Daga Architects 大观建筑

Dongsi 5Lmeet

Dongsi 5Lmeet
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DONGSI 5LMEET

DAGA Architects

CATEGORY
Office Buildings, Renovation, Interior Design

LOCATION
China

INTERIOR DESIGNERS
DAGA Architects

AREA
2200 m²

YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHS
wutou

Text description provided by architect.

5Lmeet is located in a narrow Hutong alleyway within Second Ring Road in Beijing. The project itself was an abandoned soy sauce factory surrounded by the old gray-tiled buildings .

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Apartment corridor and outdoor rest platform. Image © wutou
Dongsi 5Lmeet
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It is not far from the historical Duan Qirui Prime Minister’s Office, and next door is the old residents living for decades. 5Lmeet is an innovative space in an old community.

Client and design firm worked together to study the social and spatial requirements of activities space to provide design input conditions.

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Bar in co-working space. Image © wutou
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Co-working space. Image © wutou

Operating team and designers in-depth communication ensured that the project content and future interaction with the perfect combination of space.

5Lmeet includes restaurants, bookstore, self-service shop, offices and apartments although area is not large.

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Maximize guest space through variable furniture. Image © wutou
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Dongsi 5Lmeet
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The design concept of the project is originated from enclosing culture of traditional Chinese courtyard. The “floating island” is formed by cutting the floor, the traditional architectural culture view is expounded with modern technique.

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Co-working space. Image © wutou

This transparent display space in the internal space becomes the most important feature . “Floating island” becomes the most efficient use of the region with a hundred activities per month.

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Washroom in apartment. Image © wutou
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The project space is very cramped and dark before renovation. So firstly cut some large holes to connect different floors and allow sunlight come in from roof, make internal space more rich.

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At the same time the patio is also a good advertising and art installation display area, make space more flexible and creative.

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Meeting Room. Image © wutou
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11㎡star room with skylight . Image © wutou

Combination of “floating”exhibition space and old beams shows the historical memory. A huge white lighting film in the ceiling of underground co-working space make the exhibition space above looks like “floating” in sky as the visual center.

The white cement corridor connects all the restaurants and retails around with wood floor.

Feel like enter a bright different world when go down to underground co-working floor.

Table tennis table be used as entertainment and flexible office desk. Provide  professional services for the runners. Sports enthusiast can have a rest in this most traditional Beijing Hutong districts.

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Glass skylight . Image © wutou
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Facade design is always very challenging in Hutong alley that can not against the gray historic environment. A lot of tile pile up to form part of the wall in the entrance. Image © wutou

Increase the rest space by adding a bay window in the apartment rooms in second floor.


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Analysis daigram
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Axonometric
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Axonometric


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Floor plan
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Floor plan
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Floor plan

Daga Architects 大观建筑
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Daga Architects 大观建筑
88 Dongsijiu Aly, 88, Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100009 北京东四共享际张自忠路东四九条88号