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此项目是为芝加哥Ansarada— 一间飞速成长的金融数据服务公司所设计的工作室。当人们想到金融服务公司办公室的时候，都会首先描绘一个有羊毛沙发的奢华公共空间，比起正常的办公室更像一个艺术装置展厅。这个项目突破了人们常规的认知，建筑师在空间中放置了带有投球机的全尺寸棒球练习场，这一举措也是对其建筑所在城市— 芝加哥的文化呼应。

GROWING UP: This is the next generation, Chicago workspace for Ansarada, the fast growing M&A financial data services company. Perhaps the last thing you would expect to encounter on entering a financial services workspace is a luxurious ‘collaboration room’ with woollen sphere seats, more akin to a fine art installation than a meeting room. Certainly not then, a full scale baseball batting cage complete with pitching machine – a nod to the projects location in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

▼建筑内部棒球场，a full scale baseball batting cage complete with pitching machine

Ansarada首席执行官Sam Riley说：“我们日常工作应对的是一个虚拟的，数据驱动的世界，但我们最宝贵的资产是在幕后的工作人员们。我们崇尚简单不复杂的理念，不仅仅在产品层面，也是我们对客户的态度，以及我们对工作方式的态度。因此我们希望这个办公室是个完美的办公场所，具有娱乐性的同时可以简单精致，是个充满活力也富于经验，现代且可靠的空间。我们的工作空间也应当反映出我们的价值，并对我们自己和客户的生活起到乐观积极的作用。THOSE Architects事务所的设计满足了我们的所有要求。”

“We deal in a virtual, data-driven world but our most valuable asset is the people behind the scenes”, says Ansarada CEO Sam Riley. “We aim to simplify, not complicate, not just in our product interface but for our clients, and the way we work as a team. So we wanted our office to be a truly wonderful space. Serious and at the same time, playful, simple and sophisticated, fresh yet experienced, authentic and contemporary. Our workplace should reflect these values, and make a positive difference to our lives, and to our clients lives. THOSE Architects fit-out does all of those things for us”.

▼建筑内部黑盒子，a black box

这个880平米的项目位于芝加哥河北区，与时尚的城市社区接壤。这个办公室占据了一个宏伟旧仓库建筑的整个五层楼，此楼装饰有纹理丰富的手工压制砖，道格拉斯枞柱和梁，细节精美的窗户、硬木地板和天花板。由于这个建筑不是芝加哥市和伊利诺伊州的历史遗产建筑，THOSE Architects事务所采取了更积极的设计手段去装修办公室。“我们对老建筑保持应有尊重的同时，在空间内加入了大量的建筑元素，使其建立起更好的功能分区。” THOSE Architects总监Ben Mitchell.说道。

The 880 sqm (9500 sqft) project is located in Chicago’s river north district, a stylish urban neighbourhood bordering the magnificent mile. The office occupies the entire fifth floor of a grand old warehouse richly textured with hand pressed bricks, douglas fir posts and beams, finely detailed windows and hardwood floors and ceilings. As the building was not heritage listed by the City of Chicago, nor the state of Illinois, THOSE Architects were able to take a more aggressive architectural approach to the fit-out than was possible in the heritage-sensitive Sydney project. “While remaining respectful to the grand old lady we inherited, we were able to insert some substantial architectural elements into the space to enable us to better establish functional zones throughout this project” says THOSE Architects director Ben Mitchell.

▼ 原有旧仓库，old warehouse

芝加哥办公室主要由市场营销，销售，客户服务办公室组成。“虽然我们的概念简单，但我们希望空间在声学和美学上能达到最佳，以此歌颂品牌简单精美的理念，同时希望办公技术设备能和空间完美融合，使工作人员有最好的办公体验。” Ben说道。此项目在整个空间的中间设计了一个全黑的胶合板盒子，以此来区分三个办公区域。

The Chicago space functions primarily as a marketing, sales and client services office which to a large extent dictated the performance brief to THOSE Architects. “It is a simple concept, but we had to ensure the space functioned acoustically and aesthetically to reflect the brand’s mantra of sophisticated simplicity while seamlessly integrating a great deal of technological infrastructure to allow the staff to perform at their best”. Ben says. The project’s main move was to insert a bold black plywood box down the centre of the space in order to clearly define the three zones of the office.

▼全黑的胶合板盒子，a bold black plywood box

黑盒子主要用作厨房，泥房，淋浴房，洗衣房和仓库。建筑中还隐藏了合作空间和阅读室，两者的声学设计和视觉隐蔽性都很好。不仅黑色胶合板盒子的中间提供了可以利用的空间，盒子表皮上的成百上千个洞也可以加以利用。

The main utility functions are carried out in this zone with provision of a kitchen, mud room, shower room, laundry and storage facilities. Also covertly located in this architectural element are a collaboration space and reading room, both of which gain considerable acoustic and visual privacy as a result of this location. Not only does the central black plywood box provide the main architectural element in the space, it is detailed with hundreds of thousands of peg holes that enable the staff to utilise the entire surface in myriad of ways.

▼ 盒内空间，inside box

▼盒子表皮上有成百上千个洞，it is detailed with hundreds of thousands of peg holes

拉丝实心黄铜钉子可以正好插到洞口中，可以用来挂衣服或者用钉子拼成字母与同事的交流。

Brushed solid brass pegs sleeve perfectly into the peg holes and are used for anything from writing your colleague a message to hanging a coat.

娱乐区和会议室在黑盒子厨房的一侧，可以俯瞰芝加哥壮丽惊人的天际线景观。此区域包括沙发精美的入口接待区，软装全部定制的员工休息区，精致的用餐区、游戏区和会议室。

The recreation and informal meeting rooms are located kitchen-side of the black box with a jaw dropping view over the Chicago skyline. This zone features the entry reception complete with custom detailed couches and light fixture, staff breakout area featuring custom soft furnishings, dining zone, gaming area and ultra refined meeting rooms.

▼ 娱乐区和会议室在黑盒子厨房的一侧，The recreation and informal meeting rooms are located kitchen-side

▼沙发精美的入口接待区，entry reception complete with custom detailed couches

▼ 精致的用餐区，dining zone

▼会议室， ultra refined meeting rooms

▼可拆分的桌子，Movable table

▼软装全部定制的员工休息区，staff breakout area featuring custom soft furnishings

远离黑盒子一侧的工作站由柔软的灰色羊毛地毯，精美黄铜木板天花板装饰。

Far-side of the black box, the workstations are accommodated and feature soft grey woollen carpets and ceiling panels with intricate brass and timber detailing.

▼ 工作站由柔软的灰色羊毛地毯装饰，the workstations are accommodated and feature soft grey woollen carpets

空间内遍布着隐蔽门，门背后藏着诸多空间如仓库，图书馆等。

Secret doors abound throughout the space, concealing everything from storage to a full scale library.

▼卫生间，Restroom

▼ 装饰细节—黄铜，Details— Brass

▼ 施工过程，Construction Process

▼手绘图，Sketch

▼平面图，Floor Plan

▼建筑细节，Detail Drawings

Project Credits

Architect: THOSE Architects
Project team: Ben Mitchell (project director), Simon Addinall (project architect), Karoline De Mendonça, Luke Hallaways
Client : Ansarada
Builder: Knudsen Construction Inc
Millwork : Siebert Millwork Inc
Photography: Luc Remond

Project Particulars

Budget: Confidential
Design Documentation: 6 months
Construction: 12 weeks
Floor Area: 880sqm (9500sqft)

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