Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ by Adrian Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ውሽጣዊ ቦታን ምርኢትን Competition Category.

ሓጺንውሽጣዊ· 2021

Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ

by Adrian Chan

Client: Adrian Chan Design and Research Office

ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ውሽጣዊ Category

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The Design

About Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ

ብሎክ ካብ 41 ትርብዒት ሜትሮ ዝሽፍን ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ እዩ። እዚ ኦፊስ ን ሓደ ናይ ሰብኣዊ ጸጋታት ማእኸላዊ ምምኻርን ስልጠናን ትካል ዝተፈጠረ ኮይኑ፣ ንጋንታ ኣኼባታትን ናይ ስልጠና ፍጻመታትን ዝኸውን ቦታ ዘድልዮ ትካል እዩ። ትሑት ናሓሲ (ceiling) ን ንእሽቶ ቦታን ቀንዲ ብድሆታት ኮይኖም ነይሮም። ካቢነታት ከም ተሰርዖ ሰለስተ ተንሳፋፍ ተግባራዊ ብሎካት ኣብ ገጽ ናይ ጋለሪ ዝመስል መንደቕ፣ ብመሰረት ስርዓታት ናይ ፕረይሪ ቤት-ትምህርቲ ስታይል ተዘርግሑ ኣለዉ። እዞም ብሎካት ከም ናይ ምግቢ ኣገልግሎትን ሕትመትን ዝኣመሰሉ ተግባራት ይሓዙ። መእተዊ ኣፍደገ ከም ምቕባል ጋሻ፣ ናይ ምትእክኻብ ቦታ፣ ክፍሊ ስልጠናን ናይ ኮክተይል ቦታን ኮይኑ ኣገልግሎት ይህብ። ፈኩስ ኦክ ዕንጨይቲ፣ ኮፐርን ካላካታ ማርቨልን ተጠቒሞም ኣለዉ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award

Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ካብ ጽቡቕ ዝተዳለዉ ፍጥረታት ዝጽበዩ ሞያውን ኢንዱስትሪኣውን ጠለባት ንዝመላኡ ጽቡቓት ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ሓጺን ዓቢ ክእለት፣ ልዑል ፍሉይነት፣ ክኢላዊ ርድኢትን ፈጠራዊ ዓቕምን ፈጣርዮም የርእዩ። Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ ብብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን፣ ተግባራውን ሓድሽን ፍጥረት ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ንዝበለጹ ልምድታት ኢንዱስትሪ የጣምር፣ ምስ ፍልጠትን ተውህቦን ዝተኣሳሰሩ ብቑዓት ቴክኒካውያን ባህርያት ድማ ኣለዎ። Block ናይ ኦፊስ ውሽጣዊ ንድፊ ብጥንቃቐኡ ይኽበር፣ ንዓለም ዝሓሸ ቦታ ክትኸውን ዝሕግዙ ምምሕያሻት መዓርግ ህይወት ንምቕራብ ድማ ዝተዳለወ እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The client, an HR advisory & training firm, needed an office that could communicate openness and could facilitate different interactions from team huddles to training events. The space, however, presented some challenges: low ceilings (7 ft 4) and a small enclosure (41sqm). Referencing the Prairie School, cabinetry are conceived as a series of floating functional blocks embedded along a gallery-like wall inviting the occupant to follow along. Other areas then allow for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area 41 square meters
Ceiling height 7 ft 4 in
Tags: Office, Ceiling Height, Flexible Space, Prairie School, Cabinetry
Production Technology: Materiality leans towards warm, textural and light finishes, with abundant usage of light oak, copper and calacatta marble. Materials chosen have been vetted based on sustainability certifications.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was space-planning in a small area and executing a design that could satisfy the various occupant needs of the client.
Research: Thorough research was conducted to understand the business needs of the company. It was found that the office experienced fluctuations in occupancies due to working from home, itinerant workers/freelancers, and hosting of small to large scale events. As such, precedent research was conducted to derive spatial solutions that were relevant to each case/ occasion. Research was also conducted into historical styles where their principles could be applied where relevant.
Inspiration: The 19th C. architectural style Prairie School often featured horizontal bands of windows and lines that would direct one’s attention to the horizontal, de-emphasizing the ceiling height. The functional blocks in this project manifest this idea; they achieve the objective of expanding the space while each serving essential functions such as food and beverage, printing etc. Where office space is at a premium, functionality becomes architectural device and ornamentation.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019.
Operation Flow: The space allows for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency and privacy where needed: The entry foyer doubles as a reception, huddle space, training room and cocktail area; the backroom serves as storage for folding chairs and a private relaxation pod.
Team Members: Adrian Chan, Tracy Lam