FNA Studio - Office to Residential Conversion

We were commissioned to visualize ideas of office to residential conversion for Manhattan's highrise office towers for 5Boro research. 5BORO is a think tank that "advances fiscally responsible, equitable and creative solutions to NYC's most challenging problems". The report, titled "Flexible Co-Living: Advancing a New Housing Model for Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC", was released in Fall 2023 with our studies of existing office footprints transformed to both co-living and dormitory-style floor plans and perspectives, Coverage on the report included a NYT story by journalist James Barron

Bedroom with transom interior windows adjacent to perimeter office windows. Work area included within private bedroom

Private bedroom featuring cabinetry storage and shelving

Co-living floor plan with plumbing centralized near elevator and stair core for ease of construction

Visualization of a shared kitchen area with roommate bedrooms to left

Visualization of dormitory-style layout with smaller bedrooms and large common areas

Dormitory-style layout with perimeter bedrooms in an existing office building with 360 windows

Visualization of common area in dormitory-style plan floorplate with large common areas and dorm rooms beyond

'To address these compounding challenges and tackle the so-called “urban doom loop,” 5BORO has undergone extensive research to advance a new housing model we are calling Flexible Co-Living Housing.' -- 5BORO report on Office-to-Residential Conversion - Co-Living

Core floor plan of remainder of floor plate after office furniture and partitions removed as sequencing demonstration as building is renovated to become a residential building

Existing office plan prior to removing office furniture and demolishing interior partitions

Visualization of prior office in this Midtown Manhattan 1950s modernist building with 360 perimeter windows