Space Slice Maotai Road Shanghai Building, SGG Headquarters, Architecture Images
Space Slice Maotai Road
Shanghai Garment Group Headquarters, China design by DYN Architecture
24 Aug 2018
Space Slice Maotai Road, Shanghai Building
Design: DYN Architecture
Location: 567 Maotai Road, Changning District, Shanghai, China
Space Slice Renovation Project: A co-working space spices up with fashion
The space prior to renewal:
Designed by DYN Architecture, a hidden gem in the headquarters of Shanghai Garment Group (SGG), is a fashioned related co-working space located on Maotai Road, Changning District in Shanghai.
In collaboration with SGG and Creater, the exisiting SGG building is transformed from a single-use office building to a modern co-working space mixed with retail, showroom, and office. Space Slice project aims to encourage interactions between different fashion departments and revitalise existing space. A four-floor co-working space with fashion related functions is inserted in the building.
The existing SGG building is support by a number of wide concrete columns (800mm*400mm). How to use these densely placed columns to create a clean and continuous space became the challenge for architect.
The disadvantage would be an advantage. “Why not to take the dimension of these columns to create something new?” The architect Yinian Dou came up with the idea of “slicing the space”: linking wide columns to form thick walls to divide the space. By opening up some walls and letting the space flow through, the spatial depth is created.
Corresponding with the design of thick walls, a unique floor pattern of smooth concrete patches and small-size mosaics is also a creation from the architect: mosaics record the shadow of thick walls, and triangular concrete patches depict the openings.
Ground floor is the reception: a customised white spiral stair is the central element brightening up the entrance space. Around the reception is stores, cafe, exhibition space, and bookstore. Following the spiral stair up, people arrive at the show space where fashion shows could be held regularly.
Show related functions, such as showrooms, fabric storage, meeting space and offices are in close proximity to each other. More offices are provided on the second and third floors.
Discards the black and grey colours which have been used for most of the co-working spaces in China, Space Slide project chose the opposite: the white. Elegant and unsophisticated, colour white emphasises the purity of space.
Space Slice Maotai Road Shanghai – Building Information
Architecture Firm: DYN Architecture
Project Location: 567 Maotai Road, Shanghai, China
Client：SGG, Creater
Architect: Yinian Dou
Design Team: Yifeng Zhang, Li Dai
Project Year: 2017
Area: 3,500 sqm
Main contractor: Chuanghong Construction Group Co., Ltd
Writer: Dan Li
Photographs: UnitU
Founded in 2015, DYN Architecture is a Shanghai-based architecture design studio.
Address: 315, 1107 Yuyuan Road, Changning, Shanghai
Maotai Road Building in Shanghai images / information received 230818
Location: 567 Maotai Road, Shanghai, China
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