New York Times Expects Design to Boost Worker Productivity
The Times says its overarching goal for its space from the lobby to the 28th floor of its 52-story headquarters nearing completion was to create a better work environment for its employees. Toward that end, it approached the design of the office space the way its reporters would go at trying to write a Pulitzer Prize contender—it took its time and did a lot of research.
“In the New York Times space, there was a tremendous amount of detailed analysis using tools to verify that this building envelope with this system was going to maintain the highest level of comfort for occupants,” says David B. Cooper, president of the New York City office of Flack+Kurtz, a WSP Group Co.