Assembly Global - optimising their Sheung Wan headquarters for growth and collaborative working.
The brief was to accommodate more staff, increase the number of meeting rooms, and improve workflows and collaboration, while introducing a casual design language defined by open ceilings and honest materials.
Process
Pre-Concept
Concept Design
Schematic Design
Detail Design
Tender Documentation
Tender Management
Construction Support
Guideline Package
Post-Completion Review
The planning was carefully conceived around a key structural challenge within the Sheung Wan headquarters: a series of large columns that interrupted the floor plate. This second appointment focused on optimising the existing space to support continued growth, introducing a new model for a more collaborative workplace environment, delivered within a tightly managed budget.
Rather than working around the columns, the design conceals them within a panoramic meeting room pod, emphasising the open floor area and preserving uninterrupted views of the harbour skyline.
The open-plan work floor - reorganised to increase headcount and improve circulation, while maintaining a calm, focused environment.
The harbourfront meeting pod, wrapping the structural columns and framing the city skyline as a backdrop to presentations and client meetings.
A view of the meeting room with curved glass, and the staff lockers behind.
The result is a workplace that actively fosters flexibility and collaboration, and one the team takes genuine pride in.
Selected views
A collection of photographs documenting the completed office, highlighting materials, key details, layout, display, and circulation.
(Approach)A pantry and town hall breakout space supports weekly global meetings and client events, providing a flexible venue for both collaboration and hospitality.
Progress
A record of the project as it developed on site, capturing key construction milestones from first fix through to completion.
Structural and first-fix work underway - the meeting room pod framework taking shape around the existing columns.
Joinery installation in progress across the open-plan floor, with the pantry and town hall zone nearing completion.
Mid-construction view of the office during early fit-out, with structural services exposed and key architectural elements taking shape.
Richard Brosgill
CEO, APAC
Assembly Global
We brought Studio X on board to reconceptualize our office from fixed to flexible.
It was a pleasure working with Studio X. They crafted a beautiful space that fosters flexibility and collaboration, and an environment that our team take great pride in.
The whole process felt like a true partnership and we are delighted we brought them onboard.
Birdseye view showing the optimised seating layout, meeting room strategy, and the positioning of the town hall breakout relative to the harbourfront glazing.
Floor plan layout produced to demonstrate spatial logic, fixture layout and circulation and how we incorporated the four huge columns.
Reflected ceiling plan coordinated with the floor layout, resolving structural columns and aligning lighting, services, and architectural elements.
The office is organised as a carefully structured journey, guiding visitors through moments of pause, framed views, and crafted detail that reflect Assembly’s creative culture.
Designed for Assembly’s Hong Kong studio, the office balances a working production environment with spaces for client engagement and collaboration. Circulation was carefully planned so that visitors move through the studio naturally and freely.
The ceiling framework aligns precisely with structural columns, façade mullions, and vertical joinery, establishing a consistent spatial order across the studio. Lighting, services, and architectural elements are coordinated within this system, while floor finishes continue the alignment at ground level. The result is a calm, structured environment that supports focused work while quietly showcasing the craft and precision behind Assembly’s design practice.
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