485 MetaGalaxy is a designer cluster label dedicated to pushing the boundaries of design and leading future design trends. It unites design elites from various fields including architecture, interior design, art, and technology. The concept originated from Yuhe Lightyear’s office at 485 Fenglin Road, with the new office space aiming to foster an open and inclusive environment for communication and innovation, facilitate dialogue among designers, and promote the development of a cross-professional design ecosystem.

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The new office is located in an old residential area in Shanghai, where an old carved wooden gate encloses a courtyard space that serves as the entrance to 485 MetaGalaxy. Opening the courtyard gate reveals an outdoor terrace, old wine bottles casually placed, and a retained mud and lime exterior wall, all of which convey the space’s original tone.

In terms of the overall space design, the designer followed the original layout and combined two identical old residential buildings to create a larger space of 300 square meters, accommodating the daily work, negotiation, and communication of the Yuhe Guangnian design team, the Atomic Star River drama team, and the 485 designer collective. The overall design skillfully blends nostalgia and modernity, locality and globalization, creating a design utopia where people can return to simplicity and embrace the future.

The fusion of fun and diverse space atmosphere makes this place feel like a home for everyone. Besides a few independent office and negotiation spaces, the overall space is open and welcoming, hoping to inspire unplanned conversations between everyone, and creating a warm and joyful campus-like atmosphere of classmates.

The rustic and low-key wooden door is like the entrance to a dream nucleus in a summer slumber, taking us back to an afternoon in the 1980s. Upon entering the space, we see childhood playmates frolicking and laughing under the shade of trees. The owner has placed the childhood innocence and joy in the space, preserving the most genuine simplicity and romance in the modern and trendy urban background, and also creating a “pure innocence museum” for visitors to preserve the original feelings.

Project Name: 485 MetaGalaxy
Project Location: Shanghai
Project Area:300 m²
Completion Time: 2023.8
Design Team: 485 MetaGalaxy
Chief Designer: Zhang Yaotian(www.funconn.com)
Design Members: Zhang Yaotian, Ao Jing, Cai Zhongyi, Han Lei, Hu Wenru, Li Cong, Li Muzhi, Su Yang, Wen Chao, Wang Yiyun, Zhang Jianwu, Xu Mingxuan, Li Chengmo
Space Atmosphere Creation: Zhang Yaotian
Photographer: Tan Xiaozhong