MTA-Office of the Inspector General

Design of the new headquarters for the MTA Office of the Inspector General.  This 30,000 S.F. gut renovation includes executive conference rooms, private offices, training rooms and open space planning.  The scheme seeks to create an office environment of spatial hierarchy and visual drama within a floor plate with limited access to perimeter windows and a very restricted floor slab to ceiling slab height.  Natural light is filtered through perimeter offices via clerestory windows into the internal open plan offices.  Lowered ceiling planes corresponding to accented floor patterns highlight primary circulation systems that lead the visitor from the gallery-like reception area towards two full-height open office “atria” that anchor each wing of the L-shaped plan.  The serene color palette is punctuated by distinctly colored volumes each of which houses a different public activity.  In the main open office area three of these volumes create a pin wheel flow which animates the space while providing color coded orientation.

Architectural floor plan of a building with multiple rooms, corridors, and color-coded spaces representing different areas.

Plan with Color-Coded Program

Interior of an office waiting area with a green sofa, a black table with magazines, wall art, a tall plant, and a woman walking down a hallway.

Waiting Area / View down East Path

Empty conference room with eight black leather chairs around a large wooden table, each with a black placemat and a gray notepad. The room has beige walls, a door, frosted glass partitions, and a colorful poster on the wall.

Staff Conference Room

Interior of a building lobby with a curved counter, a small poinsettia plant, and a computer. The ceiling has recessed and track lighting. Two people are walking down a hallway in the background.

View of Reception Area

Colorful hand-drawn interior of an office or reception area, with a black ceiling, green wall, blue carpet, a red reception desk, and artwork on the wall.

Concept Sketch of Reception Area

An indoor hallway with beige walls, a curved green wall on the left, and a row of ceiling lights. There is a reception desk with a poinsettia plant and other items, with an exit sign and elevator doors visible in the background.

Walking South past Main Conference Room

A lobby area with elevator doors, a reception desk, a woman sitting at the desk, and glass doors leading outside, with a plant on the desk.

Elevator Lobby

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