Nanxin Technology Shanghai Office: How Zen inspired Customized Furniture Reshaps 4000 ㎡ Technology

Nanxin Technology Shanghai Office: How Zen inspired Customized Furniture Reshaps 4000 ㎡ Technology Office Space

In August 2024, Nanxin Technology's Shanghai office space was officially completed. This 4000 square meter office space was designed by the T1D Shixiang design team, with "customized office furniture" and "Zen design" as the core, redefining the office aesthetics of technology enterprises. While most technology companies are still piling up cold metal and glass, Nanxin Technology has delivered a "peaceful and efficient" spatial answer sheet by integrating customized furniture with Eastern Zen.

How to achieve a sense of flow from curved walls to customized furniture halls

Entering the lobby of Nanxin Technology's Shanghai office, the first thing that catches the eye is not the traditional front desk, but a set of curved customized office furniture that runs through the entire space. This set of reception desks and waiting area seats made of high-density environmentally friendly panels breaks the constraints of linear space and creates a dynamic spatial rhythm. The design team accurately calculates the ergonomic curvature to create a visual effect of energy flow between furniture lines and wall curves. When the flow of employees and visitors passes through these customized furniture, they can intuitively feel the extension and inclusiveness of the space.

We use furniture as the skeleton of the space, not as decoration, "emphasized the T1D elephant design team in an interview. Under the art installation in the center of the hall, a specially customized modular rest bench not only meets the temporary waiting needs, but also echoes the calm temperament of technology enterprises through material splicing (wood color and dark gray fabric). This design that elevates office furniture from a functional carrier to a spatial language has established a "simple and meaningful" tone for the 4000 square meter office space from the entrance.

How to balance technology and humanities in temperature customized furniture in conference rooms

The metal conference tables and swivel chairs commonly found in traditional technology company meeting rooms have been completely reconstructed in the office space of Nanxin Technology. The L-shaped soft pack seats set on one side of the main conference room wall are specially customized based on the average height of 172 centimeters and the typical meeting duration of 90 minutes by the Nanxin Technology team - a 45 degree inclined backrest angle, a 5-centimeter thick high-density sponge filling, and a concealed charging port, which ensures the comfort of long-term meetings and avoids the stereotype of traditional office furniture.

More noteworthy are the design details of the conference table: the desktop is made of nano ceramic material, which is resistant to high temperatures and scratches, and the invisible light strip embedded at the edge echoes the soft film light on the top. The softness of the wooden walls, combined with this set of customized conference furniture, creates a comfortable and warm atmosphere in the entire space while maintaining a sense of technology. According to the administrative head of Nanxin Technology, since the new office space was put into use, the proportion of employees actively extending their meeting participation time has increased by 30%. "Customized furniture brings not only visual simplicity, but also humanized thinking in terms of functionality.

How to convey Eastern wisdom through furniture in the Zen design of tea rooms and exquisite rooms

In the core area of the entire office space, the tea room and the meditation room form the dual core of Zen design. The 2.4-meter-long black walnut tea table in the center of the tea room retains the natural scars and textures of the wood on the tabletop, paired with four low custom Zen chairs, creating an atmosphere of "moving stones, planting greenery, and creating scenery". The design team deliberately lowered the height of the tea table to 70 centimeters, forcing users to slow down their movements. This design, which adjusts the rhythm of behavior through furniture scale, is a clever implantation of the Zen concept of "slow living".

The design of Zhenshi goes further, with a complete set of new Chinese style customized office furniture that perfectly blends Chinese charm with modern simplicity. The Bo Gu frame in the center of the Zhen room adopts the Tan Yun series new Chinese custom design. The combination of black walnut wood frame and cloud patterned metal connectors not only retains the stability of traditional mortise and tenon structure, but also achieves hollow texture that traditional craftsmanship cannot achieve through 3D printing technology. Paired with the improved version of Han Tang Zen chair - the legs made of carbon fiber material are 40% lighter than traditional solid wood, and the 45 degree inclined backrest perfectly conforms to ergonomics, showcasing the essence of Zen philosophy of "simple form and rich meaning". The Bo Gu shelf against the wall adopts a suspended design, and the spacing between the shelves is specially customized according to the size of the artworks collected by Nanxin Technology; The diameter of the central negotiation round table is 1.6 meters, which precisely meets the optimal distance for 6 people to sit around and enjoy tea. The most exquisite design is the seat - retaining the contour lines of the Ming style armchair, but changing the legs to carbon fiber material, reducing weight by 40%, and achieving mechanical structures that traditional craftsmanship cannot achieve through 3D printing technology.

