Developed by Thai conglomerate CP Group, Zhengda Center shares its premier location in Beijing's Chaoyang CBD with iconic landmarks such as the CCTV Tower, China World Trade Center, and Beijing CITIC Tower. Also known as the CP Center Twin Tower Complex, it consists of two 238-meter tall office towers, one of which serves as CP Group's main headquarters. anySCALE designed a tasteful, high-quality office for the entire 1,500 sqm net area of the North Tower's 39th floor.
"We needed to design something that looked very open but still fulfilled the needs of the client," recalls anySCALE Managing Partner Andreas Thomczyk. The thinking was to keep the floor's best corners as co-working facilities. The leaders would then have their enclosed and private offices away from those corners. The office's southside comprises a public area for guests, a reception area, a conference room, and small meeting rooms. The co-working stations in the northwest, northeast, and southeast corners feature angled tables with some of the most impressive city views.
Sleek, neat vertical profile metal panels adorn the walls from the elevator hall to the reception area. For corporate ambiance, a combination of dark gold-grey metal and black stained wood, infused with a grey base color tone, was chosen with color highlights and 3D modulated walls. Distinguished by rug colors, the separate waiting areas have semi-transparent freestanding frames to divide them. The night blue rug is the biggest opposite the reception desk. The green and pink rugs serve four and two persons, respectively. "This way, the receptionist knows what's going on, and the customers don't feel isolated," Thomczyk says. "So, it's potentially quite a communicative situation."
The reception area features terrazzo tile flooring with glass walls to fill the space with as much natural light as possible. Behind the vertical wooden slats, an LED screen shows movies keeping things modern, lively, and engaging. Lastly, between the circular-square corridor and the open office on the northside, the pantry includes a world map on the wall to show customers where CP Group operates worldwide.
