A sculptural reception edge
A visible feature to consider alongside your own programme, users and operating requirements.
OFFICE / Design reference
Tembon Shanghai Workplace
Sweeping dark forms frame a lighter reception surface and create a recognisable architectural gesture. The same contrast continues along circulation, giving several views a coherent identity. The reference is useful for considering how a corporate arrival can be memorable through proportion and a small number of materials. A comparable brief still needs to resolve reception use, visibility and accessibility carefully.
CollectionOffice
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RoleDesign reference
SPATIAL READING
A closer look at the space.
Sweeping dark forms frame a lighter reception surface and create a recognisable architectural gesture. The same contrast continues along circulation, giving several views a coherent identity. The reference is useful for considering how a corporate arrival can be memorable through proportion and a small number of materials. A comparable brief still needs to resolve reception use, visibility and accessibility carefully.
Editorial observations drawn from the supplied imagery.
Included as a design reference; not presented as a commission completed by this practice.
THREE SPATIAL IDEAS
Strong monochrome contrast
A visible feature to consider alongside your own programme, users and operating requirements.
A continuous circulation gesture
A visible feature to consider alongside your own programme, users and operating requirements.
FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT
Turn inspiration into a clear brief.
Working settings
Which teams need quiet focus, enclosed calls or frequent collaboration? Use these images as a starting point for discussing the actual mix of rooms, rather than copying a layout without its business context.
Identity and privacy
Decide where the business needs a memorable public impression and where a quieter environment is more useful. The boundaries between visitors, executive hospitality and staff work are an important part of that decision.
A coordinated scope
Record the floor area, base-building constraints, headcount, furniture and technology requirements. A considered image becomes a useful design direction only when those inputs and responsibilities are clear.