A Tour of PineBridge Investments’ Modern New York City Office

Location: New York City, New York
Date completed: 2019
Size: 57,333 square feet
Design: Spector Companies
Photos: Ben Gancsos

Michal
Finance
5 years ago

Global architecture firm Spector Companies

recently completed a new office design for asset management company PineBridge Investments in New York City.

“A 57,333 square-foot space encompassing three floors at the coveted Park Avenue Tower, the vertical campus has a smart office design and look and feel that combines an open work environment, private meeting spaces, conference rooms, and a centralized bistro and reception area designed for fluid client interaction and overall collaboration.

Spectorgroup worked on the project from the start and vetted various full-floor and vertical office space options. The decision to relocate to a three-floor campus was made to give a large, growing international company a more intimate and modern work atmosphere. To balance that with the need for future employee growth, the design strategy incorporated elements of workplace occupancy and strategy analytics to provide flexibility for the company to expand in the future.

Central to the design was the concept of a vertical campus, reimagining the idea of open office collaboration by creating a central spinal staircase connecting all three floors. Through this feature, Spectorgroup were able to avoid some of the typical concerns around open-plan design, such as privacy, and instead allow greater connectivity between the floors, fostering camaraderie and collaboration between teams.

PineBridge’s new offices have bright, illuminated spaces complemented by a mix of neutral, porcelain stone, walnut wood and glass dividers, with the final product energizing a space that now fits a growing international firm. The design blended soft color palettes and semi-neutral tones, which combined with the cutting-edge technology installed in the working spaces, underscores history of the firm as a global asset manager with a theme of modernization and future growth.”