marc goodwin photographs architecture studios in beijing and shanghai

for the past few years, photographer marc goodwin has been documenting the workplaces of various architecture firms from around the world. in goodwin’s latest collection of images he takes a detailed look inside the studios in china’s capital city, beijing, and its largest city, shanghai. the series offers a rare and private look at the workspaces of established architecture practices, including david chipperfield architects, archi-union, and neri&hu.

goodwin, who runs photography studio archmospheres, began shooting the offices as a way to understand how they vary in different parts of the world. recently, after capturing the shanghai headquarters of both rogers stirk harbour + partners and schmidt hammer lassen, goodwin journeyed a few hours south to ningbo, a port city and an industrial hub, to take exploratory photographs for the two firms — images which can be seen in our previous article here. take a look at a selection of the workplaces below, alongside information on the buildings themselves.

archi-union, shanghai (also main image) / see projects by archi-union on designboom here

full name of company: archi-union architects
in this space since: 2010
number of employees: 50-60
former use of space: factory
size: 3,000 sqm / 32,292 sqf (including courtyard)

david chipperfield architects, shanghai / see projects by david chipperfield on designboom here

full name of company: david chipperfield architects shanghai ltd.
in this space since: 2015
number of employees: 20
former use of space: factory
size: 238 sqm / 2,562 sqf

david chipperfield architects, shanghai

neri&hu, shanghai / see projects by neri&hu on designboom here

full name of company: neri&hu design and research office
in this space since: 2009
number of employees: 100
former use of space: office building
size: 1,500 sqm / 1,615 sqf

neri&hu, shanghai

rogers stirk harbour and partners, shanghai / see projects by RSHP on designboom here

full name of company: rogers stirk harbour and partners shanghai office
in this space since: fall 2011
number of employees: 7
former use of space: personal training studio
size: 200 sqm / 2,153 sqf

schmidt hammer lassen architects, shanghai / see projects by SHL on designboom here

full name of company: schmidt hammer lassen architects
in this space since: may 2017
number of employees: 40 (in shanghai)
former use of space: electronics factory
size: 950 sqm / 10,226 sqf

spark architects, shanghai / see projects by spark architects on designboom here

full name of company: spark design consulting (shanghai) co., ltd
in this space since: 2005
number of employees: about 10
former use of space: studio
size: 63 sqm / 678 sqf

atelier deshaus, shanghai / see projects by atelier deshaus on designboom here

full name of company: atelier deshaus
in this space since: 2016
number of employees: 20
former use of space: an empty space beside an aircraft repair station
size: 400 sqm / 4,306 sqf

linehouse, shanghai / see projects by linehouse on designboom here

full name of company: linehouse
in this space since: december 2015
number of employees: 9
former use of space: wetmarket
size: 78 sqm / 840 sqf

MORE architecture, shanghai

full name of company: MORE architecture
in this space since: november 2016
number of employees: 10
former use of space: state owned financial investment company
size: 120 sqm / 1,292 sqf

lukstudio, shanghai / see projects by lukstudio on designboom here

full name of company: lukstudio
in this space since: june 2017
number of employees: 15
former use of space: central kitchen of a food company
size: 250 sqm / 2,691 sqf

AIM architecture, shanghai / see projects by AIM architecture on designboom here

full name of company: AIM architecture design consulting (shanghai) company limited
in this space since: may 2016
number of employees: 40
former use of space: office
size: 490 sqm / 5,274 sqf

PES-architects, shanghai

full name of company: PES-architects consulting (shanghai) co.ltd
in this space since: 2017
number of employees: 6
former use of space: industrial warehouse
size: 200 sqm / 2,153 sqf

logon urban architecture design, shanghai

full name of company: logon urban architecture design
in this space since: 2007
number of employees: 50
former use of space: metal work factory
size: 1,000 sqm / 10,764 sqf

crossboundaries, beijing / see projects by crossboundaries on designboom here

full name of company: crossboundaries
in this space since: 2015
number of employees: 20-25
former use of space: auditorium, bar, showroom
size: 350 sqm / 3,767 sqf

WAY studio + PU architects, beijing

full name of companies:
WAY studio / 8 staff members / partners – tao zheng, fernie lai, alan hung
PU architects / 8 staff members / partners – xiao pu liu
in this space since: 2015
former use of space: student dormitories/ library & reading room/warehouse
size: 220 sqm / 2,368 sqf

anySCALE, beijing

full name of company: anySCALE (beijing) architecture design consultants co., ltd
in this space since: 2014
number of employees: 25
former use of space: apartments for diplomats
size: 250 sqm / 2,691 sqf