“为什么需要办公室？” 在2020国际设计研究机构发表的办公场所调查报告中，提出了以上灵魂拷问。这个问题的来源是：疫情时期，大部分核心工作都能通过居家办公完成。既然这样，承担租金、交通等压力的办公室对我们来说，意义何在？ 亚洲基金会(TAF)是总部位于美国旧金山的一家国际性非盈利组织。自去年疫情爆发，公司全球员工都改为居家办公，中国办事处成为第一个回归办公室的团队。 暂停给审视过往提供了机会，凝滞中蕴含着变革的力量。面临租约到期且面积不再适应需求的现状，亚基会决定选择新址，并与设计师一起探讨新型办公空间的可能性。希望作为先行者，摸索出一条顺应未来办公发展趋势的可行之路，同时给其他国家办事处提供参考。 调查结果回归到了哲学层面—人是社会的动物。办公室的核心不是会议室和打印机，而是人。在这里，我们不仅能高效地工作，增强团队凝聚力，更重要的是通过面对面的交流，体会到社群归属感，以及在合作过程中的相互启发。 基于以上需求，未来办公空间应该具备灵活性、利于团队合作、促进身心健康以及加强身份归属四项特点。原有的独立办公室及方格子工位的布局明显不符合这一趋势。依据亚基会电话、视频会议频繁的工作特点，我们把空间按开放办公区+多种会议空间+多种工作方式的组合进行布局。 走廊与入口形成的角度使办公区一览无余，我们利用这个特点将一道弧形砖墙设置于此。充分展示公司标识的同时，保护了内部空间隐私。灰砖随着圆弧逐步散开，开合之间，墙便有了呼吸。 对于国际组织的办公室，体现当地文化是设计时需要着重考虑的要素。灰砖在这里既代表胡同、四合院，也指向园林、长城。我们并不想营造某种具像的场景，所以在对面用同样尺度的玻璃砖与它对话：实与虚，灰与白，阻隔与穿透，传统与现代。 紫色背景墙上的黑白照片是亚基会在中国开展的重点项目留影，一个个定格串联起团队收获的喜悦和携手走过的历程。 所有员工依窗而坐，享受均匀的北向自然光和十里长街的独有风景。半透明低矮屏风和宽敞的长条桌，是对合作与沟通的支持与鼓励。 在开放办公区的中央，赫然伫立着一间天然苔藓覆盖的小屋，如同树林中藏在落叶下的小洞穴。大家称它树屋。 树屋打破了长条桌重复的节奏，开敞的视觉被阻隔，却又能在框景后穿行，空间趣味由此而生。经过保鲜技术处理的天然苔藓，除了给整个空间带来郁郁葱葱的视觉感受，还有净化空气和吸收噪音的功能。这不是一间传统意义上的会议室，玻璃的隔音和隐私性都不完美，但大家还是喜欢坐在这里开会。放低音量，调整坐姿，体会这个被苔藓覆盖的红色内腔空间带来的特别感受。 除了办公桌和会议室，还可以在沿窗的高桌边工作。这里是舒展腰腿、远眺京城、放松双眼的观景台，也是喝杯咖啡、轻松讨论、互通有无的休闲港。当其他国家同事来访时，还会变身为他们的办公桌。一块木板的力量不可小觑。 在这个办公空间里，海岸是唯一一间传统意义上的会议室。墙面经过艺术处理的金门大桥景观，不仅在心理上与旧金山总部建立联接，海岸线的延伸还在视觉上增强了空间感，使这间面积不大的会议室显得温暖而宽敞。 山洞是一个神奇的存在，虽然只有不到4平米，却具备冥想、视频会议、更衣、午睡、以及母婴室等多种功能。人在小空间中体会到被包裹的感觉，传递到心理层面是平静与安宁。异形旋转门给开合制造小小的仪式感，带你进入一个绿色的山洞，一个可栖息亦可专注的小世界。 亚基会北京办公室已经投入使用一段时间，中国负责人在近日的全球大会上向其他国家介绍了他们的经验和新办公空间的体会。其他办事处也将以此为导向，将新的理念推行到办公空间改造中。 改变带来的不是失去和冷漠，而是回归人性后的喜悦和温暖。树屋、海岸、山洞，这些听上去不属于现代办公的名词，却在满足多重功能需求的同时，触摸到了人心底对温暖和美好的向往。 空间的根本是人，在这样一个自豪于效率与速度的社会，人性关怀，是不是更为珍贵呢？这是我们在设计实践中一直笃定的信念，也由此见证了亚基会在变革后的灿烂绽放。
"Why do we need an office?" In a working space survey conducted by an International Design Research Institute of 2020, the above question was put forward. The reason of having this question is that during Covid 19, most of works were done at home. In this case, what is the significance of having an office that bears the pressure of rent and transportation to us? The Asia Foundation (TAF) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, USA. During the outbreak of Covid 19 last year, almost all offices are closed and staff had to work from home, and the China office became the first team to return to the office. The suspension provides an opportunity to examine the past, and there is the power of change in the stagnation. Faced with the current situation where the lease to be expired and the space is no longer suitable for demand, TAF decided to choose a new location and discuss the possibility of a new type of office space with the designer. As a pioneer, they hope to find a feasible way to conform to the future development trend of office, and at the same time provide reference for offices in other countries. The results of the survey returned to the philosophical level--people are social animals. The core of the office is not meeting rooms and printers, but people. Here, we can not only work efficiently and enhance team cohesion, but more importantly, through face-to-face communication, we can experience a sense of community belonging and mutual inspiration in the process of cooperation. Based on the above requirements, the future office space should have four characteristics: flexibility, conducive to teamwork, promotion of physical and mental health, and strengthening of identity. The original layout of independent offices and high partition workstations obviously does not conform to this trend. Considering the staff’s high frequent demand of video conferences, we plan the space according to the combination of open office area + multiple meeting spaces + diverse working spots. The angle formed by the corridor and the entrance makes the office area unobstructed. We use this feature to set an arc-shaped brick wall here. While fully displaying the company