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Spacious modern office with polished wooden floors, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary furniture and a striking cactus.
Spacious modern office with polished wooden floors, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary furniture and a striking cactus.

BBDO New York

Making Midtown Cool

Size 210,000 sf

Location New York, NY

Services Interior Design, Strategy

Sectors Workplace

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BBDO’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters redefines modern workspaces with its loft-like, open environment—uncommon in its urban setting. By stripping two floors to their core, the once closed-off space is now open and dynamic, blending reclaimed woods, polished concrete, and steel with textured finishes and natural colors for a minimalist, industrial look. Spaces needed to feel expansive and to flow, while also conveying a certain effortless style. In essence, we were charged with making Midtown cool.

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