Condé Nast Entertainment in New York by TPG Architecture

Article source: TPG Architecture 

When TPG Architecture first began working on the Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) project in 2013 at 222 Broadway in New York City, the designers were given the mandate to create a space that was comfortable, homey and would allow for long work days and nights. The second piece of information that was relevant to the design was implicit, not stated directly: that CNE is one of the fastest-growing division of Conde Nast’s business, with expected growth in employees, revenues, services and product offerings in the next three years.

utilization of all space for collaboration (TV), Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

• Architects: TPG Architecture
• Project: Condé Nast Entertainment
• Location: New York, USA
• Photography: Eric Laignel
  
• Software used: Revit, sketch up, and autoCAD
• Square Footage: 83,000 RSF
• Year: 2014

collaborative spaces double as recreational, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

With that knowledge in mind and given that Condé Nast had signed a lease for three floors (15, 16, 17), totaling 83,000 square feet, TPG Architecture designed offices that include not only desks, but also many other spaces to work and hang out: welcoming common areas with couches and upholstered chairs, lounges, kitchens, casual meeting spaces and many kinds of conference rooms. Open breakout spaces lend flexibility to a fast growing company.  Walking through the space there’s a feeling of fluidity, mobility and flexibility, in large part because these transitional workspaces cater to not only the full time staff (most of whom work from a laptop) but also to a large cadre of freelancers and other consultants.   

dense open work, exposed ceiling for industrial aesthetic, non-traditional workplace lighting, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

With 20+ conference rooms spread out over the three floors and private offices and meeting spaces on the perimeter, pretty much every space has either writeable chalkboard walls or whiteboard to encourage spur of the moment creativity. The living rooms and phone rooms were painted with chalkboard paint, and the conference rooms and offices have whiteboard.

Connectivity was a critical element to this design project.

diverse collaboration spaces, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

phone booth, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

functional game area  TV + chalkboard for ideating in addition to “playing”, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

café with view of multipurpose room to allow for large, town hall collaboration, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

editing suite, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

one of the more unique living room set up meeting areas where all details, from the furniture selection to the chalkboard rail to the animal head were critical to creating the unique & eclectic feel for the entire space, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

visual connection to 1 WTC via feature seating area, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

visual connection to 1 WTC via feature seating area, Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

multi-seating collaboration area incorporating soft seating with more traditional café meeting spaces. Raw, exposed materials for industrial aesthetic , Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

multi-seating collaboration area incorporating soft seating with more traditional café meeting spaces. Raw, exposed materials for industrial aesthetic , Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

Image Courtesy © Eric Laignel

Image Courtesy © TPG Architecture

Tags: New York, USA

Categories: Autocad, Offices, Revit, sketch up

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