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Trout & Partners Shanghai HQ

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JURY VOTES
Large Office
5.64
6.64
5.64
4.79
5.68
Jan Clostermann
Jan Clostermann Founder and Director at CLOU Architects
7.5
7
7.5
7.5
7.38
Jason Chan
Jason Chan Founder at Jason Design Group
6.92
7.33
7.23
5
6.62
Justine Fox
Justine Fox Founder and Colour Specialist at Studio Justine Fox
The palette brings a balance of spi...
6.62
7.55
6.5
5
6.42
Bin Ju
Bin Ju Founder and Chief Design Director at Horizontal Design
5
5.46
5.86
5.86
5.55
Maja Bernvill
Maja Bernvill Creative Director at Specific Generic
6
6
6
6
6
Marie Hesseldahl
Marie Hesseldahl Partner and Head of Interior and Product Design at 3xn
7
7
7
6
6.75
Constance Guisset
Constance Guisset Founder at Constance Guisset Studio
7
7
7
7
7
Marie-Andree Busque
Marie-Andree Busque Director Interior Architecture at Sid Lee Architecture
7
8
8
7
7.5
Sanchit Arora
Sanchit Arora Principal Architect at Renesa Studio
7
7
7
7
7
Adi Utama
Adi Utama Global Office Development at JetBrains
5
6
8
5
6
Islam El Mashtooly
Islam El Mashtooly Creative Director at OBMI
7
7
7
7
7
Liyun Hao
Liyun Hao Founder and Design Director at EVD
6.77
5
6.04
6.12
5.98
Designer
Client
Trout & Partners
Floor area
2798 ㎡
Completion
2020
Interior Design

Trout & Partners Shanghai HQ is a workplace that carefully expresses the corporate culture - aspiring to spatially represent the company’s unique methodology of strategic positioning. By reflecting the company’s business and culture, the result is a carefully articulated design of premium materials and highly functional tech-rich spaces. The challenge to the design firm is how to help the client to continue its global leading position in business and financial data, news and insight through workplace strategy. The project aimed at creating the culture and feeling of Shanghai specific to this office within the design. It was to become the front door to China for the company in highlighting their brand, impact, and philanthropy. Besides, the design brief for the project refurbishment is largely focused on the facing areas of the Pantry and Event Space. Thus, the Front of House areas became important in connecting the already existing office space with the new insertion, whilst striving to provide a seamless experience for its invited clients and guests. A full service offering of brand visioning, interior design, styling and visual identity is provided to deliver a carefully articulated design of premium materials and highly functional tech-rich spaces. By translating the company’s methodology of “outside in thinking”, the form of a cube is explored by various interventions to inform the spatial planning and detail. These interventions begin to determine the spatial function: privacy and acoustics, focus or collaborative work, formal or social settings, framing of views. To achieve an unconventional reception experience, designers created a “plinth” reception counter blurs different functions and brings the guest within to experience the inner workings of Trout – the multi-functional space is transformed to meet the requirement of hosting events. Premium materials and detailing express Trout’s upmarket image and celebrate the office’s incredible location on the Huangpu River. Taking a key position in the floor plate, the CEO Office and the VIP Room are executive spaces which combine a sense of luxury and providing a moment to step “inside the mind” of Trout. A history walk is set in the corridor which connects the reception area and CEO room executive zone, creating a walkable art space communicates Trout & Partners’ historic milestones. The pantry and library also sit at the adjacent side of the formal client facing zone. Both spaces are relaxed and warm – providing a retreat for staff at any point of the day. A slatted box is used to define and provide seclusion from the open office.