GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório by Tong Xin Cai

GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório by Tong Xin Cai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Espaços Interiores e Exposições Competition Category.

PrataInterior· 2026

GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório

by Tong Xin Cai

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório

O Design do Edifício Administrativo GAFA Changgang consiste na renovação interior do edifício da administração no Campus de Changgang. O projeto abrange cerca de 3600 metros quadrados de espaço interior num edifício de quatro pisos. O design preserva o arco icónico da estrutura original e acrescenta tetos espelhados em aço inoxidável com acabamento espelhado, paredes em branco porcelana, elementos em aço-liga e iluminação de tonalidade fria. A altura limitada do pé-direito e a fraca luz natural são resolvidas através da reflexão e da extensão visual. Os símbolos históricos unem-se a materiais contemporâneos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. GAFA Changgang Admin Bldg Design Design de Interiores de Escritório é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: 1.The design draws inspiration from inheriting and reinterpreting the historical symbols of the GAFA Changgang Campus Administration Building. By preserving the iconic arch, introducing mirrored ceilings and porcelain-white walls, it addresses spatial constraints and poor lighting, creating an elegant, transparent, and pristine atmosphere. The fusion of tradition and innovation endows the public space with renewed value.
Dimensions & Packaging: Interior area: approximately 3600 square meter
Building area: 4 floors, 4000 square meter
Tags: Archway Mirror Inheritance Innovation Clean
Production Technology: The key challenge of this project was enhancing indoor lighting and ceiling height while preserving the original structure. To address this, we employed mirror-finished stainless steel materials. The installation of the mirrored ceiling and ensuring its flatness presented the most difficult aspects of the project. After installing the ceiling joists, the factory safely transported the mirrored ceiling panels to the site. Welding components connecting to the joists were then attached to the back of the stainless steel panels. Using a hoist system, the panels were lifted into place and installed.
Design Challenge: The creative and research challenge of this project lies in balancing the continuation of historical architectural symbols with the infusion of modern design language within limited spatial and contextual constraints. It requires preserving iconic elements such as arches while employing innovations in mirrors, light, and materials to address cramped space and insufficient lighting, ultimately achieving harmony between tradition and modernity.
Research: By adopting design approaches such as mirrored ceilings, porcelain-coated finishes, and alloy steel structures, the project addresses issues of insufficient lighting and low ceiling height. Through inheriting the historical style while embedding modern symbols, it creates an elegant, transparent, and pristine spatial atmosphere, reinforcing the unity of functionality and aesthetic value.
Inspiration: The design draws inspiration from inheriting and reinterpreting the historical symbols of the GAFA Changgang Campus Administration Building. By preserving the iconic arch, introducing mirrored ceilings and porcelain-white walls, it addresses spatial constraints and poor lighting, creating an elegant, transparent, and pristine atmosphere. The fusion of tradition and innovation endows the public space with renewed value.
Project Duration: From July 2023 to November 2023, completed.
Operation Flow: Through mirrored reflection and spatial extension, combined with arch symbols, porcelain-coated finishes, alloy steel structures, and cool lighting, the design achieves symbolic implantation, visual guidance, and spatial optimization in environmental renovation.
Patents: A modular door frame for rapid installation and removal. ZL 2024 1 1965976.2. TongXin Cai. 2025. China.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer TongXin Cai, Plastic Memory, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer TongXin Cai, Plastic Memory, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer TongXin Cai, Plastic Memory, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer TongXin Cai, Plastic Memory, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer TongXin Cai, Plastic Memory, 2023.
Video Credits：ZeKai Lao, 2023.