TPG Structure creates “memorable moments” inside NHL Headquarters in Manhattan

Daring graphics and a tall media wall are among the many options within the TPG Structure-designed dwelling workplace for North America’s Nationwide Hockey League, which spans 5 flooring in a brand new skyscraper.

The venture is situated in One Manhattan West, a glazed, 67-storey tower designed by SOM. The constructing is a part of an rising mixed-use improvement atop railroad tracks within the metropolis’s Far West Facet district.

The NHL occupies flooring 23 by way of 27, encompassing a complete of 160,000 sq. toes (14,864 sq. metres). About 600 staff work within the workplace.

Native agency TPG Structure – which has designed a number of NHL initiatives because the Nineteen Nineties – aimed to create a versatile and high-functioning work atmosphere that captures the spirit of the skilled ice hockey league.

“We got down to develop a linked, tech-enabled office that showcases the NHL’s dedication to its gamers, followers and staff,” the structure studio mentioned.

“The result’s an inspiring workplace that options memorable moments all through, immersing each workers members and their friends into the League’s tradition.”

The league was began in 1917 and consists of 32 member golf equipment – 25 within the US and 7 in Canada. The organisation was previously based mostly in a tower on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.

The brand new headquarters encompasses a variety of areas, together with personal places of work, open workspaces, assembly rooms, media suites, social areas and a cafeteria that doubles as a “city corridor”. The principle entry and govt suite are on the twenty seventh degree.

To unify the completely different areas, the staff used a black-and-white scheme with pops of color – a transfer impressed by the NHL’s brand, which consists of a monochromatic defend.

Inside finishes embody concrete flooring, beige carpeting and warm-toned wooden.

Flooring are linked by a function staircase lined with an 18-foot-tall (5.5-metre) media wall. Video games, graphics, social media feeds and workers bulletins are showcased on the wall.

NHL memorabilia is discovered all through the headquarters, together with a wall with pucks signed by gamers, a partition fabricated from hockey sticks, and a hall lined with uniforms from the league’s member golf equipment.

One space contains a freestanding glass pane with an etching of the Stanley Cup trophy.

“This space is nice for visiting gamers to come back in and participate in media interviews and different content-capturing actions,” the staff mentioned.

The work zones provide loads of alternatives for group actions, which was considerably missing within the league’s former headquarters.

“We interspersed extra collaborative environments to spice up productiveness,” the staff mentioned.

“Huddle cubicles, whiteboards with tabletop seating, and casual lounge areas are discovered all through the workplace.”

Different areas within the headquarters embody a Participant Security Space, the place video games are monitored in real-time and video clips are created for disciplinary evaluation. The workplace additionally has a newsroom, broadcasting studio and modifying suites.

TPG Structure was based in 1979 and is predicated in New York Metropolis. Its in depth portfolio of workplace initiatives consists of the conversion of a former tobacco manufacturing facility in North Carolina into an promoting company.

The pictures is by Eric Laignel.