logo, it also protects the privacy of the back office. The gray bricks gradually disperse with the arc, and the wall breathes between opening and closing. For the offices of international organizations, reflecting local culture is substantial for office character. The gray bricks here not only represent the Hutongs and courtyards of Beijing, but also point to the gardens and the Great Wall. Instead of creating a figurative scene, we use glass tiles of the same scale to echo it on the opposite side: real and virtual, gray and white, barrier and penetration, tradition and modernity. The black-and-white photos on the purple wallpaper are photos of the key projects carried out by the Asia Foundation in China. All employees sit along the window, enjoying the even north-facing natural light and the unique scenery of Chang An avenue. The translucent low screen and the spacious long table support and encourage cooperation and communication. In the center of the open office, stands a hut covered with natural moss, like a small cavern hidden in the woods under fallen leaves. Tree House is its nickname. Tree House breaks the repetitive rhythm of the long bench table, while creating visual interest to the space. The natural moss treated with fresh-keeping technology not only brings lush visual experience to the entire space, but also has the function of purifying the air and absorbing noise. This is not a meeting room in the traditional sense. The sound insulation and privacy of the glass are not as good as dry wall enclosed rooms, but people still likes to sit here for meeting. Lower the volume, adjust the sitting posture, and experience the special feeling of this red inner cavity covered by moss. In addition to workstations and meeting rooms, one can also work at the high desks along the windows. It’s a viewing platform for stretching waists and legs, overlooking the capital, and relaxing eyes, it’s also a leisure port for a cup of coffee, relaxed discussions, and exchange of ideas. When colleagues from other countries visit, it will then become their desks. The power of a plank should not be underestimated. In this office space, Coast is the only meeting room in the traditional sense. The artistically processed Golden Gate Bridge landscape not only establishes a psychological connection with TAF’s San Francisco headquarter, but the extension of the coastline also visually enhances the sense of space, making this small meeting room warm and spacious. Cave is a magical existence. Although less than 4 square meters, it has multiple functions such as meditation, video conference, changing room, nap, and maternity room. People experience the feeling of being wrapped in a small space, and the transfer to the psychological level is peace and tranquility. The organic shape revolving door creates a small sense of ceremony for opening and closing, and takes people into a green cave, a small world where one can inhabit and focus. TAF Beijing office has been in use for a period of time, and the head of China introduced their experience and new office space to other countries at their recent global conference. Other offices will also take this as a guide and implement the new concept into the office space renovation. What change brings is not loss and indifference, but joy and warmth after returning to humanity. Tree House, Coast, and Cave, these terms do not sound belonging to modern office, but while satisfying the needs of multiple functions, they also touch people's desire for warmth and beauty. The root of space is people. In such a society that prides itself on efficiency and speed, is human care more precious? This is the belief that we have always firmly held in the design practice, and it has also witnessed the brilliant blooming of The Asia Foundation after the reform.