United States
project
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group chose Structure Tone to expand its New York headquarters at 10 Hudson Yards with a new 41st floor, unifying seven levels with cohesive design elements while expressing the workplace’s progression from past to future. This includes highly interactive mobile spaces, a new interconnecting staircase to the 42nd floor, conference rooms, individual quiet rooms, and a library, all with scenic views of Manhattan. One distinctive aspect is that there are no private offices on this floor; open office areas are accessed via corridors that provide single-occupant or face-to-face seating.
The library offers a variety of seating options, including high-backed chairs and tables along the window line. Above, a nature-inspired ceiling wallcovering suggests the presence of live plants. The project also includes phone booths, focus rooms, a pantry, spacious workstations, a mother’s room, and a prayer/wellness room on the floor above. These areas are easily accessible via a glass-enclosed angular staircase that connects the new and existing levels.
The 41st floor is unified by common features, materials, and hues, with variations that add unique character. For instance, elevator lobbies feature wood slats supported by a matte-black iron framework, positioned slightly differently on each floor and colors are slightly softer than those on the higher floors.
In the pantry and communal area, a white lacquer corridor wall serves as the backdrop for creative animation technology: a pattern of rectangles tracked by a hidden camera that reacts to motion. Linear light fixtures are centrally placed and transition into squares, round-cornered squares, and straight and curved lines in various spaces. Thus, the light curves along with the ceiling, adopting a more organic form as it flows into open areas.
® Magda Biernat
Architect
IA Interior Architects
Client
Boston Consulting Group
Location
10 Hudson Yards 41st Floor New York, New York
SF
33,700sf
Contract
CM
Architect
IA Interior Architects
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