YU SPACE DESIGN: Creating an Innovative and Modern Office Space

This week’s instalment of the Project of the Week series features an innovative and modern office design by 2023 SBID Awards Finalist, YU SPACE DESIGN.

OCC Ode International was built as a key livelihood project in the city’s “14th Five Year Plan” and included in the 2022 Linyi Central Urban Infrastructure and Key Project Construction Plan. The project occupies the commercial powerhouse of the city, the Linyi CBD Central Business District, which is located at the core of the city government. It inherits the ingenuity of the choice, and achieves the accelerated rise of the capital market, injecting the potential for enterprise ambition.

What was the client's brief? 

De-organisation combined with corporate culture and local cultural characteristics to create a brand new humanistic and social office public space, achieving a social platform with temperature, interaction, and cultural and artistic elements; Design requirements: hotel oriented coffee culture, green technology.

What inspired the design of the project?

Due to the rising trend of the water and the combination of the local main river - the Yi River and the landforms on both sides of the river, the ancient name of Linyi was Langya and the literati temperament were used to create a book bar atmosphere.

What was the toughest hurdle your team overcame during the project?

Due to the complex spatial scale and staggered layers, it is difficult to construct materials that exceed the specified size; During the construction period, the domestic epidemic control in China made it difficult to operate many things.

What was your team’s highlight of the project?

The combination of colonnades and terraced staircases in the space with the library.

Why did you enter the SBID Awards?

The establishment of the Awards Trust Mark Scheme aims to encourage more reward programs to focus on their own ethics and transparency. The plan reviews everything from standards, ratings, feedback, transparency, and judgment. The SBID International Design Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of interior design by the best in the industry, solely based on the design quality, innovation, aesthetics, and added value of the project.

What has being an Award Finalist meant to you and your business?

It has enhanced the brand image of design enterprises, enhancing Stakeholder Confidence, stimulated internal morale, attracting Better Talents, and generate more social opportunities.

Questions answered by Jacky Chen, Design Director at YU SPACE DESIGN.