L'Oréal USA Terminal Stores

An open office design studio with exposed brick walls, geometric linear ceiling lights, white worktables with flat file drawers, and employees working at computer stations lined with cosmetics product displays.

Historic Architecture. Contemporary Workplace

Goldstick Studio provided office lighting design for L’Oréal’s 41,000 SF Manhattan workplace, balancing the character of a historic warehouse with the performance and flexibility of a modern office environment.

Located within the historic Terminal Stores warehouse in West Chelsea, the workplace brings together L’Oréal’s creative teams in a collaborative office environment that celebrates the building’s exposed timber structure. Low ceilings and exposed mechanical systems required careful coordination to integrate low-profile linear lighting while preserving the integrity of the original architecture. Decorative fixtures establish distinct identities for conference rooms and lounge spaces, while layered lighting strategies provide visual comfort, flexibility, and an engaging workplace experience for employees and visitors.

Open office space with a creative flair.

Exceptional Color. Comfortable Performance.

As the workplace for a global cosmetics company, accurate color rendering was essential throughout the office to support product evaluation, design collaboration, and everyday decision-making. Limited daylight within the historic warehouse made the electric lighting strategy even more critical, requiring carefully selected light sources that delivered consistent color quality, visual comfort, and a balanced environment across various workspaces.

Decorative lighting creates an oasis within the larger office.

Spaces Designed for Conversation

Breakout areas offer employees a comfortable setting to collaborate, recharge, or meet informally throughout the day. Decorative lighting establishes each space as a destination within the workplace, adding warmth, scale, and identity while complementing the historic architecture. Combined with carefully integrated ambient lighting, the result is an environment that feels both refined and approachable, supporting collaboration, creativity, and the many ways people work beyond their desks.

Design in Detail

Spaces That Work Beautifully

From collaborative meeting spaces to color-critical environments, lighting adapts to the unique demands of each workplace experience.

A modern conference room with exposed wood beams and black pendant lamps over a white table where colleagues meet, a wall-mounted screen displaying an image labeled 'Terminal Stores,' and a woman writing on a whiteboard in the background.

Conference Room Lighting. Decorative pendant fixtures define the meeting space while integrated ambient lighting supports collaboration and presentations.

An industrial-style office hallway with wood columns and exposed ceiling beams, a leather butterfly chair and lipstick-patterned artwork in the foreground, a person walking past glass-walled offices, and an employee working at a desk on the right.

Modern Office Lighting. Integrated linear lighting complements the historic timber structure, creating a flexible workplace for the modern office.

Color-Critical Workplace Lighting. High-quality illumination supports product evaluation, design collaboration, and accurate color perception.

A cozy lounge area with a decorative woven wood ceiling and pendant lights, gray sofas with patterned throw pillows around a glass coffee table, and open bookshelves separating the space from a meeting area in the background.

Spaces Designed for Conversation. Decorative lighting brings warmth and character to informal gathering spaces, complementing the historic architecture.

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