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Semi-construction Site Office / ARCHWASTE

ARCHWASTE transforms an irregular ground-floor commercial unit within a Shanghai residential compound into an evolving workplace where construction traces, exposed structures, and everyday functions remain deliberately visible. Reaching the office requires passing through two consecutive narrow corridors, creating a circuitous approach reminiscent of a maze.

Semi-construction Site Office / ARCHWASTE

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ARCHWASTE transforms an irregular ground-floor commercial unit within a Shanghai residential compound into an evolving workplace where construction traces, exposed structures, and everyday functions remain...

Reaching the office requires passing through two consecutive narrow corridors, creating a circuitous approach reminiscent of a maze.

Rather than eliminating these irregularities, the renovation incorporates them into the spatial character of the project.

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ARCHWASTE transforms an irregular ground-floor commercial unit within a Shanghai residential compound into an evolving workplace where construction traces, exposed structures, and everyday functions remain deliberately visible. Reaching the office requires passing through two consecutive narrow corridors, creating a circuitous approach reminiscent of a maze. Rather than eliminating these irregularities, the renovation incorporates them into the spatial character of the project.

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