When remote work became the norm during the pandemic, it fundamentally changed our expectations of what a workplace could be. Rather than asking how to bring employees back into the office, this project asked a different question: what kinds of experiences are worth coming back for?

Designed as a headquarters for Anthropologie, the project is built around the idea of the Park Typology—a system of spatial elements inspired by public parks, where people naturally choose how they gather, work, rest, and move. Like a park, the office becomes a kit of parts rather than a collection of assigned rooms, allowing employees to select the environment that best supports the work they are doing.

To test the concept, I developed four employee personas, each with different schedules, work styles, and relationships to the office. Their daily routines became a way of evaluating how the workplace could accommodate individual needs while still encouraging moments of collaboration and community.

At the center of the building is a three-story fashion library and archive that functions as the heart of the office. More than a place to store materials, it serves as a shared civic space—a place for research, informal meetings, exhibitions, presentations, and chance encounters. Around it, flexible neighborhoods, maker spaces, quiet work areas, and collaborative zones create a workplace that adapts to people rather than expecting people to adapt to it.