On the 14th floor of a Park Avenue high rise, overlooking Grand Central Station in the heart of Manhattan, is GFP Real Estate’s new office. As landlords for much of New York’s office buildings, GFP needed their own space to reflect their culture and serve as an example to tenants. Our challenge was to create an environment that felt communal and connected while still giving executives their acoustic privacy. Our solution was to flank the main space with office, group staff centrally around a long desk space and to counter that compactness, provide a fun and enjoyable cafe space that felt like it was almost like going out for lunch.