Linehouse designed a dynamic and collaborative office space for Bestseller in Shanghai, featuring linear spaces, a central walkway, and a blend of industrial and organic elements. The space is enclosed by three full-height glass partitions, creating a dynamic order and encouraging teamwork. The design attempts to create a balance between the hard, rough texture of the industrial style and a series of curves and curved surfaces. The central walkway serves as both a welcoming space and a visual guide, extending along the space. The ceiling is a long, tensioned membrane light screen with a glass grille on the outside. Opposite the light screen is a deep red elliptical vinyl floor decoration. The brushed stainless steel wall panels have sliding whiteboards and message boards embedded in them, facilitating collaboration during the work process.
Linehouse has designed a dynamic and collaborative office space for fashion retailer Bestseller in Shanghai. The design team worked together with Bestseller to convey a forward-thinking fashion attitude and define a future-oriented, technology-driven way of working. The design is characterized by linear spaces and a central walkway that serves as a welcoming space and a visual guide, extending along the space. The ceiling is a long, tensioned membrane light screen with a glass grille on the outside, while opposite the light screen is a deep red elliptical vinyl floor decoration. 
The space is enclosed by three full-height glass partitions, creating a dynamic order and encouraging teamwork. The design attempts to create a balance between the hard, rough texture of the industrial style and a series of curves and curved surfaces. Brushed stainless steel wall panels have sliding whiteboards and message boards embedded in them, facilitating collaboration during the work process.
The three meeting rooms at the entrance and next to the reception area all use gradient-colored frosted glass, with the color transitioning from pink to transparent. The walls in the meeting rooms are soft pink and feature asymmetrical decorative panels. The ceiling uses elliptical translucent membrane lighting, and the floor is made of dark blue Tarkett flooring. The meeting area is separated from the office area by a curved black frame stainless steel perforated screen. The gradient design of the openwork patterns on the screen, which gets larger from bottom to top, protects privacy while ensuring an open view within the line of sight.
The perimeter of the space features meeting rooms, a printing room, a tea room, and a number of quiet corners, enclosed by coral-colored metal screens. The interior and ceiling of these spaces continue the screen element, creating a contrast with the exposed concrete ceiling. The tea room has a wavy island counter made of Carrara white marble, and the lounge floor is made of cork with a textured custom marble long table. The lounge furniture is from Zaozuo. The space also includes several functional areas that can accommodate 150 people, such as training rooms, live broadcast studios, and meeting rooms. The wall designs of these spaces vary: some have wood strips, some have wavy fabric wall panels.
Project Information:
Project Name: Bestseller Office Space
Project Type: Office Space, Modern Office
Project Location: No. 336, West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China
Design Company: Linehouse
Lead Designer: Alex Mok, Briar Hickling
Design Team: Inez Low, Edwards Shi
Collaboration Design: Bestseller
Building Area: 1361 Square Meters
Main Materials: Artificial Stone, Latex Paint, Brushed Stainless Steel, Vinyl, Gradient-colored Frosted Glass, Luminous Soft Film, Metal, Acrylic, Stone, Cork Flooring, Stainless Steel Perforated Plate
Photography Copyright: Dirk Weiblen
