MINUTES OF BREAK by Sanjana Jain
BSc in Interior Design
Endless highways that you’re cruising along, and most of those road stops suck. Sanjana Jain, the winner of the Next-Gen Design Award, demonstrates a clear and thorough understanding of the matter. Her project, MINUTES OF BREAK, is not some shiny interiors on a rest stop. She wants you to feel human again, fully rebooted, not just caffeinated and restless.
She had this “eureka!” moment with the fidget spinner, a silly little desk toy from 2017. Sanjana ran with that vibe and built a whole design around helping frazzled drivers get their heads straight. It’s befuddling how minimal thought is put into the rest stops, especially on India’s chaos-packed national highways. Everyone’s zipping along, and about 4 out of 5 people are on the road, but it’s so difficult to find a good one.
Enter this concept. Sanjana’s all about killing the driver fatigue monster and fixing those sad, bare-bones petrol-pump “lounges.” She caught a break, too, since the government’s Humsafar Policy suddenly wants to drag roadside amenities into this century.
Key elements of the project: geometric shapes, modular corners, retractable stuff—so you’re not stuck with a one-size-fits-all pit stop. There are nap pods for when you’re dying for sleep, places to fire off emails, decent bathrooms, coffee that’s not trash, even spots to meditate if you’re feeling spiritual. She got fancy with the smart air, noise-cancelling panels, and climate systems. Everything’s eco-friendly, too. There’s no space for any green guilt.
The whole “pause” theme is not screaming at you to guzzle an energy drink and speed off—it’s whispering to just breathe for a minute. MINUTES OF BREAK challenges the established norms of not just a quick pit stop, but a full wellness pit crew for your road trip brain. This is the future of travel stops.
Key elements of the project: geometric shapes, modular corners, retractable stuff—so you’re not stuck with a one-size-fits-all pit stop. There’s nap pods for when you’re dying for sleep, places to fire off emails, decent bathrooms, coffee that’s not trash, even spots to meditate if you’re feeling spiritual. She got fancy with the smart air, noise-cancelling panels, and climate systems. Everything’s eco-friendly, too. There’s no space for any green guilt.
The whole “pause” theme is not screaming at you to guzzle an energy drink and speed off—it’s whispering to just breathe for a minute. MINUTES OF BREAK challenges the established norms of not just a quick pit stop, but a full wellness pit crew for your road trip brain.This is the future of travel stops.