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Elegantly lit translucent stone paneling flanks the entrance to a modern conference center, contrasting with a minimalistic matte wall bearing the center's signage. The warm glow adds ambience, harmonizing with the reflective flooring while highlighting adjacent artwork.
Elegantly lit translucent stone paneling flanks the entrance to a modern conference center, contrasting with a minimalistic matte wall bearing the center's signage. The warm glow adds ambience, harmonizing with the reflective flooring while highlighting adjacent artwork.

Financial Institution

The renovation of a blue-chip company’s Manhattan headquarters marries cutting-edge upgrades with sustainable practices, achieving Platinum LEED certification without disrupting operations.

Size 800,000 sf

Location New York, NY

Services Architecture, Brand Experience, Interior Design, Landscape, Lighting, Strategy, Sustainability

Sectors Financial, Workplace

Specialty Studios Ark, Spark

Modern commercial interior featuring an expansive, illuminated ceiling installation with cascading spherical lights over a dual staircase. Reflective surfaces and minimalist furniture provide a sleek, contemporary ambiance, complemented by a coffee shop counter on the upper level.

Over five years, our client’s 52-story Manhattan headquarters underwent a comprehensive, multi-phased renovation. This ambitious project involved coordinating seven consultants and three general contractors to significantly upgrade the building’s critical systems and technology infrastructure. Importantly, these enhancements were made without altering the building’s character or interrupting its daily operations.

We introduced standard office floor plans and a flexible planning module to accommodate varying group requirements, including trading and legal departments. The headquarters’ achievement of Platinum LEED certification underscored ours and our client’s commitment to sustainability, incorporating a greywater plumbing system, energy-efficient lighting design, maximized daylighting, heat reflecting window film, and a distinctive green roof featuring the client’s logo in plant life.

Seamless integration of upgrades in a bustling, operational headquarters over five years.

Development of versatile floor plans to meet diverse departmental needs, from trading to legal.

Achieved Platinum LEED certification with eco-friendly measures like greywater recycling, energy-efficient lighting, and a green roof.

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