REXON SPACE

An Office Built to Keep Moving For a company, a showroom is expected to present a finished image; an office must accommodate the less orderly business of daily work. REXON SPACE brings both conditions into an 80-square-metre interior, adding reception, meetings and product launches to an already compressed brief. ByoArc Studio resolves the overlap through a single open room whose identity changes with use. The starting point was subtraction. Non-load-bearing partitions were removed, the suspended ceiling was stripped away and the entrance was repositioned to face the lift lobby. Visitors now arrive directly into the company’s public narrative, following a loop of displays around the room while office activity remains visible within it. Exhibition and work are no longer allocated separate territories; they share a circulation system and a common architectural address. An existing concrete column becomes that address. Left rough and exposed, it is wrapped with a stainless-steel grid carrying detachable shelves, then extended into a six-metre timber platform. Drawers hold products, concealed power supports work and events, and a built-in water bar allows the surface to serve anything from an ordinary meeting to a coffee salon or launch. A structural obstruction is converted into display infrastructure and the social centre of the plan. Two movable timber volumes provide a second level of adjustment. The taller box combines storage with corporate display; the smaller brings together a tea table and additional storage. Shifted across the floor, they create semi-private, fully open or mixed configurations without changing the architecture. Privacy becomes a matter of degree, produced through position and occupation rather than a closed room. The material register is deliberately limited. White-painted services retain the full ceiling height and give the exposed construction a quiet industrial consistency. Timber lends the long central element a furniture-like warmth, while black metal mesh sharpens the display system without adding visual weight. Perimeter graphics, samples and digital information are held within a measured band, leaving the centre available for handling products, meeting visitors and working together. Flexibility is often used to describe spaces that are merely empty. REXON SPACE is more exact: its fixed elements organise circulation and services, while a small number of mobile components alter enclosure and programme. Reusable timber panels, detachable metal fittings and shared facilities also reduce the material duplication that would come with separate office, showroom and reception rooms. ByoArc Studio has treated the company’s workplace as an evolving piece of communication. REXON is represented not by a static display set apart from its staff, but through a room where products, people and conversation occupy the same field. The compact interior gains generosity from this overlap, turning adaptability into a visible part of the brand rather than a promise hidden in the plan.

REXON SPACE succeeds because its flexibility is legible, not merely claimed. The before-and-after plans show a divided office and reception suite becoming a largely continuous room with a direct lift-lobby entrance. The long central display table organises circulation while retaining open routes on both sides, and the movable modules provide several documented layouts without requiring architectural alteration. The material treatment is equally disciplined. Existing concrete is kept visible; white-painted services preserve height; timber supplies warmth and storage; metal mesh adds a robust display surface. The project’s strongest move is the conversion of a structural obstacle into an address, service point and exhibition device. Its compact footprint feels purposeful because every large element performs more than one task.

The most persuasive element in REXON SPACE is not its openness alone, but the discipline applied to what remains fixed and what is allowed to move. The central column and six-metre platform establish a clear public route, concentrate services and give the company a recognisable address. Around them, two timber volumes adjust privacy and use without interrupting the room’s continuity. This distinction matters in a small workplace. ByoArc Studio avoids treating flexibility as an empty floor waiting to be furnished; the project provides a precise framework capable of supporting daily work, exhibition, hospitality and events. Its strongest message for a growing company is that identity need not depend on a permanently staged interior. It can be expressed through the way a space adapts to people and activity over time.

0-head image — The principal view centres the retained concrete column and its black metal grid above the long timber display platform. White-painted services and track lighting keep the ceiling visually continuous, while translucent blinds distribute daylight across the room. 1-entrance — The yellow entrance panel and glazed threshold establish a direct public address from the lift lobby. The first display surfaces begin immediately inside, supporting the revised arrival sequence. 2-exhibition wall 02 — A pale wall carries a linear graphic narrative with framed product material and yellow accents. The long timber platform sits parallel to it, creating a close relationship between reading, display and handling. 3-exhibition wall 01 — The exhibition wall is treated as a continuous information band. Integrated content sits at standing eye level, allowing visitors to follow the display while moving around the central element. 4-corridor 01 — The viewing corridor runs between perimeter display surfaces and the central platform. Clear width and long sightlines preserve circulation across the compact plan. 5-corridor 02 — Daylight from the window edge brightens the circulation route. The low storage and display elements maintain visual connection across the interior. 6-desk 02 — Timber drawers, a durable worktop and concealed services turn the central platform into both workplace and exhibition infrastructure. 7-desk 01 — The desk view shows the scale of the shared platform in relation to seating. Its rounded internal feature softens the long rectangular form and supports gathering. 8-exhibition wall 03 — Modular wall-mounted elements combine samples, graphics and small objects. Their measured spacing gives the exhibition layer a calm, editorial rhythm. 9-office 03 — A compact office setting is formed through movable furniture, with no permanent enclosure. The arrangement demonstrates how privacy can be increased through placement. 10-space — A broad interior view shows work, reception and display sharing one open volume. The column and timber platform provide orientation from multiple approaches. 11-office 01 — A movable timber cabinet creates a partial backdrop to a work setting. Its storage role doubles as a spatial screen. 12-office 02 — The office configuration keeps the ceiling and main circulation visually uninterrupted, supporting later reorganisation. 13-detail 02 — Close detailing reveals the junction of pale surfaces, timber joinery and black metal components, with fixings integrated into the display system. 14-detail-desk — Drawer fronts and repeated timber rails give the long platform a practical, furniture-like scale despite its architectural length.

