New York-based Float Studio has unveiled its design for the new offices of a confidential financial firm in Manhattan. Located in the Cooper-Bregstein Building in NoMad, the refined workplace embodies the brand’s heritage with a 1970s aesthetic comprising understated colors and a purposeful layout. “It was really about reinterpreting the brand identity in a way that felt elegant and unpretentious,” says Float Studio cofounder Brad Sherman. “We started thinking less in terms of traditional workplace design and more with a level of detail and warmth you’d find in hospitality design.”
Bespoke pieces elevate the 10,000-square-foot design with depth and personality unique to the financial sector. A sculptural reception desk in deep lyons blue draws inspiration from Vittori Introini upon arrival, while a nearby console evoking Sergio Rodrigues infuses a modernist flair. The colorstory is perpetuated through purple-blue broadloom carpeting, imbuing a retro touch in tandem with elements like stainless steel tambour and buttery leather surfaces. Wrapped in bleacher seating, the conference room echoes the theme with a rhombus-shaped boardroom table that improves sightlines for digital meetings. Acoustical drapes offer privacy and softness as well. The spacious pantry and townhall anchors the office, outfitted with eucalyptus wood cabinets and hand-fired red tiles that complement handmade cornflower blue sofa tables. Float’s Bolt table adds an industrial edge to the space with clean lines as well. “Those kinds of choices can completely shift the feeling of a space,” Sherman adds. “It felt less like designing an office and more like creating a place people actually want to spend time in.”
