IDEO SHANGHAI RECEPTION LOUNGES
Shanghai \ 2014 \ 150 sqm \ office
Working spaces should not be limited to a desk, and good ideas at work can come from anywhere.
IDEO’s two unused corridors upon entry, are re-appropriated into two waiting and casual working spaces that also double as the link between two disconnected ends of the office.
The lounges integrate a wealth of spaces in a seemingly small area, where a range of “rooms” in relation to the body’s different postures reminds people to get out of stagnant habits and comfort zone, that you can lie down or crouch, or that sometimes you just need a mental break for a different vantage point and perspective.
Note:
This is a partial renovation on a previous design of the whole space, and tries to retain as much of existing floor and ceilings.
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