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Modern multi-story building rendering with a reflective glass facade, featuring clean lines and cubic forms. Surrounded by green landscaping, the structure's transparency contrasts the adjacent traditional brick building, showcasing a blend of contemporary and historic urban architecture.
Modern multi-story building rendering with a reflective glass facade, featuring clean lines and cubic forms. Surrounded by green landscaping, the structure's transparency contrasts the adjacent traditional brick building, showcasing a blend of contemporary and historic urban architecture.

UNFCU

The United Nations’ Federal Credit Union building joins the rich menagerie of architectural styles on Long Island City.

Size 274,000 sf

Location Long Island City, NY

Services Architecture, Brand Experience, Interior Design, Landscape, Lighting, Strategy

Sectors Financial, Workplace

Spacious office with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a city skyline, featuring an open-plan layout with contemporary workstations, ergonomic chairs, and a neutral color palette complemented by natural light.

The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU)’s 16-story office building marries elegant design and strategic engineering. The south and west facades boast light grey glass and metal curtain walls, offering stunning views of Manhattan’s skyline, while the north and east sides are clad in light grey granite to harmonize with the vernacular architecture of LIC. A curved western facade maximizes natural daylight and enhances the street-level atmosphere by improving light and air flow. The building’s design emphasizes simplicity and elegance, with a spacious two-story lobby.

Beyond functioning as UNFCU’s headquarters, the building includes an employee cafeteria, fitness center, conference center, and administrative offices, serving as a fully-equipped hub for its global operations.

Positioned to maximize views of Manhattan's skyline and integrate with the surrounding area of Long Island City.

The building’s architecture combines functionality with a sleek, modern aesthetic.

Includes a range of facilities such as a fitness center, employee cafeteria, and conference center.

Modern office building entrance featuring a tall glass facade with a grid of metallic mullions, illuminated by warm interior lighting against the evening sky, showcasing transparency and contemporary design aesthetics.
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Modern boardroom with sleek, black rolling chairs around a long, polished wooden table, featuring expansive windows that frame a panoramic city skyline view, accentuating the room's natural lighting and urban context.

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