UY DESIGN｜A Workspace That Feels Like Home

China

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UY DESIGN｜A Workspace That Feels Like Home

China

Firm

UY DESIGN

Type

Commercial › Office

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

Unknown

German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk once proposed the concept of the thermotopology of space—suggesting that space is not merely a physical container, but possesses a kind of "temperature" that can influence our existential and psychological states.

In this sense, the UY DESIGN team believes that space is more than a backdrop for behavior; it is a catalyst for cognition, perception, and emotional resonance.

In the design of UY DESIGN’s own studio, founder Mr. Sun Mu remarks:
“In habitual consciousness, people tend to reduce the idea of the workspace to a combination of ‘rationality’ and ‘boredom.’ We seek efficiency through function, ergonomics, and simplicity, but often neglect the ‘essence of objects’ and the ‘psychological structure of space.’ This blindness, in fact, hinders creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration. So I approached the design from a more fundamental perspective—to create a space where one can think, create, and communicate as if at home.”

Unbound by Definition 

The spatial layout abandons the traditional office obsession with “boundaries.” Instead of rigid partitions and strict zoning, the team adopted a curatorial arrangement—relaxed yet orderly.

The living room area is separated from the work zone, while the tea station is loosely combined with the meeting area. This presents a spatial tension between order and openness—encouraging emotional flow over managerial segmentation.

The living room is not defined as a “reception zone,” but as a space that shifts fluidly with intention—reading, conversation, contemplation, exhibition, or simply gazing out the window.

This state of “non-naming” is a deliberate act—a philosophical stance by the designer to break the one-to-one correspondence between function and space. In doing so, the right to define is returned to the user’s perception and emotional state.

Returning to the Body Through Vision and Touch 

Phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty once wrote, “Space is not seen—it is sensed by the body.” Mr. Sun Mu adds:
“Our goal is to use shifts in material temperature, light, and natural elements to allow each space to evolve with the time of day and the rhythm of the body.”

Rough or raw, textured with holes and marks, the wall surfaces act as containers for emotion and light—creating a sense of temporal sedimentation. These walls become blank canvases, allowing interaction between behavior, artworks, books, and objects to unfold naturally.

The curated selection of furniture and art creates a kind of visual prose—a narrative reflecting the designer’s worldview and cultural sensibility.
Here, “collecting” is not about luxury or rarity. It’s about slowing down, selectively preserving fragments of information and lived experience, and expressing the creative temperament of the studio’s inhabitants.

From wood beads to wicker, linen to goose down, coarse ceramics to muddy glazes—each texture is an invitation to tactile encounter. This material sensitivity supports not only experience but also movement, spontaneity, and psychological freedom.

A New Sensibility of the Workplace 

From “Unbound by Definition” to “Returning to the Body,” this office—like a private residence—offers a static beauty and sensory buffer to a world in constant motion. It is soft, quiet, filled with the scent of nature and the temperature of real life.

“This is our understanding of design innovation: not a faster or stronger utilitarianism, but a reconnection between people and space—through the senses, emotions, and time. A workplace should not only be efficient but also participatory, welcoming, intimate, and mediative.” — Mr. Sun Mu, Founder of UY DESIGN

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UY DESIGN｜A Workspace That Feels Like Home

China

UY DESIGN｜A Workspace That Feels Like Home

China

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