nie yong + yoshimasa tsutsumi renovate THT daxing office

nie yong + yoshimasa tsutsumi renovate THT daxing office
image © misae hiromatsu/beijing ruijing photo
all images courtesy of the architects

japanese architect yoshimasa tsutsumi, founder of beijing-based tsutsumi & associates (TSUAA), worked with nie yong to complete the ‘THT daxing factory conversion’ in china consisting of office, exhibition and manufacturing spread over four floors of a former industrial building. the design employs furniture making on the first two and half of the third level, where the remainder becomes a show room. from there a spiral stair leads up to a working landscape with extended elevated platforms, stepped stages and connecting ramps, and ends at the relaxation loft.

nie yong + yoshimasa tsutsumi renovate daxing factory office
image © misae hiromatsu/beijing ruijing photo

view upon entering the fourth floor from the elevator – the centrally located spiral stair connects exhibition space and the working landscape, and finally arrives at a relaxation loft
image © misae hiromatsu/beijing ruijing photo

the ‘THT daxing office’ consists of conference and meeting rooms, a relaxation area, and vice president’s suite composed as objects in a three-dimensional open floor plan office landscape. public programs are centered around the circulation core for easily access. at the heart of this area is a circular stair, which provides access to the exhibitions below. ascending a few more steps, one reaches the lounge, lofted above a small meeting room. opposite, there is a conference auditorium with stadium style seating. beyond one reaches the working area with its composition of skip-floors intended to induce communication and interaction among employees.

a green wall softens the entrance hall outside of a meeting room
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the loft adds scale to an enclosed conference area
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a simple palette and basic materials  – white epoxy paint, mortar finish, and steel checkered plates – finish the interior. strong accents created in COR_TEN steel were added to the elevator hall and stairs, while the wide wall across the entrance hall has vertical plantings to soften the space.

terraced and elevated skip floors create a working landscape
image © misae hiromatsu/beijing ruijing photo

looking back toward the entrance hall from the open plan office
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‘inside the landscape with various levels, white boxes are put as if to make village. there are some bypasses, hidden area and open area, alcove where we can look down the atrium, also we can overview whole area from the loft space. as if we walk inside the ancient village, we can enjoy sequential view here.‘ – yoshimasa tsutsumi

height variations create places that induce conversation
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steel floor plates, and white tables and walls provide a neutral background for focused endeavors
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project info:

project name:  daxing factory conversion
client: THT design & consulting
design: nie yong + yoshimasa tsutsumi / tsutsumi & associates
address: daxing district, beijing, china
area: 4,964㎡
program: office, exhibition space, factory
photo: misae hiromatsu (beijing ruijing photo )
construction: THT design & consulting

completion: september, 2013