Zags Headquarters

Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou
Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou

ZAGS HEADQUARTERS

Studio Razavi Architecture

MANUFACTURERS
Wilkhahn, American Standard, Delta Light, Duravit, Massproductions, Norton, Schlage, Usm, Bene Usm, Cisco, Hage, Knoll Usm, Magis Usm, Tech Tile

PHOTOGRAPHS
Connie Zhou

AREA
4500 FT²

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
New York, United States

CATEGORY
Offices Interiors

Zags is a startup company in the field of software technology for insurance companies. We had to create a design that offered both the floor plan flexibility and a more structured organization of spaces.

Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou
Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou

By locating glass partitioned offices at each corner we could take advantage of the floor plan configuration and create the desired variety and compartmentalization that was required by the tenant.

We focused on creating a lighting scheme that would weave the different parts of the floor.

Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou
Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou

Because the existing & exposed structure is a rigid grid, we opted to hang our fixtures way below ceiling height to create a new datum and by opting for a bare fluorescent tube, relate the lighting scheme to both the raw exposed concrete surfaces but also to our client's company name.

This we did by creating a criss-crossing pattern of light fixtures, visible from all sides.

Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou
Zags Headquarters
© Connie Zhou


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