The previous plan divides the footprint into two principal rooms, labelled office and reception, with the entrance positioned along the corridor side. The after plan removes the internal division and relocates entry to the lift-lobby edge. Exhibition occupies the broad western field; office use sits towards the north-east; leisure seating gathers to the east; and the viewing corridor follows the southern perimeter. The six-metre multifunctional table and existing column form the centre of the new plan. The explosion diagram separates the project into a small number of coordinated systems: north, west and east display walls; south-side cabinetry; the movable cabinet; the material display table; and the lighting and column assembly. This supports the photographic reading of the interior as an adaptable kit of parts. The documented semi-private, fully open and mixed modes change furniture and movable volumes while preserving the main circulation loop.

REXON SPACE Serving as REXON's domestic office and exhibition hall, this 80-square-meter space is more than just a venue for daily operations and client reception—it is a pivotal window for the brand’s external communication. ByoArc sought to abandon conventional office paradigms, exploring a highly flexible layout within this compact footprint to adapt to diverse scenarios. Concurrently, the design fully integrates spatial form with exhibition content to achieve a seamless unity of office, exhibition, and reception functions. In traditional office and exhibition designs, fixed partitions often hinder human interaction with the space. Therefore, the project adopted "Open Domain" as its core concept. All non-load-bearing walls were removed to completely liberate the original layout into an unobstructed expanse. The entrance was relocated to face the elevator hall directly, enhancing the showroom’s public accessibility. Exhibition elements were strategically arranged along this new entry sequence, forming a continuous circulation loop that allows visitors to absorb the company’s full narrative in a single, fluid journey. The central structural column, once a constraint, was transformed into the focal point of spatial storytelling. ByoArc extended it into a 6-meter-long rectangular display platform that integrates product display drawers, a built-in water bar, and hidden power outlets, catering to diverse needs from coffee salons to product launches. As the visual center, the column’s raw, rough concrete surface was intentionally left exposed. Clad in a custom stainless-steel grid system with quickly detachable modular shelves, the design not only mitigates the column’s obtrusive presence but also endows it with versatile functionality. A freely reconfigurable modular system was devised: functions—office, exhibition, reception—are no longer defined by physical boundaries but can be dynamically reshaped on demand. Two movable wooden "boxes" serve as the core variables. The "large box" is a tall cabinet for corporate displays, while the "small box" integrates a tea table and storage modules. Through pushing, pulling, and reorganizing, the space can present three typical modes: Semi-private Mode, Fully Open Mode, and Mixed Mode. The original suspended ceiling was removed to maximize vertical space. Exposed pipelines were painted white, forming an industrial aesthetic backdrop complemented by a custom track lighting system. Adjustable spotlights ensure precise illumination of exhibits. In terms of sustainable design, the project utilizes reusable wooden panels and metal materials, adhering to the principle of "no excessive decoration" while meeting functional and aesthetic requirements. Meanwhile, the variable modules enable the space to serve multiple purposes, further reducing material consumption. Within the constraints of 80 square meters and a limited budget, ByoArc maximized spatial value by creating a multifunctional open domain that fulfills both office and exhibition needs. The space’s inherent flexibility ensures adaptability for future requirements. Rather than a static, completed work, the entire space is conceived as a perpetually evolving organism. By dismantling rigid spatial paradigms, the design returns space to its fundamental purpose: to act as a catalyst for human activity, rather than merely a container. EDITORIAL QUALITY CHECK Grammar and spelling: checked Editorial language: international English Designer’s original submission: preserved verbatim Evidence standard: image, drawing and submission-based observations only