Market Axess, a 3- story office space in Hudson Yards NYC, NY was designed as a result of Spacesmith’s benchmarking study. Creating a clean, modern design with open workstations, private office and gathering spaces, this space was ideal for the Compose system. Lighting Workshop’s belief that light should be richly experimental in a fundamentally human way blended perfectly with Spacesmith’s vision. Market Axess is a 83,000 sf space containing open workspaces, a communal café, small breakout rooms and focus areas. Supporting the illumination of the workspace with the need to constantly adapt without losing its character, was the design intent. The space expresses a major rebranding effort focusing on transparency and a high-performance office designed as a launching pad for product development. The client requested areas for open communication, collaborative interaction, and executive summits, as well as an environment that could attract new hires and allow for future growth. As a result, it was imperative for the lighting to conform to its key programming: Open plan workstations, Communal zones, Breakout spaces, and Focus areas. Compose was used as a grazer to both highlight the architectural details on the prismatic, 3 stories atrium wall, as well as the perimeter lighting for the hallways. Thanks to its indirect nature, and asymmetric beam, the light was precisely directed towards the desired planes, without the need to build coves, thanks to its wide range of prefabricated metal coves designed to seamlessly integrate into the architecture via a seamless, and streamlined installation.