Different from other offices, this space offers True[X] employees an offsite location to plug in, collaborate, and socialize away from their day-to-day workplace.
Key project features:
- The space, located on the 21st floor (the building’s penthouse), measures 4,200 square feet indoors, and offers an 875-square-foot roof deck above it with soaring views of Manhattan – from the World Trade Center to the Empire State Building (and beyond).
- Employees don’t have dedicated desk space on the 21st floor. Instead, it’s open for spontaneous group work, meetings, and private bookings from anyone throughout the 21st Century Fox family. True[X] foresees it as a hub for industry events and intra-company functions.
- Four conference rooms, including one “board room” that seats 22, are available for collaborative work.
- An executive meeting room / lounge is hidden behind a sliding bookcase.
- Communal tables rather than cubicles comprise the broader work space.
- An open floor plan with couches, tables, and counters, can accommodate a gathering of 60 people.
- Full kitchen with beer on tap.
“We blended both aesthetics and function to allow for a wide range of use, while still creating some definition of program,” says Melissa Cheing, associate at Sydness Architects. “We also strove to stay away from anything that would read ‘corporate,’ looking instead to residential and hospitality settings for inspiration. The use of raw materials, furniture, and the use of the latest technologies in lighting — with daylight sensors and warm dimming features — help to transition this space from a daytime meeting space to an evening lounge setting.”