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Project name: Herschel Supply, China Office
Location: Jing’an, Shanghai
Area: 134 square meters
Design company: Linehouse
The brief: Known for its retro backpacks, duffel bags and street-style accessories, Canadian lifestyle brand Herschel Supply recently set up its China head office on Changde Lu. Much like other parts of Shanghai and other major cities in China, this part of Jing’an district sees many old lanehouses being torn down to make way for modern high rises. Local architectural firm Linehouse draws inspiration from the demolished buildings and the exposed raw materials inside them as the main design concept for this project.
The entrance of the Herschel Supply office resembles the partial exterior framework of a lanehouse, thanks to a collage of recycled bricks of different colors and patterns and a heavy revolving door made with raw metal.
Glass, black metal frames and stainless steel panels create a glasshouse to separate the enclosed areas – the lounge, meeting room, pantry, bathroom and storage – from the communal workspace.
The metal sliding doors can be used to open up or seal off the meeting room and pantry for privacy as desired.
The ‘roof’ of the glasshouse is lined with perforated metal panels to allow more natural light to fill up each room while still keeping the noise to a minimum for those working in the communal space. Exposed concrete pillars are kept in its original form for an added industrial touch.
Photos by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
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