An emerging epicenter of tech and entrepreneurship in the region, SOHO’s establishment of its first 3Q in Hangzhou is a timely prototype for local developers to understand the viability of creating coworking spaces in office towers. Composed of four similar regular office floors stacked above each other, the Hangzhou 3Q is situated in a sparkling-new office building in the CBD. Different from other 3Q projects the team worked on for the client, the project involved tackling the issue of spatial constraints imposed by the building’s space-inefficient design. Oval-shaped with an ungenerous ceiling height, the building fortunately provided decent natural light with stunning views. Thus, the design focused on equitable access to the beneficial aspects of the tower to minimize the subliminal effects of a compact space. Additionally, the color scheme for the 3Q was adjusted to include bolder accent colors like red and greens with the yellows and oranges; white wood paneling was substituted with darker browns to achieve a striking and impressive setting.