We deconstructed the 28 mortise and tenon joints of traditional round chairs and reinterpreted them with modern materials, "the designer explained. When sunlight shines through the curtains of Zhenshi on this custom-made furniture set, the warmth of the wood grain and the coldness of the metal form a wonderful balance, just like the pursuit of Nanxin Technology between technological research and humanistic care.

How to awaken the temperature of life with customized furniture in the emotional connection of employee canteen

In contrast to the Zen atmosphere of the tea room, the customized furniture in the staff restaurant emphasizes a balance between practicality and warmth. The entire space is designed with the concept of "extension of home", and the customized dining table and chair combination adopts a spliceable design - usually a small table for 4 people, it can be quickly spliced into a long table for 8 people during lunch peak hours, meeting the needs of 200 employees dining at the same time. The 2cm arc treatment on the edge of the desktop avoids the rigidity of traditional office furniture; The chair surface is made of food grade silicone material, which is both non slip and easy to clean. These detailed designs naturally create emotional connections for employees when using it.

The most ingenious feature is the "Sunshine Deck" by the window. This set of customized semi enclosed seats has a depth of 65 centimeters, an increase of 15 centimeters compared to conventional dining chairs. Employees can lean back to read or take a short nap. The designer calculated the annual sunshine angle in Shanghai and set the height of the booth at 85 centimeters to ensure that from 10am to 3pm, the sunlight can be tilted at a 45 degree angle on the desktop, creating a "leisurely living atmosphere close to the sunshine". According to internal research conducted by Nanxin Technology, the average stay time of employees in the restaurant has increased from 25 minutes before the renovation to 42 minutes, and the number of technical innovation proposals generated from informal communication has increased by 18% month on month.

How Zen inspired design transforms contemporary office furniture into a cultural carrier

From customized tea tables in the tea room to new Chinese style chairs in the exquisite room, the Zen design of Nanxin Technology's Shanghai office space is not simply a pile of elements. The design team uses the technique of "conveying ideas through objects" to make office furniture a medium for conveying Eastern philosophy. While the small negotiation room uses glass to lighten the boundaries, the specially customized Zen series sofas and coffee tables become the focal points of the space. This Zen inspired office furniture designed by Mazu Mingli features rounded lines and two-color fabric splicing. The solid wood accents on the handrails create a contrast between reality and virtuality with the glass curtain wall. It not only meets the functional needs of business negotiations, but also conveys a flat and restrained Eastern aesthetic through its non angular design. Next to the glass curtain wall of the negotiation room, a customized suspended coffee table with a tempered glass tabletop only 15 millimeters thick is embedded with a layer of luminous light guide plate, simulating the atmosphere of "sky light and cloud shadows hovering together"; The customized whiteboard cabinet in the small conference room features a special coating with a texture resembling rice paper on the cabinet door, which can present a blurred effect of calligraphy when writing.

This design, which injects traditional cultural genes into modern office furniture, forms a complete narrative system in a 4000 square meter space. When employees sit cross legged on customized mats in the tea room, enjoy tea and chat on the round chairs in the exquisite room, and collide with inspiration next to the glass coffee table in the negotiation room, furniture is no longer a cold object, but a sensory bond that connects people with space, tradition and modernity. As the CEO of Nanxin Technology said at the launch ceremony, "We hope that employees can feel not only a comfortable working environment here, but also a cultural confidence infiltration

In Shanghai, where technology companies gather, Nanxin Technology has proven through 4000 square meters of practice that office furniture can surpass functional attributes and become a material carrier of corporate culture; Zen inspired design is not simply a replica of traditional symbols, but a spiritual resonance achieved through contemporary design language. When customized furniture is deeply integrated with Zen aesthetics, science and technology office space is ushering in a new paradigm of "both form and spirit".