Sustainability Woven In: From neurodiverse work points to the Waste Lab room made from repurposed materials, the office doesn’t just tell Kohler’s story—it updates it for the next century. This is not a brand stuck in its legacy. It’s one redefining it.

What began as a challenge—to create a space that could sing the Kohler story—ended with a workplace that doesn’t just hum the tune, it hits every note. The space is no longer just a headquarters. It is a living brand expression, where every texture, corner, and beam of light plays a part in telling a story 150 years in the making.

“Inspired Past. Bold Future.” - This isn’t just a slogan. At Kohler’s India HQ, it’s something you can see, feel, and believe in.