Creating Social Spaces
By: People’s Architecture Office, Beijing
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Publisher: New Delhi Burda Media India Private Limited 2019Edition: Vol.36(6), June.Description: 76-80p.Subject(s): URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (AR-UPD)Online resources: Click here
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Architecture+DesignSummary: The headquarters for the Leping Foundation is conceived with wellness in mind. The office houses the Leping Foundation, a non-profit organization known for social innovation and four of their investee companies that work in diverse fields– job training for migrant workers, agricultural research, preschool education and microfinance. These distinct companies are tied together by a central activity loop of suspended vegetation mirrored by a running track underneath.
While intense exercise is mostly disruptive to office work, moderate activity often is not. Simple activity, over a sustained period, can be as beneficial as vigorous exercise. The office is designed around the understanding that physical activity is good for the brain and the layout provides opportunities to move while at work, to vary modes of working, and to rest.
Office staff can walk laps around the track while on a call. Others can multitask by conversing while simultaneously cultivating plants. Incorporated into the planted loop is an advanced air filtration system. A significant issue in Beijing, one of the world’s most polluted cities, indoor air quality data is regularly collected, monitored and displayed in real time above the running track.
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The headquarters for the Leping Foundation is conceived with wellness in mind. The office houses the Leping Foundation, a non-profit organization known for social innovation and four of their investee companies that work in diverse fields– job training for migrant workers, agricultural research, preschool education and microfinance. These distinct companies are tied together by a central activity loop of suspended vegetation mirrored by a running track underneath.
While intense exercise is mostly disruptive to office work, moderate activity often is not. Simple activity, over a sustained period, can be as beneficial as vigorous exercise. The office is designed around the understanding that physical activity is good for the brain and the layout provides opportunities to move while at work, to vary modes of working, and to rest.
Office staff can walk laps around the track while on a call. Others can multitask by conversing while simultaneously cultivating plants. Incorporated into the planted loop is an advanced air filtration system. A significant issue in Beijing, one of the world’s most polluted cities, indoor air quality data is regularly collected, monitored and displayed in real time above the running track.
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