Office Furniture Environment Design for Vanke Southwest Regional Headquarters: A Human Centered Spat

Office Furniture Environment Design for Vanke Southwest Regional Headquarters: A Human Centered Spatial Narrative


Address: Chengdu, China
Area: 23000 square meters
Keywords: office furniture, real estate headquarters, Chengdu, people-oriented, open sharing, flexible and diverse office environment, customized furniture

When the real estate headquarters meets the fireworks of Chengdu

In 2025, Chengdu, a city known for its aesthetic lifestyle, will usher in a revolution in office space. Vanke Southwest Regional Headquarters integrates the positioning of "urban and rural construction and life service provider" into every detail with a volume of 23000 square meters. There is no solemnity of traditional real estate enterprise headquarters. Instead, there are winding alleys in Yulin, bustling street fairs, and flexible genes of Internet enterprises. The most amazing thing is that customized furniture is no longer just a simple display, but has become the protagonist of spatial narrative, building a unique balance between open sharing and private focus, between functional needs and aesthetic expression.

Open Office Area: Reconstructing Collaboration Boundaries with Modular Thinking

Entering the office floor of Vanke's Southwest headquarters, the first visual impact is the precise fit between the column grid and furniture dimensions. This modular design based on the building structure transforms the originally fixed office space into a growable organism. The 1.2-meter office desk unit, 0.6-meter aisle width, and 2.4-meter locker spacing not only meet the daily office needs of 800 employees, but also achieve seamless switching during rapid departmental restructuring. As the project designer said, "When market changes require the team to complete restructuring within 48 hours, our furniture system can respond three times faster than traditional offices

Behind this flexibility is a deep practice of the concept of "open sharing". There are no heavy partition walls, replaced by movable screens and modular sofa sets. The data shows that this design has increased cross departmental communication efficiency by 27%, and in the employee satisfaction survey, the score for "space openness" is as high as 4.8 out of 5.

Conference level: Philosophy of Chengdu streets and alleys in a 3-meter corridor

The design of the three-layer conference area can be regarded as a model of the integration of functionality and local culture. The 3-meter corridor along the curtain wall breaks the traditional definition of "transportation space" - it is both the artery connecting 12 conference rooms and the viewing platform for employees to rest. The designer cleverly implanted the memories of the streets and alleys of Yulin Road in Chengdu: the wide area can accommodate 8 people to stop and communicate, while the narrow area only allows one person to pass through. The green plants at the corners and the city skyline outside the glass curtain wall form a "scenic and practical" level.

The interior of the conference room is hosting a 'customized furniture technology show'. The perforated ceramic aluminum ceiling is the biggest highlight, with a 2.3mm aperture that accurately calculates the acoustic reflection angle, and embedded LED light strips that simulate the trajectory of natural light changes. The data shows that this design controls the reverberation time of the conference room at 0.8 seconds, far below the industry standard of 1.2 seconds, while the lighting comfort rating reaches 92 points. What's even better is the diversified conference furniture configuration: from a 12 person oval table to a 4-person standing negotiation table, and even a specially customized "brainstorming sofa group", meeting the needs of all scenarios from board meetings to impromptu discussions.

Underground Restaurant: Moving the Street Market into an Office Building

Who would have thought that the most popular check-in spot in the 23000 square meter headquarters would be hidden on the basement level? The staff restaurant at Vanke Southwest headquarters has used design magic to eliminate the oppressive feeling of underground space. The natural light introduced by the courtyard interweaves with circular chandeliers, complemented by warm yellow light strips, making people feel like they are in a night market on the streets of Chengdu. The customized long dining table imitates the layout of street vendors, while the hand-painted ceramic tiles on the walls replicate the fireworks atmosphere of old-fashioned restaurants.

The furniture design here is full of "flow thinking": the curved card slot at the corner is designed specifically for group photos, and the wireless charging module hidden on the desktop allows "food drying" to not worry about battery life. Employee feedback shows that the restaurant's daily photo sharing volume exceeds 300 times, while the queue time during lunch peak hours has been reduced by 15 minutes - thanks to the spliced dining table system, which can flexibly adjust capacity according to foot traffic.

Staircase and Rest Area: Neglected Efficiency Catalysts

At Vanke's Southwest headquarters, even the evacuation stairwell has become a stage for design. The gradient treatment of cold and warm tones turns the originally monotonous passage into an art gallery, and the color themes of each floor correspond to the functional attributes of the corresponding floor: the office floor uses a calm blue, the conference floor uses a warm orange, and the employee activity area uses a vibrant green. This design not only enhances the recognition of the space, but also unexpectedly increases the utilization rate of the stairs by 40%, indirectly promoting the daily exercise of employees.

And the rest areas scattered on each floor hide the 'efficiency code'. Customized wave shaped sofas, adjustable angle reading lights, and even specially designed "standing workstations" meet the diverse needs of employees from short breaks to deep thinking. Neuroscience research has shown that working in a comfortable environment can increase a person's cognitive response speed by 18%, which may explain why the average work efficiency of employees in Vanke's southwest region is 12% higher than the group average.

How custom furniture can reshape office value

The practice of Vanke Southwest Regional Headquarters is rewriting the design logic of office space. When customized furniture is no longer limited to aesthetic decoration, but deeply participates in the realization of spatial functions, it brings not only visual pleasure, but also the improvement of organizational efficiency and the concretization of corporate culture. From modular office desks to perforated ceramic aluminum ceilings, from market dining tables to colorful staircases, every piece of furniture is a carrier of the "people-oriented" concept.

This may bring new insights to the industry: in today's increasingly fierce competition for talent, office space has become the "second business card" of enterprises. Vanke's 23000 square meter practice has proven that when architecture, furniture, and local culture resonate, the office is no longer simply a workplace, but can become a "third living space" that inspires creativity. And perhaps the starting point of all of this is the simplest insistence on "good products, good services".