When we redesigned New York and Chicago offices opened in 2021, our staff returned to a workplace that puts their health and wellness at the forefront. Two years later, we're happy to share that our efforts in both projects have been recognized with WELL Platinum certification by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The prestigious distinction was awarded through IWBI’s WELL v2 pilot, the latest version of the WELL Building Standard, which identifies and quantifies the steps needed to enhance human health through architecture.
Our New York office, located at 7 World Trade Center—the 52-story tower designed by SOM and completed in 2006—focuses on four main tenets: openness, mobility, sustainability, and wellness. It showcases healthy, low-carbon workplace design, spanning two interconnected floors that foster community through a forum, a shared cafe and lounge, amenities for meditation and breaks, and collaboration zones spread throughout the studio.
Our Chicago office, in the iconic Railway Exchange Building on South Michigan Avenue, features a full-height building atrium that emphasizes variety and connectivity across its two floors. Drawing on studies in neurodiversity and well-being, the office includes a customizable event space, communal tables, cafe-style huddle booths, a communicating stair, and varied seating arrangements.
Photos: Dave Burk
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