Office at Beach Street — hero photograph
CommercialGeorge Town, Penang

Office at Beach Street

Type
Commercial
Location
George Town, Penang
Year
2023
Area
184 m²
Scope
Full interior, joinery
The brief

A workplace for a 14-person law practice occupying the upper floor of a colonial-era building on Beach Street. The brief required equal acoustic privacy across all working positions and a single shared meeting space that could host clients without leaving the floor.

The approach

We organised the plan as a single perimeter loop of acoustic timber screens, with workstations facing inward across a central library wall. The meeting room sits behind a sliding panel of the same timber and reads as part of the wall when not in use. Carpet, soft furnishing, and lining materials were specified primarily for absorption.

Office at Beach Street — front room
Office at Beach Street — material detail
Office at Beach Street — view from the airwell
Office at Beach Street — detail
Office at Beach Street — kitchen
Office at Beach Street — stair
Office at Beach Street — late afternoon
We measured the acoustic performance after twelve months. It exceeded the brief in every position.
Tan & Associates

Credits
Photography
Yong Kai
Main contractor
Heng Construction Sdn Bhd
Joinery
Workshop Bersama
Acoustic engineering
Sumber Akustik

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