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KNOWN AS A POWERHOUSE OF BRANDED AND PRIVATE LABEL CLOTHING, GARAN, INC. LOOKED TO EXPAND THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN MANHATTAN. AT GARAN, THEIR CLOTHING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. BY LEANING INTO NEUTRAL TONES AND NATURAL TEXTURES, THEIR HEADQUARTERS ALLOWS GARAN’S PRODUCTS TO SHINE THROUGH IN THEIR SHOWROOMS AND WORKROOMS. VETTED MATERIALS AND TEXTURES ADD ELEVATED LEVELS OF DETAIL IN CORRIDORS AND PRIVATE OFFICES. EVERY DAY, EMPLOYEES OF GARAN ARE INVITED INTO A WORKPLACE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PAINT THEIR OWN CANVAS WITH CREATIVITY.

FINISH PLANS TRANSITIONS FROM WORKPLACE TO SHARED COMMUNAL SPACES WERE THOUGHT OUT TO ALLOW USERS SEAMLESS COLLABORATIVE WORKFLOW. MINIMAL FLOOR MATERIALS ALLOWS THE DESIGN TO DIAL DOWN BUSYNESS AND INVITES SUBTLY.

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BY INTEGRATING A NEW STAIR AND CONNECTING THE TWO LEVELS OF GARAN’S HEADQUARTERS, THIS DESIGN ALLOWED CLOSER CONNECTION TO EACH DEPARTMENT AND TO FEEL WOVEN TOGETHER AS ONE WHOLE COMPANY.

COMMUNAL SPACES, TOUCH DOWN AREAS, AND AREAS TO COLLABORATE WERE INPORTANT TO GARAN TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE TYPICAL OFFICE DESIGN. GARAN’S CAFE INTRODUCED A VARIETY OF WORK SURFACES AS WELL AS PLACES TO GRAB A COFFEE WITH A COWORKER.

A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE REDESIGN OF GARAN’S HEADQUARTERS WAS ENSURING PROPER LIGHTING AND ADEQUATE DISPLAY SPACES. THE WORKROOMS AND SHOWROOMS INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE LIGHTING STUDIES TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCT IS SEEN IN THE PROPER LIGHTING COLOR TEMPERATURE. WHETHER VIEWING PRODUCT ON DISPLAY OR WORKING WITH COLOR TECHNICIANS, THE SPACES AT GARAN HAD TO BE PROPERLY AND WELL LIT.

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TYPICAL GARAN WORKROOM/SHOWROOM

INTERIOR DESIGN & HISTORIC PRESERVATION