Located in a historically landmarked building in Manhattan’s Midtown South district, this approximately 2,000 square foot office project converted a blank canvas into the bright new headquarters for Little Bird, HR, a fast-growing firm dedicated to helping K-12 schools better manage their human resources. The space is configured as a large open loft with a conference room and private office separated from the main space by floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The general workspace is organized into three distinct zones, with the kitchen and lounge situated near the entrance to the office suite, while sleek white standing workstations for Little Bird’s team are arranged in a peninsula anchored to the suite’s west wall with its bright windows and views looking out over Fifth Avenue. Two of Little Bird’s slogans, ‘Woo Hoo’ and ‘Yay!’ are applied to the walls beside the workstations, and ‘You Did It!’ is on one of the walls in the area where staff have informal meetings, contributing to the overall happy vibe that the company is known for.
Studioteka’s design uses Little Bird’s brand imagery, upbeat slogans, and company colors, magenta, black, gray and yellow, to create a lively and playful atmosphere, well suited to the firm’s K-12 school clientele. Yellow acoustical panels are hung from the ceiling on thin cables at varying heights, both brightening and adding vibrance to the open loft space, while yellow accent walls can be seen through the glass which separates the conference room and private office from the rest of the space. Studioteka placed translucent film and a yellow horizontal band with Little Bird’s logo across the two glass entry doors to the suite, a design move that provides privacy while at the same time bringing the firm’s brand identity to the foreground. A translucent magenta band runs at the same height across the glass walls on the interior of the suite, while a magenta accent wall runs along the inside of the entry wall by the suite’s kitchen and lounge. The lounge has a bright yellow accent rug, a black Popin couch, and two gray Popin chairs arranged around a classic modern Noguchi glass table. Lastly, magenta is used to brighten the existing columns, wrapping the firm’s color scheme up and around the space. White Popin desks, gray accents, and black desk chairs complete the overall look. See photos taken by Studioteka below, with a professional shoot being scheduled in the not too distant future!
