AXBIO CHINA OFFICE

For their Chinese headquarter office in Shenzhen, the client, a Silicon Valley-founded biotech company, asked for a design that would credibly convey the image of an innovative tech firm, while creating a comfortable working environment for their employees.

m5 architects approached this task by creating zones of different characters within the space through the use of colours and surface materials.

The more public and representational spaces, like reception, lobby, and meeting rooms, as well as utility spaces and the employee gym along are organised in form of a central spine. The open desk areas, and individual offices, where time is spent more continuously, are arranged along the windowed facades to both sides of the central spine.

A key aspect of both the colour scope and the overall atmosphere is the use of leafy plants. In the more public areas of the office plants of varying sizes and heights also form strong spatial features, and introduce spots of colour to the clean, cool material selection, thus providing the 'bio' to the 'tech'.