架构师提供的文本描述。作为上海的一家产品设计咨询公司，XL更喜欢一个有历史特色的有趣而高调的工作场所。XL选择了一个建于20世纪30年代的M50创意工业园的旧仓库作为他们的新办公室，之后，XL委托GC

Text description provided by the architects. As a product design consultancy in Shanghai, XL+ prefers an interesting and high profile space with historic features for working. After choosing an old warehouse built in 1930s in the M50 Creative Industry Park as their new office, XL+ commissioned GC&A to design and renovate its interior space.

创新设计的核心思想是创造“浮动空间”。整个办公空间是一个平坦的广场，阳光透过牧师。GC

The key idea of the renovation design is creating “floating space”. The entire office space is a flat square with sunlight through clerestories. The GC&A design considers thoroughly about working characteristics of this firm, which emphasize group work, discussion and display, and then creates a series of floating spaces with different functions. The floating spaces promote communications among working space, discussion area and exhibition area.

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在gc的设计中，加强了这座旧仓库的空间特性，如高度和空间。

The spatial characteristics of this old warehouse, such as height and spaciousness, are reinforced in the design of GC&A. For instance, the vertical space was divided into three functional areas: the first floor is a large-scale floating space combining the function of exhibition, design and reception. These functional areas are divided with unique furniture. On the second floor, the design generates private spaces including a discussion area and an administration office. Third floor is a verandah attached to the surrounding walls, providing a view for the entire office space and a place for afternoon tea break.

GC中的其他特性

Other features in the GC&A design include that all floors of the new office are old ones recycled from an old city reconstruction project of Shanghai, and the concept of Haus in Haus are adopted in the design.

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整个新的办公空间创造了一个可爱的体验，介于工作和放松的循环之间。与GC的设计

The entire new office space creates a lovely experience, between the cycle of working and relaxing. With the design of GC&A, creativity in design is ignited in the floating space of this innovated historic building.

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胡文杰