The headquarters of S-GAME, designed by LYCS Architecture and integrated interior and soft furnishings, has officially been put into use. The project is located in China Electronics Building, Zhong Guan Cun Science Park, Haidian, Beijing, with a total area of about 1,500 square meters. The mysterious glow of the ethereal curves penetrating the night is as eye-catching as an otherworldly entrance in mid-air.
S-GAME is one of China's top developers of mobile games and original IP content. Its "Phantom Blade" series has successfully launched three generations of mobile games. In May of 2023, the 3A level standalone ARPG "Phantom Blade · Zero" being developed by the company received global player attention as soon as it was exposed at Sony's press conference. Office space is the external expression of the company's corporate culture. How to meet the function of office space and interpret the understanding of S-GAME to the game? What kind of office space does the dream maker of the game world need?
Phantom Rings
The world in which "Phantom Blade" takes place is called "Shadow Realm," a semi-space world based on traditional martial arts and featuring steampunk content. It is as familiar as the ancient Chinese martial arts legends but also full of strangeness after the disappearance of dynasties and locations. The world is impacted by distorted energy, full of gloom, contrast, and mystery......
The design inspiration originated from the game design team as dream weavers and the world they created. The designer aimed to materialize the dreamy effects and to create an immersive office space with a sense of attenuation of space.
Dark aesthetics
Black is the result of absorbing all colors in the visible spectrum and is also the main color tone of "Phantom Blade." The design is based on black, contrasting with the usual white style of office space.
Black floors, black walls, black tables, and chairs... The different shades and mediums of black give the space a rich sense of texture and hierarchy, and the sense of space seems infinitely extended, as if you have stepped into the game world of "Phantom Blade."
Black to the extreme is white, and the night's end is daytime. The CEO's office, located at the end of the office, comprises pure white, silver carpet, silver table and chairs, silver metal roof, and free curves extending from the ground to the whole space.
Between virtual and real
The architectural columns are enveloped by energy bodies that seem to come from gaming world, freezing the moment when the energy field is invaded and solidified. Trees and metals are fused, layered, and cut into each other's faces. From a distance, they are cold, while from a close perspective, they are warm. Space has freed itself from the constraints of reality, blurring the boundary between reality and virtuality.
These tree-shaped canopy structures naturally formed gathering spaces, such as meeting rooms, reception, discussion, and recreational areas.The large, medium, and small meeting rooms are evenly distributed to ensure accessibility. The conference room adopts customized black gradient glass as partitions, like small worlds opened in glass bubbles, covering the office space with illusory colors. The gradient effect formed by the arrangement of black dots ensures transparency and detachment of the human viewpoint.
As the core area of the office, the tea bar is the "citizen square" of the office space. The large steps, Vondom's bar chairs, original customized metal bars, and various tables and chairs of different heights surround the tree-canopy, creating a relaxed and free atmosphere and igniting innovative sparks.
The tree-like canopy structure at the entrance of the office area is the most "dangerous" area in the entire office area. The designer combines infinite mirrors with the energy body, reflecting light infinitely through the mirror surface and light strip, creating a visual effect of the infinite downward extension of the space, stimulating unconventional imagination, and making this leisure area full of fun.
Immersive office
The impact of the gaming world is not limited to space, but all elements within the space are disturbed, and tables, chairs, door handles, and even pen holders have become various unique forms.
At the company's entrance, two metal chairs weigh between 300 and 400 pounds, with the back, arms, and legs integrated and the wavy curves resembling an infinite cycle. Pen holders and tissue boxes flow like molten metal on the desktop.
The design team originally designed and customized the conference table, using artificial stone splicing and polishing to create an integrated effect. The oversized overhanging desktop ensures a comfortable space for employees' legs and feet during meetings; The chair comes from Roche bobois, and the AVA chair's smooth curve shape and transparent material perfectly match the sense of disappearance and spatial temperament.
The S-shaped door handle in the CEO's office evolved from the logo of the S-GAME and coincided with Soulfram EE, the founder of S-GAME. The backlight lit up like a mysterious blade on a black stone slate.
To pursue the perfection of space, simplicity, and power are taken as the basis of soft furnishings options, such as the Calligaris desk, Roche Bobis's Office chair, flos classic snoopy desk lamp, etc... All details are tried to share the same elements, which are fused into an ultimate space as if reality is distorted here.
Conclusion
The S-GAME Office is a physical version of the S-GAME gaming world, showcasing a high degree of unity in form and function. It is a sincere masterpiece of integrated design in the office field by LYCS Architecture and a dream created by designers for dreamers.
Team:
Architects: LYCS Architecture
Client: Beijing S-GAME Network Technology Co., LTD
Interior,FF&E, Purchase: LYCS Architecture
Design Team: RUAN Hao, Lai Zhenyu; Xu Sheng, Sheng Weiwen, Du Xiaojie, Zhang Yang(Interior); Zhang Qiuyan, Zhao Yifan, Ke Anran, Yan Tao(FF&E)
Construction company: Hangzhou Sesame Decoration Design Engineering Co., LTD
Photographer: Zhu Yumeng，LYCS Architecture
Materials Used:
Main Materials Used: Aluminum Sheet Lamination, Wood Grain Adhesive Flooring, Gradient Glass, Black Embossed Stainless Steel, Customized Carpet, Black Artificial Stone, Tempered Unidirectional Mirror, Gradient Atomized Mirror
