Artsy

Vision & Strategic Planning
Research
Positioning & Concept Development
Spatial Identity & Systems
Programming
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Artsy sought a workplace that embodies its mission to connect the world with art. With workplace researchers PLASTARC, we conducted a strategy engagement – leadership interviews, staff workshops, surveys, observational studies – to understand the culture and spatial needs of an organization. The research identified the tensions defining Artsy’s operations: art and science, autonomy and belonging, spontaneity and planning, start-up and grown-up. The design proposal reimagines the office as a city. Departments function as neighborhoods buffered by collaborative “park” spaces for planned and spontaneous exchange. Two anchors organize the whole: the Hub, a flexible central workspace with a digital dashboard connecting Artsy’s global offices, and the Salon, a public-facing interface for community programming, exhibitions, and events.