Saint Anthony’s Creative Space is a research center and modern office designed by Egret for leaders in the textile industry. It serves as an incubator where designers can explore and experiment with creative ideas, conduct initial project tests, or meet clients to discuss potential collaborations.
The design proposal is colorful, vibrant, bright, and clean, while preserving the site’s original industrial elements like high ceilings and exposed pipes—an aspect highly valued by all project stakeholders. The final design emphasizes contemporary minimalism, highlighting the striking contrast between vivid color blocks and the raw concrete surfaces of the ceilings, walls, and columns.
The entire space is divided into three main zones. One side features a semi-open public area including a pantry, reading room, and conference hall. The central area houses offices, storage, a material warehouse, and informal meeting spaces. The remaining section contains the Creative Laboratory and Machine Work Area, creating a seamless and fully functional environment.
△ Spatial Axonometric View
Egret Design maximizes the original structural elements to create a variety of flexible and intelligent workspaces. The client required a versatile floor plan where public areas could easily transform into private or semi-open spaces. To meet this, the designers offer a range of shared office environments, from formal offices to semi-relaxed spaces ideal for brainstorming and collaborative work.
The designer incorporated custom metal mesh panels to separate semi-open public areas such as tea rooms and lounge spaces from the creative workspace, achieving a neat and harmonious balance.
Functional zones like the pantry, storage, and material warehouse are neatly arranged within a compact brick-red area, freeing up more space for research and development activities.
Design Drawings
△ Plan View
△ Section Diagram
Project Information
Project Name: Saint Anthony’s Creative Space
Design Company: Egret Design
Website: www.byludesign.com
Contact Email: __AI_S_SC0__
Address: Room 16A, No. 888 Wanhengdu Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai, China, Postal Code: 200042
Year Completed: 2019
Total Area: 400 square meters
Location: Shanghai, China
Designers: LUIGI ARCADU │ STEFANO BAI
Designer Emails: __AI_S_SC_0_ │ __AI_S_SC_1__
Design Team: LUIGI ARCADU │ STEFANO BAI │ SARA CIRIBIFERA │ MICHELLE ZHANG │ CHENEY CAO
Owner: Saint Anthony
Image Credit: Marcos Romano
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