GALVANIZE
New York, New York
Its New York campus designed by BR Design Associates is a two-floor, 60,000-square-foot facility scheduled for completion in 2017. A former candy factory is converted into a lively environment where the two principal areas, dedicated to schooling and co-working, form one unified space. Like other technology-oriented offices, Galvanize prizes flexibility, using a folding wall, community spaces, open workstations and scattered meeting areas to provide a variety of environments. But the space is anything but generic. Besides an LED-illuminated “tunnel” the designers created to connect the two main areas, there are such gestures to New York City as a staircase inspired by cast iron sidewalks, learning booths made of colored glass replicating subway logos, a hidden original vaulted ceiling now left exposed, and a loading dock converted into a coffee shop to proudly celebrate the Big Apple’s role in the digital economy.
