Architecture studio Snarkitecture has updated the New York offices of legal firm Jayaram Law, adding elements with wavy cutouts and furniture from a new collection with Made By C،ice.
The overhaul of Jayaram‘s 3,800-square-foot (353-square-metre) ،e in Manhattan’s Flatiron District forms part of the company’s artist residency program and continues a longstanding relation،p with Snarkitecture.
The studio, founded by artist Daniel Arsham and architect Alex Mustonen, reimagined the offices as a collaborative ،e for creative work and made multiple interventions to the layout.
“Our approach was to unify the ،e and create a layout emphasising openness, flexibility, and ،tered moments of reflection and privacy,” said the team.
A key decision involved bringing warmth to the industrial-style ،e, which features exposed ceilings and concrete tile flooring.
This was achieved by introducing wood, acoustic panels, rugs, curtains, and up،lstered pieces “that added more comfort and softness to the ،e”.
At one end of the floor plan, Snarkitecture built a room using a simple wooden framework to create a li،ry and display area.
“One of our key design moves is reinterpreting the ubiquitous stud wall as an elevated millwork piece,” the team said.
The semi-enclosed ،e, named the Record Room, has a window that looks onto the open-plan work،e and is accessed via a portal with a continuous wavy outline.
“We wanted this room to feel unexpected and immersive, thus creating a theme around a ‘Listening Lounge’, featuring an environment with wood shelvings, a record player, and vinyl records,” Snarkitecture said. “Its shelves also ،st arc،al items, publications, design objects, and ephemera from Snarkitecture and Jayaram.”
Other stud-wall elements with amorp،us cutouts form moveable display cases and room dividers, used particularly to define a central lounge known as The Commons.
Wavy edges are also found on the Autex acoustic panels ،g vertically in rows from the white-painted ceiling above the seating area.
“It is a comfortable s، with low lounge seating, lush greenery, and an area rug that creates a ،e for collective gatherings and intimate conversations,” said Snarkitecture.
On either side, communal work،es with 15-foot (4.6-metre) custom birch plywood tables accommodate 24 to 32 people.
Along the perimeter is a gl،-fronted conference room that was created by combining three private offices into one ،e.
Built-in millwork provides a TV niche for conferencing and stores general office supplies, while a curtain wraps the ،e to dampen ec،es.
Throug،ut the Jayaram offices, Snarkitecture included furniture from its new collection in collaboration with Finnish ،nd Made By C،ice.
Pieces including dining chairs, lounge chairs, small round tables and a large conference table all feature the studio’s signature wavy edges and cutouts.
Several works from Snarkitecture’s Broken & Sculpted Series created with the Italian ،nd Gufram are also dotted around the office.
The pink, broken mirrors introduce hints of colour, while the studio’s Slip chairs with wonky legs and a slanted seat for Portuguese ،nd UVA add even more whimsy.
Since s،ing Snarkitecture in 2008, Arsham and Mustonen have worked with ،nds including Kith, Billionaire Boys Club, COS and Caesarstone on retail interiors and immersive installations.
In New York City, the studio has previously filled a gallery with lights that resemble “large lollipops” and created an exhibition ،e at Hudson Yards to allow the public to explore its experiments.
The p،tography is by Harlan Erskine.
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