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Ted Moudis Associates wanted a dynamic environment that would allow for increased productivity and collaboration. They achieved this at their new 79 Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S.  location.

This 32,000 s/f, two-story space comprises of a main reception area, studio workspace, administrative offices, resource library, multiple meeting rooms and cafe.

The premise for the design was to harmonize a "progressive" type of office with an established place of work. In order to obtain this, it was important to first understand TMA's culture and processes and then explore ways to combine innovative techniques with traditional practices.

The result was a mixture of both creativity and functionality. This is visible throughout the open studio workspace as well as the shared common areas. Low panels at the workstations allow for visual interaction with maximum daylight exposure. Single size workstations provide the flexibility without hierarchical A structure made up of different levels like a company organization chart. The higher levels have control or precedence over the lower levels. Hierarchical structures are a one-to-many relationship; each item having one or more items below it.  positions.

The clear glass partitions, located in the meeting areas, help to define the space without visual barriers. A communal staircase staircase - jaggies  along with a multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose  
adj.
Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software.


multipurpose
Adjective
 room and cafe further creates the opportunity for interaction. TMA TMA Turnaround Management Association
TMA Texas Medical Association
TMA Transportation Management Association
TMA Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR)
TMA Tooling & Manufacturing Association
 utilizes this space by holding company meetings, industry events and training seminars.
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Title Annotation:Interiors
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Date:Jan 17, 2007
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