Carlowitz & CO Co-Working Space, Shanghai Office Building Development, Chinese Interior Images
Carlowitz & CO Co-Working Space in Shanghai
Office Interior Development, Architecture in China ? design by RoarcRenew
21 Sep 2018
Carlowitz & CO Co-Working Space
Architects: RoarcRenew
Location: No.255, Middle Jiangxi Rd., Huang Pu District, Shanghai, China
Carlowitz & CO Co-Working Space

RoarcRenew renovated the space of Carlowitz & Co., (third to fifth floor) located in Middle Jiangxi Road, into a unique co-working space. The original building was built in 1898 with large natural stones and red ganged bricks. It was the biggest architecture among all public concession buildings in Shanghai. In recent years, it was reconstructed from the original wooden structure to a steel structured building. In this project, Roarc Renew kept the original structure, concrete walls and the architectural texture.
RoarcRenew?s design concept was to infuse a special historical and cultural ambiance into the space, as a response to the neo-gothic Holy Trinity Church standing opposite to this eclectic architecture, Carlowitz & Co. RoarcRenew re-designed the attic (fifth floor) with the idea of arch and axisymmetry, dividing the space into three parts: main lobby in the middle and two corridors on the sides.

The desired depth of the shape and geometric aesthetics of the space formed a dialogue between the old and the new. The fishbone-like arches formed...