TCDC is a government agency with a mission to inspire creative thinking and propel the country’s creative economy. It provides a broad range of services: a design library, a material library, a co-working space, a makerspace, etc.

TCDC has now moved into the historical Grand Postal Building. The design of the space is intended as a new intervention, fostering a dialogue with the old building and also achieving TCDC’s mission to be the country’s creative incubator.

A creative space is not ‘creative’ because of how it looks but by how it inspires its inhabitants. The free flowing open work space spread throughout the building is designed to encourage informal conversations. The main circulation cut through the section of the building bringing people to flow past different facilities and be inspired by what others are doing.

Within the 1930s historical building, the new is inserted as an object, offsetting from the existing architectural envelope. The present-day material in its light, blurring and translucent quality is having a dialogue with the massive character of its historical shell. The new and the old are interestingly contrasting and complementing one another.

This translucent architectural system wrapping around and inserting throughout the facility is holding the essence of what TCDC provides - inspiration and knowledge. It is designed to contain everything from books, material samples, etc. The inspiration runs through and encompasses all the creative spaces.