How it is sufficiently designed? How does the building take care of different kinds of users? The building of IHC focuses on the human psychology. It functions as a mini city and contributes to the urban level functions and also creates a healthy and pleasant environment for the working employees. The building complex has been designed keeping in mind various comfort nuances so that one indulges with the 'habitat' or the environment created. The grand height and the space of the building is punctured with certain elements which breaks the place down to human scale and one does not feel lost.
Every corner in the complex has also been well thought of. It has been covered with a planter or a sculpture to eliminate negative spaces. These sculptures along with the paving pattern direct the user giving them the orientation of where to walk.
Desired paths leading to the various cores are created using the planters and the floorings. Some of the areas smoothly pour into open spaces, provided with seating, for people to sit and relax.
How and what elements in the space guide movement and encourage legibility? The elements such as the steps, the paving patterns, the sculptures and the tree planters have been oriented in such a manner that no right angles are created and we, as users, can avoid sharp turns and smoothly flow from one space to another. These elements guide our movement and direct us to different spaces spontaneously.
This encourages legibility of the space to some extent, but, I think, the space is very confusing for a new user.
Do you find any negative space? I wont say that there are negative spaces in IHC, though some places may not be safe at odd hours of the day, like the intimate space created by the enclosure of palm trees and the building in the palm court.