Upon entering through the full height wooden doors, employees and visitors arrive into the main hall, escorted over bespoke concrete floor tiles arranged in a herringbone layout, and through a series of light coves. Marx was looking to embrace the grandeur of nearby Grand Central Station into this new single-story lobby. STUDIOS elected to enhance the perception of volume by dressing surfaces subtly in walnut and concrete with details in finished brass. The sense of arrival is further elevated with mechanically infused aromatic oils and jazz music, nostalgically curated to fit the turn of the twentieth century.

The end of the hall is justly anchored with a custom designed, sculptural reception desk in brushed brass, whose faceted geometry guides visitors to the reception seating area and walnut-lined elevator lobby and the amenity lounge above.

Ascending to the private amenity space, tenants are drawn through the elevator lobby with a direct approach toward the south facing terrace, flooding light into the lounge. The high-end, hospitality aesthetic and materiality is continuous from the ground floor entry experience. Arranged in an isolated corner of the lounge, the boardroom commands a serious tone with grey fabric wall panels, carpet and upholstery offset by playfully suspended light fixtures. Beyond the accordion glass partitions, tenants enter a subtle breakout space programmed as an open pantry with dark wood cabinetry along the wall, complimenting the adjacent black painted brick walls.

Building upon the refined lobby palette, STUDIOS incorporated colorful graphic wall prints, area rugs, and velvet upholstered furniture within the lounge. The space offers various seating configurations that provide numerous ways to entertain or conduct business in a relaxed setting. Gracefully suspended above the seating areas is a lustrous chandelier by Artemest Mondrian Glass, selected for its captivating geometry and warm brass finish.