Title:
Global Advocates Corporate Office
Concept:
To create a space that reflects the firm’s corporate culture and values, though reclaimed, sustainable and easily disposable materials.
Approach:
Global Advocates is a firm that is focused on environmental advocacy around the globe. Innovation and collaboration are important to the way the firm operates. Meeting areas, tele-conference rooms and “meeting by chance" in a hallway will allow this firm to be as collaborative and team oriented as possible. The main circulation path or “race track” around the core of the building, creates ‘in-between’ spaces. The use of a “globe shape” circulation path, will allow the spaces in-between to house the conferencing and meeting areas that support the firm. A unique light fixture that is made up of recycled water bottles and LED lights are suspended from the ceiling along the main circulation path. The space is divided equally amongst the three divisions with each having their own community space and meeting areas. To improve the overall health of the office, it was essential to incorporate living systems, within the floor and wall of the building. Living systems will improve the indoor air quality of the office, and bring people closer to nature.
Site:
One Byrant Park New York, NY
Materials:
All materials were selected with the environment in mind and will be obtained within a 500-mile radius of the site.
- Reclaimed FSC certified wood, recycled glass, Ice-stone countertops, recycled water bottles, living systems or green walls, Interface carpet tiles that are cradle to cradle certified.
Estimated Budget:
$1.8 million dollars
appx $76 per sq ft
24,431 s.f.
