Nike’s New York headquarters occupies six floors of 855 Avenue of the Americas. It was unveiled in June 2017, with an indoor basketball court seating 400, meeting rooms in a Volkswagen van, and a Swoosh of sedum on the roof, visible from the Empire State Building. We made it internally, Nike Brand Design EMEA with Nike’s Workplace Design + Connectivity team, and Nike Brand Design briefed and creative directed the outside agencies, including Studios Architecture.
Why it looks like this
A tie to the city. Dezeen reported that Nike opened the offices to build a stronger connection with New York. The 4,000-square-foot court hosts local league and high-school games as well as staff, and tiles by New York artist Micah Belamarich show moments from Nike and New York history.
Walking in like an athlete. Dezeen described an entrance tunnel “designed to make employees feel like an athlete entering a stadium,” a bleacher-style wooden stair to the third floor, and van meeting rooms that reference the one Bill Bowerman and Jeff Johnson used to distribute shoes.
