JPMorganChase, New York
when
2025
where
New York
architecture
Foster+Partners
interior design
SOM
UniFor, together with Molteni&C, contributes to the realization of the interiors of 270 Park Avenue, the new global headquarters of JPMorganChase in New York. Designed by Foster + Partners, the tower stands as a new landmark on the Midtown Manhattan skyline: 60 floors, 423 meters high, a fully electric building with net-zero operational emissions.
Within this large-scale urban intervention, the Molteni Group plays a key role in the development of workspaces and representative areas through highly complex, tailor-made solutions.
In particular, UniFor is a central contributor to the design and realization of operational systems, partitions and custom furnishings for the trading floors and the upper executive levels of the tower, while Molteni&C completes the interiors with a curated selection of loose furniture.
A suspended architecture between public space and workplace
The tower at 270 Park Avenue rises from the ground through a structural system composed of fan-shaped columns and triangular bracing, freeing the street level and creating a monumental, full-height public lobby.
Twenty-four main columns lift the building volume approximately 24 meters above ground, ensuring visual continuity between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue and returning an open, permeable space to the city.
The building is conceived as an urban infrastructure as well as a corporate headquarters, closely connected to the Midtown fabric and the nearby Grand Central Terminal. From an environmental perspective, the project targets LEED Platinum v4 certification and the WELL Health-Safety Rating: the building is powered entirely by renewable energy from hydroelectric plants, and 97% of the materials from the demolition of the former Union Carbide Building have been recovered or reused.
Designed to accommodate up to 10,000 people, 270 Park Avenue reinterprets the traditional office skyscraper model.
Above the main lobby are the eight trading floors (levels 3–10), the operational core of the bank’s financial activities, with interior design by SOM.
At the heart of the tower lies the Exchange, a triple-height space connecting multiple levels and bringing together sixteen different types of environments for meetings, events and collaborative work.
The upper floors host executive areas and client-facing spaces, complemented by panoramic terraces with natural vegetation.
Wellbeing is a central theme throughout the project: double the amount of fresh outdoor air compared to regulatory standards, circadian lighting, a health and wellness center with gym, yoga and cycling rooms, and dedicated meditation spaces.
Extensive glazed surfaces ensure 30% more natural daylight than a conventional building, while column-free floor plates allow for flexible layouts adaptable over time.
Within this framework, UniFor and Molteni&C translate the architectural and environmental principles of the project into concrete solutions for spatial organization and contemporary work.
UniFor’s contribution
Trading Floors | Levels 3–10
A high-performance operational landscape
The eight trading floors, designed with interior architecture by SOM, represent one of the most complex functional cores of the building, characterized by high workstation density and advanced technological integration.
Here, UniFor delivers a comprehensive system of custom-designed operational furniture and partitions, developed to meet stringent requirements in terms of ergonomics, durability and systems integration.
Workstations feature custom tables with wood-effect laminate tops and divider panels, introducing a warm material presence within a highly technical environment. Electrically height-adjustable systems support sit/stand working, while a centrally painted grey structure integrates cabling and mechanisms, ensuring visual order and ease of maintenance.
UniFor’s industrial capability to combine large-scale production with a high degree of customization enabled the creation of a coherent, repeatable system precisely tailored to JPMorganChase’s operational needs.
The Client Center 1, located on levels 15 and 16 and designed by Gensler, features UniFor’s bespoke partition systems defining more private work environments.
Derived from the AP system and reinterpreted in a custom configuration, the partitions combine solid and single-glazed panels, bronze-anodized aluminum profiles, and a range of solid wood doors in single, double and triple configurations.
The result is a system that balances privacy and transparency, contributing to the creation of work and meeting spaces fully aligned with the bank’s institutional identity.
Executive Offices | Levels 45–47
Tailored executive spaces, entirely custom-made
On the executive levels 45, 46 and 47, designed by Gensler, UniFor’s contribution reaches its highest level of customization. Executive offices are conceived as bespoke environments, developed around the specific needs of each occupant.
The custom furnishing system includes veneered oak wall panels, integrated storage units, electrically height-adjustable desks, mobile units and overhead cabinets with lacquered fronts and bronze-painted metal structures.
Executive floors are completed with elliptical meeting tables, custom reception desks and RP glazed partitions with bronze-painted finishes, ensuring transparency and acoustic comfort.
Alongside UniFor’s custom systems, Molteni&C contributes to the definition of the interiors through a curated selection of loose furniture that introduces comfort, representational quality and a domestic dimension.
On the CC2 levels (48–51), dedicated to representational functions and lounges, furnishings designed by Gio Ponti, Vincent Van Duysen and Rodolfo Dordoni create sophisticated and welcoming environments.
On the executive floors, Molteni&C elements complete the spaces developed by UniFor, contributing to differentiated identities aligned with the occupants’ roles. Throughout the building, Molteni&C’s presence acts as a measured counterpoint to the highly technical nature of the architecture.
