Economist and Prodigy Network CEO Rodrigo Niño was looking to create a club-workspace hybrid that would inhabit the mind, body, and soul. Enter the Assemblage, which, thanks to New York firm Meyer Davis, has opened in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood as a calming collaborative space that emphasizes biophilia and social progress. “We were less inspired by visual references and more by the idea of what it means to assemble,” says lead designer Rebecca Hernandez. A refined look has been combined with organic materials like oak, Calacatta marble, and tweed-like fabrics, which layer a neutral backdrop with pops of color.


Spanning 12 floors and 38,000 square feet, “the building is programmed differently on almost every floor,” she says, with low-slung sofas populating the mezzanine level, a glass wall that separates meeting spaces, and a meditation room complete with gongs for sound baths, throw pillows, and floor poufs. To be truly connected to nature, the ground floor includes a plant-based bar that blends with the space’s deep teal and wine hues. The lobby features communal seating zones, while other areas, like meeting rooms, include custom desks crafted to match the partition system made from blackened steel, which allows members to customize the spaces to fit their needs. In the offices, a calming palette marries art, foliage, and moveable doors. But to connect the disparate spaces, dark wood, steel, and black furniture are found throughout, and accents like velvet drapery allow for an ambiance that is “more like home than work,” notes project manager Amanda Tomlinson.