Modern office with pale wood flooring, glass-enclosed conference room, stone reception desk and gray-washed wood walls.
Office reception area with sofa and chairs in neutral upholstery, glass enclosed conference room with semi-sheet curtain.
Glass-enclosed conference room in minimalist office with gray-washed walls, in-wall tv, black table and chairs, city views.
Executive office with wood and metal desk, black leather upholstered desk chairs, in-wall tv, seating area and city views.
Modern kitchen with pale wood floor, gray-washed millwork and black counters and black under-counter cabinetry. Executive office bathroom with floating black marble sink basin and black marble floor; view of a city building in background.
Interior corridor of minimalist office with neutral palette including gray-washed wood walls and light gray carpeting.

THIS OFFICE FOR A SMALL HEDGE FUND LOCATED IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN WAS DESIGNED FOR A REPEAT CLIENT. MR WAS TASKED TO CREATE A CLEAN-LINED, SLEEK ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS BOUTIQUE FINANCIAL SERVICE OPERATIONS. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH A SOPHISTICATED COMPOSITION OF TEXTURES, A NEUTRAL PALETTE AND BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL VOLUMES DEFINED MATERIALLY. OVERALL SPATIAL PLANNING WAS DEVELOPED TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY WHILE ENSURING VISUAL PRIVACY DID NOT COMPROMISE THE REACH OF NATURAL LIGHT THROUGHOUT AS MUCH OF THE SPACE AS POSSIBLE. WITHIN THE MINIMALIST DESIGN DIRECTION, GREAT EFFORT WAS PUT INTO CONCEALING SWITCHES, THERMOSTATS AND PANELS THAT CAN TYPICALLY CLUTTER WALLS AND CEILINGS. LIGHTING WAS CONCEIVED WITH THE SAME IDEA IN MIND. FEWER DOWNLIGHTS WERE EMPLOYED AND MORE RECESSED WALL-WASHING LIGHTING COVES WERE USED TO BATHE THE SPACE IN A MORE INDIRECT AND AMBIENT WAY, WHILE ENHANCING THE STREAMLINED OVERALL AESTHETIC. THE END RESULT IS A QUIETLY ELEGANT BACKDROP WITH WHICH THIS FIRM CARRIES OUT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS IN SUBTLE STYLE.

PHOTOS: GARRETT ROWLAND