Case Study – 180China

Project Overview

180China’s Shanghai branch focuses on professional services and design. It was launched to support the dynamic, creative workflows of its design-focused teams. Designed by interior studio HTD, the space emphasizes flexible, mood-aligned environments that encourage collaboration, ideation, and informal creative exchange.

Our role went beyond functional design—ensuring each furniture element aligned with 180China’s creative ethos, reinforced HTD’s curated aesthetic for the Shanghai branch, and supported an idea-driven workspace tailored to design professionals.

Interior Vision

With floor-to-ceiling windows framing the Shanghai skyline, the space balances openness with warmth through neutral upholstery, light wood finishes, and layered lighting. The layout integrates group work areas, smaller discussion zones, and lounge spaces to support different collaboration needs.

UFOU’s furniture was selected to align with this vision, combining functional flexibility with the space’s modern character.

UFOU Furniture Integration

Meeting Rooms

UFOU’s furniture adapts to varied meeting room aesthetics, integrating naturally with HTD’s design schemes across different interior styles.

• Supports multiple meeting formats, from large conference rooms with reconfigurable long tables and caster-equipped chairs to compact huddle rooms for small-group discussions.

• Features slim-framed, clean-lined furniture that maintains an understated, space-friendly aesthetic.

• Incorporates practical elements such as mobile seating to enable quick layout adjustments during collaborative sessions.

Intimate Flexible Work Zones

These flexible work zones support quiet focus, small huddles, and brainstorming, with UFOU’s furniture tailored to each function.

• In focus booths, high-upholstered partition seating and compact table–stool sets reduce distractions for individual work and private conversations.

• Small huddle areas use enclosed sofa-and-table arrangements to encourage informal collaboration.

• Ideation nooks feature circular tables and lightweight chairs that align with the space’s creative character and overall design language.

Lounge & Social Areas

These lounge areas support casual relaxation, informal discussion, and team interaction, with UFOU’s furniture balancing comfort, flexibility, and visual cohesion.

• Low-profile upholstered sofas and lightweight tables accommodate casual gathering and small-group use, while window-side bar-height seating activates skyline-facing areas.

• Color-accented chairs introduce energy, complemented by soft wood finishes that align with the overall design language.

Why UFOU

• Tailored furniture solutions supporting 180China’s flexible work scenarios, from focused ideation areas to open lounge settings.

• Eco-conscious material selections that integrate seamlessly with HTD’s interior design, balancing sustainability and visual cohesion.

• Modular, reconfigurable systems that support dynamic brainstorming and quick huddle workflows.

• Well-crafted furniture combining refined aesthetics with the durability required for high-traffic office environments.

Result

UFOU’s furniture solutions supported 180China’s office design vision, aligning with HTD’s interior concept and accommodating flexible workflows. Modular, ergonomic, and sustainably built pieces enabled smooth transitions between different work modes, while cohesive furniture styling reinforced a unified workspace.

Yuulyn Insights (Industry Perspective)

• Architecture–furniture alignment is essential in creative workspaces, as demonstrated by UFOU’s coordination with HTD’s design approach.

• Flexibility is a key requirement for creative offices, supported by modular, reconfigurable furniture systems.

• Furniture plays a role in supporting both focused work and team interaction across different office zones.

• Sustainable and durable materials are critical for high-traffic creative environments.