While fulfilling basic functions, the office is conceived as a “Frame” art installation woven from industrial materials, which offers an inspiring working environment and a cultural exchange platform.

Innovation:
Office is a workplace and also a platform to exhibit cooperate culture. Taking   “FRAME” as the theme and reinterpreting space, structure, form and material, the design strikes a balance among functionality, creativity and sustainability.

Creativity:
The bookshelves and stairs surrounding the atrium become the visual focus of the office. The bookshelves are used to keep the magazines and materials of the editorial team, while the staircase plays a key role as the vertical circulation in the space. The two together form an 8.8-meter-high installation with the theme of “FRAME”. The bookshelves and stairs are woven from reinforcing steel bars with a diameter of 8 millimeters, and this see-through "frame" weakens the physical presence of structures and interfaces. A full-height LED screen in front of the staircase plays virtual videos in digital media, which converts the steel bars into free grids that stretch dynamically. On the top of the atrium, membrane lighting ceiling is installed. Walking up and down the stairs offers an experience of temporarily escaping from daily routines and entering a “FRAME” world full of virtuality.

Functionality:
Guided by the design brief, the design team reorganizes the spatial layout based on the requirement of a “work + leisure” space for around 40 employees. The original two-storey space is reshaped into a three-storey interior, and the floor height is adjusted according to functional needs, thus a staggered layout connecting the north and south floors is generated. The first floor is a public area with a large multifunctional space that holds regular media events; the second floor consists of two open office areas; the third floor accommodates several office rooms and a meeting room. The triple-height atrium creates a visual connection between different zones and enhances communication.

Sustainability:
1. The first floor, served as a public area, regularly opens to the community and the city and is devoted to the sustainable development of community culture.

2. The design fully utilizes natural ventilation and daylight to optimize day-lighting in the atrium and reduce electricity consumption.

3. The project adopts customized industrial materials to reduce extra decorations and pollution. Stairs, bookshelves and other fixed furniture are built by combining reinforcing steel bar mesh with steel plates. The walls retain the original concrete texture, matching well with the self-leveling cement flooring.