Meet The Incredible Woods Bagot Self-Designed New York Studio

The Woods Bagot architecture firm used the busy and raw city life of New York as inspiration and reference for their Downtown Manhattan offices. The self-designed offices have plenty of exposed concrete that can be seen throughout the entire space.

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The project is located on the seventh floor of the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street and it shows itself has a beautiful work of art, where imagination takes place every day.

The office was designed by the proper firm that occupies it, it has 11,000 square feet. The head of global workplace interiors, Sarah Kay, and the head of global hotels, Wade Little, were the masterminds being the entire idea and process. The entire office features a black & white color palette with some shades of green side by side with the concrete. This marvelous idea fits perfectly with the city theme and lifestyle.

“The design mixes New York City grit – raw columns, exposed pipes, concrete floors with natural cracks and stains – with couches, soft drapery, and plants,” said a statement from the firm.

As soon as we walk in, we can see a wall of black-framed glass that includes a set of double doors. Inside, you’ll find tables topped with pale wood that can be used for receiving visitors or just for casual meetings or conversations. Further in there’s a lounge area with sofas and armchairs upholstered in gray.

Huge tables take place in the work areas, large enough to fit the entire staff with their computers and also room to lay out physical drawings. In there you can also find partitions made of metal pipes for storage and pin boards for displaying work.

“The architects’ work is central to the layout,” said Woods Bagot. “Throughout, pin-up spaces and shelving showcase drawings and models that provoke everyday conversation, collaboration and critique.”

Suspended from the ceiling you can find similar pipe structures with potted plants above the tables or bottles above the bar.

Close to the lobby, an all-black kitchen is placed between two columns – opposite a large counter where employees can eat, check emails, or congregate socially. An open space can be used for testing virtual reality design and presentation tools, while conference rooms and model-making facilities are tucked away in a corner of the plan.

“The workplace is equipped with tools both pioneering and timeless – virtual reality and colored pencils, 3D printing and flexible pin-up surfaces, video conferencing and soft furniture, and, most important, an industrial-strength espresso machine,” said the firm.