{"id":197444,"date":"2022-06-07T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=197444"},"modified":"2023-01-26T15:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T20:04:49","slug":"architecture-research-office-creates-a-soothing-manhattan-headquarters-for-mattress-maker-casper","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/architecture-research-office-creates-a-soothing-manhattan-headquarters-for-mattress-maker-casper\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Research Office Creates a Soothing Manhattan Headquarters for Mattress Maker Casper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Beyond the glass entry doors and reception is a small Casper bedding vignette.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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June 7, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Fred A. Bernstein<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>James Ewing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Architecture Research Office Creates a Soothing Manhattan Headquarters for Mattress Maker Casper<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Casper, the mattress maker that calls itself the Sleep Company, wouldn\u2019t want to do anything jarring. \u201cIt was important to present a relaxing environment,\u201d says Kim Yao, a principal of Architecture Research Office<\/a>, which designed the company\u2019s lower Manhattan headquarters. \u201cOur use of curves and arches helps set the tone.\u201d There is no showroom in the space, but as Yao\u2019s co-principal Adam Yarinsky points out, \u201cWe\u2019re presenting the brand through its workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily ARO had already designed a product for FilzFelt called Plank, a pillowlike acoustical panel covered in felt. An oversize version of it now surrounds Casper\u2019s reception desk. Beyond reception, ARO had to provide space for 300 or so workers\u2014who are there on a hybrid basis\u2014while maintaining the quality of softness associated with the brand.
There are few private offices, in part because the views from the headquarters, which occupies 37,500 square feet on the 39th and 40th floors of 3 World Trade Center by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, are as spectacular as the sunlight pouring in. With the floor-to-ceiling glass entirely exposed, everyone at Casper gets to enjoy those amenities. Away from the windows, personal workstations alternate with pods, or collaboration booths, that are about 5 feet high. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in one, you feel very sheltered,\u201d Yao notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a lounge on the lower level of Casper\u2019s two-story headquarters, Reframe armchairs by EOOS mingle with Anderssen & Voll\u2019s Connect sectional and Five Pouf ottomans and Margrethe Odgaard\u2019s Ply rug, backdropped by a staircase paneled in solid white oak, the round recess upholstered in wool felt. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Conference rooms and telephone booths hug the building\u2019s core. Upper and lower common areas include a caf\u00e9 big enough for all-company meetings. The new stairway connecting them, sheathed in solid white oak planks, contains a circular felt-lined cutout for somebody to lounge in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casper wants its workers to be aware of how it presents products to consumers, so retail vignettes pepper the space, including one near reception. Other furniture, which ARO chose in conjunction with Casper\u2019s in-house design team, is a mix of pieces from Muuto and Herman Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal was a very direct connection to the architecture,\u201d Yarinsky says, explaining the decision to expose the concrete floor slabs throughout and leave mechanical equipment visible overhead. Also hanging from the ceiling are boat-shape acoustical panels, covered in felt and targeted by LED uplights. The panels bring noise down to a soothing level, which is exactly what a sleep company deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"ARO\u2019s
ARO\u2019s Plank 1 felt-covered acoustical panels sur\u00adround the custom oak reception desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flooring throughout is polished concrete; Casper\u2019s graphics team designed the mural.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The same white oak slats used for the stair balustrade enclose the kitchen. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The spun-aluminum pendant fixtures hanging from the exposed ceiling are also custom; arches are in keeping with the client\u2019s theme of softness. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Custom acoustical panels, uplit by LEDs that hang from them almost invisibly, shelter workstations by Layout Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The
The stairway connecting the office\u2019s two floors is new.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Beyond
Beyond the glass entry doors and reception is a small Casper bedding vignette.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
PRODUCT SOURCES<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FROM FRONT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
geiger<\/span><\/a>: armchairs (lounge)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
carvart<\/span><\/a>: workstations (of\u00adfice area)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
vode<\/span><\/a>: custom linear fixtures<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
softline<\/span><\/a>: armchairs<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Interface<\/span><\/a>: carpet tile<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
c.r. laurence<\/span><\/a>: doors (entry)<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
rockwood<\/span><\/a>: door pulls<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
THROUGHOUT<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
muuto<\/span><\/a>: dining chairs, dining tables, sofas, ot\u00adto\u00admans, rugs<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
kvadrat<\/span><\/a>: sofa fabric, ottoman fabric<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
filzfelt<\/span><\/a>: felt, acoustical panels<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
herman miller<\/span><\/a>: high tables, task chairs, desks<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
Shinnoki<\/span><\/a>: paneling<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
amerlux; flos<\/span><\/a>: recessed ceiling fixtures<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
hdlc<\/span><\/a>: lighting consultant<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
longman lindsey<\/span><\/a>: acoustical consultant<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
tmt<\/span><\/a>: audiovisual consul\u00adtant<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
benhar office interiors<\/span><\/a>: furniture sup\u00adplier<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
wsp<\/span><\/a>: structural engineer<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
ama<\/span><\/a>: mep<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
metropolitan architec\u00adtural woodwork<\/span><\/a>: wood\u00adwork<\/span><\/section>\n\n\n\n
clune construction<\/span><\/a>: general contractor<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n