Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa by Joe Ho

Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa by Joe Ho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2021

Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa

by Joe Ho

Client: Joe Ho Associates

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa

Grandblue o se mamanu i totonu o le fale talimalo ma le nofoaga malolo o se ofisa o loʻo i Guangzhou. O le avanoa sa masani ona pulea e le tele o mea e ulu atu ai ma alu ese ai, ae ua liua nei i se nofoaga talimalo mafanafana. O le fuafuaga tutusa na suia i se fuafuga tatala e faaleleia ai le mafai ona ulufale atu ma lagolagoina ai le feso'ota'iga i le va o tagata. O le mamanu o loo mulimuli i se autu lanumoana faaonapo nei na maua mai i le vai ma le sami. O se kesi talimalo pa'epa'e o loo toe faaalia ai lenei autu. O se lau tele o loo malamalama i tua o le kesi o loo faaalia ai le ata o le fa'atauga ma faailoga ai le amataga o le nofoaga malolo lanu 'ese'ese.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Grandblue Mamanu i totonu o Ofisa e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A space that formerly was predominated by a various of entries and exits has been turned into a warm welcome area. The symmetrical design was changed into a world of networking and cross linking optimizing for accessibility. The building itself is committed to the style of blue modern. The white reception desk picks up this design idea, whilst the gigantic illuminated screen behind is designed to enhance brand images and serves as a starting point of the lively and colorful lounge area.
Tags: Minimal, modern, fluidity, geometry
Production Technology: In order to strength the design with Grandblue DNA in the reception area. we got inspiration from their logo. We have been try to do a 1:1 mock up for the curvy blue ribbon on the ceiling. We need to ensure that all the joint should be smoothly with aluminum material and design the detail to connect to the barrisol smoothly.
Design Challenge: As Grandblue is a stated-owned enterprise in china, they have a very strict design guideline, not only to the space standard but also have the limited material list. We brainstorm with client how to upgrade their branding image, finally we use their one of their business line - water to be our design language. The outcome was very successful and we help them to have a new international image.
Research: We would like to help the staff working in this office like Eden, everyone can feel very relax when came into the reception, take a rest in the blue booth.
Inspiration: Our inspiration is come from ocean, we pick the element from ocean such as waves pattern, diving, tropical fish and boat integrate into our design.
Project Duration: The project started in 2018 in Guangzhou and finished in December 2019.
Operation Flow: We have create a workshop with the senior management and their staff to divide into 8 group to brainstorm what their new office look like, we have sources mood images, doing a model and we got a lot of inspiration from this workshop.
Team Members: Designer: Ken Tsang
Designer:Jam Fung
Designer:Wilshere Li
Image Credits: Image#1-5: Photographer Cossa Pan, 2019