LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp by Guoqiang Feng and Yan Chen

LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp by Guoqiang Feng and Yan Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in IJzer in Interieur en Tentoonstellingsontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerInterieur· 2021

LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp

by Guoqiang Feng and Yan Chen

Client: Feng and Chen Partners Design Shanghai

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Interieur Category

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The Design

About LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp

LH Shanghai is een kantoorinterieur ontworpen voor een nieuw opgericht investeringsbedrijf. Het kantoor beslaat 328 vierkante meter. Het ontwerp combineert het karakter van een woning met dat van een galerie. Een centrale gang verbindt de ruimtes aan weerszijden, en de receptie bevindt zich in het midden van de plattegrond. Vijf foto's uit de collectie van de eigenaar worden in de ruimte tentoongesteld. Eenvoudige lampen, sober meubilair en geweven tapijten in kersenbloesemtinten maken het interieur compleet. Het doel is een rustige, vriendelijke en ontspannen werkplek te creëren, eerder dan een formele.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. LH Shanghai Kantoorinterieurontwerp wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a newly established investment company with a small office scale. The designers hope to design an artistic, elegant and relaxed office environment for clients, breaking the stereotype of investment companies - which typically appear to be too serious - and to design a company that is not like an investment company, one that is friendly, casual and comfortable impression.
Dimensions & Packaging: The area of the office is 328 square meters and is rather limited. The designers have placed the air-conditioning pipelines above the corridor to fully ensure the sufficient floor height in rooms. Part of the walls uses glass to allow the interior of the room to open up. The corridor uses a hidden light strip in the ceiling, that runs the entire length of the corridor, making it clean, bright, and strongly oriented.
Tags: Simple, Friendly, Relaxed, Comfortable, Home, Art, Office
Production Technology: The space displays five photographs from the owner's collection, created by Yicheng Feng - an A'Design Award-winning photographer. The concise and modern photographs matches the temperament of this space; the pure and simplistic lamps are made by the Flos; the furnitures are made HAY - comfortable, simple, and homely; the PVC woven carpets are from BOLON - easy to clean and maintain. Since the company's main clients are Japanese, the carpets are specially selected with cherry blossom colors.
Design Challenge: Before the design, the client consulted a Feng Shui master, and the sectioning of spaces was already determined. The space was designed under such constraints in such a small area, and must meet the requirements of Feng Shui and the complex functional needs of the client. This was a challenge for the designers, but they were able to meet the requirements through consideration for every centimeter of the space, and used a lightweight design style to cleverly resolve the clutter in the space.
Research: The lease term for the office is only 5 years, and the lease term is relatively short. The client hopes to build this office with less investment. Therefore, the designer uses easy-to-construct materials, and furnitures from inexpensive furniture brands.
Inspiration: Based on the fact that the chairman of the company a lady with character - friendly, low-key, simple, tasteful, and an art collector - the designers aimed to create an office space that meets the chairman's temperament, by giving the space the superposition of "a home" and "a gallery". She has also been friends with the designers for over a decade.
Project Duration: The project is located in Shanghai. Design started in July 2019 and completed in January 2020.
Operation Flow: The layout of the space is long and narrow, hence the designers decided to use the central corridor as a chain that connects the left and right sections of the office, as if each room is a key to solve a problem. People that work together more frequently have offices that are closer. The reception area is located in the center of the chain, where one can easily reach any room. An open staff lounge area provides a space for staff to relax, cleverly set up at a fire exit area.
Team Members: Designer: Yan Chen
Designer: Yicheng Feng
Image Credits: #1: Photographer Yicheng Feng, Reception Area, 2020
#2: Photographer Yicheng Feng, Waiting Area, 2020
#3: Photographer Yicheng Feng, Stuff Lounge, 2020
#4: Photographer Yicheng Feng, Owner Office, 2020
#5: Photographer Yicheng Feng, Meeting Room, 2020