When TikTok touched down on American shores, i.e. Los Angeles, in 2019, it laid claim to the world’s most downloaded app. The same holds true this year, which is also when the company expanded to Manhattan, staking out 150,000 square feet for 1,000 employees across the five top floors of the 58-story H&M tower—fittingly steps from Broadway and its myriad dance numbers. Now, as then, the Gensler project was led by design director and senior associate Chris Mitchell, who translated some of the West Coast tropes to suit the soul of the city.

2019 年，TikTok 登陆美国，首站选址洛杉矶， 便迅速成为全球下载量最高的应用程序。今年，TikTok 再次取得佳绩，并进军曼哈顿，在 58 层高的 H&M 大厦顶层租用了五层 15 万平方英尺的办公空间，容纳 1000 名员工——距离百老汇及其多元舞蹈表演仅几步之遥。与之前一样，Gensler 的这个项目依然由设计总监兼高级合伙人克里斯·米切尔（Chris Mitchell）主导，他将一些西海岸的经典元素融入到曼哈顿的城市肌理之中。

For the TikTok New York office, the play of the neon elevator lobbies of L.A. have been re-envisioned with LED panels in colors and images representing pizza, yellow cabs, and the Statue of Liberty. In the café, LED tubes abstract the subway map, while, behind the servery counter, climbing ropes reference “Spider Man successfully scaling tall buildings,” Mitchell says, adding that, “The boardroom is a circular space in a square building,” its otherworldly oculus subtly recalling James Turrell’s work. And everywhere, including from multiple balconies, are views stretching from the Empire State Building to the Freedom Tower.

TikTok 纽约办公室的设计灵感源自洛杉矶霓虹闪烁的电梯厅，设计师用 LED 面板重新演绎了这一主题，面板上的色彩和图像分别代表披萨、黄色出租车和自由女神像。咖啡厅里，LED 灯管抽象地呈现了地铁线路图；服务台后面的攀爬绳索则让人联想到“蜘蛛侠成功攀爬高楼”，米切尔说道。他还补充道：“会议室位于一座方形建筑内，却是一个圆形空间”，其超凡脱俗的圆形天窗巧妙地呼应了詹姆斯·特瑞尔的作品。此外，从包括多个阳台在内的所有空间，都能欣赏到从帝国大厦到自由塔的壮丽景色。

Words: Edie Cohen

Photography: Benny Chan/Fotoworks

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