Corporate headquarters and factory office design

For a manufacturer, the headquarters often stands next to the factory. Clients are received there, contracts are signed there, and staff decide there whether to stay. A headquarters or factory office building is a workplace, the company’s public face and a long-term asset.

WZWX designs corporate headquarters, factory office buildings, staff canteens and showrooms for manufacturers in Taiwan and China, planned together with the factory they serve: one site plan, one entrance sequence, one design language. Architecture, interiors and furniture come from the same team.

Four questions to settle first

• Reception and identity: where visitors arrive, what they see first, and where they see the product.
• Work and exchange: the balance of offices, meeting rooms, training and sales space, and room to grow or shrink.
• Staff life: canteens, break areas and changing rooms. Good staff facilities help a factory recruit and keep people.
• The link to the factory: separating people and vehicles, truck routes, visitor routes and where the site will expand.

In Taiwan, offices on a factory site must also respect the limits on ancillary space. These limits are best checked at site selection and masterplanning.

Projects

Taiwan Glass Donghai Office Building · Lianyungang, Jiangsu · 3,300 m² · 2014. The office building and showcase of a glass plant: a 150-metre glass box on a stone podium, with triple-layer thermally insulated glass modules up to 5.4 m tall and clip-on aluminium louvres for shade and privacy. Half the building is offices, meeting, training and product display; half is kitchens and dining rooms for guests and staff. Courtyards and skylights bring in light and views. Merit Award, 2015 Cross-Strait Architectural Design Awards. View project

Quest Composite office building · Fengyuan, Taichung · 1,600 m² · 2024. A three-storey office designed with the 22,000 m² carbon-fibre bicycle factory. Meeting rooms and sales on the ground floor; a cantilevered, metal-clad first floor for managers, training and administration; reception, dining and a roof terrace on top. A long balcony overlooks the forecourt and loading area. The complex is LEED Gold certified and won a 2025 German Design Award. View project

Shihlien New Energy battery plant office · Suqian, Jiangsu · 2025. A compact single-storey building by the main gate, arranged around an inner garden: offices, a product showroom, a staff canteen and guest reception. Triple Low-E glazing and deep roof overhangs control sun and glare. View project

Shenzhen Wenhua Architectural Construction head office · Futian, Shenzhen · 2018. A head office on the 31st floor of a tower overlooking Shenzhen’s Central Park, planned around an open reception and library, with every key space given daylight and views. Interiors and furniture by WZWX. View project

T-HAM PABP factory · Pingtung · 2018. Offices, R&D, quality control and canteens face the street behind an insulated Low-E glass curtain wall, with refrigerated production behind. The complex is LEED Gold certified. View project

Showrooms and brand spaces

Beyond the headquarters, many manufacturers need a public face. We designed a glass showroom in the garden of Taiwan Glass’s Qingdao plant, and ROU, T-HAM’s butchery and restaurant in Taipei.

How we work

We are your single point of contact from land due diligence, masterplan, architecture, interiors and furniture through to construction supervision. In Taiwan, drawings are signed by a licensed architect partner we have worked with for many years; in China, we work with qualified design institutes.

Before founding WZWX, Richard and Stephen Wang spent 2010–2014 as Shihlien Chemical’s in-house architectural design managers, designing and managing offices, dormitories and guest facilities on the owner’s side. We plan a headquarters the same way: starting from how it will be used every day, and how it will be maintained.

Frequently asked questions

Can the headquarters and the factory be designed together?

Yes. At T-HAM, Quest and the Shihlien New Energy battery plant, we designed the offices with the production buildings, so they share one site plan, one entrance sequence and one design language.

Why does WZWX understand what owners need?

Because we have been the owner. From 2010 to 2014, Richard and Stephen Wang were Shihlien Chemical’s in-house architectural design managers, working with the chairman, issuing drawings and coordinating design institutes and government offices. We know an owner needs practical advice, sound decisions and buildings that are easy to run and maintain.

Can a foreign company start with an office in Taipei?

Yes. Companies coming to Taiwan often start with an office or showroom in Taipei before a plant. We design the interiors and furniture and coordinate everything from design to construction supervision. See Setting up in Taiwan.