A Vision for the Space

Graham Windham is one of New York City’s oldest and most respected child welfare organizations — an institution with deep roots and a clear sense of identity. When they relocated to a new office, they approached the design of the space with genuine intentionality. The new office featured extensive floor-to-ceiling glass partitions throughout, and rather than leave them bare or treat them with a generic frosted film, Graham Windham arrived with a specific creative vision: a bold, graphic vinyl treatment that would define the character of the space, create visual distinction between zones, and make the office feel designed rather than merely furnished.

The Design

The treatment they envisioned was intricate. A field of precise vertical stripes would cover each glass surface, with large arch-shaped cutouts breaking the pattern — creating clear windows within the graphic field that preserved sightlines while giving each room a distinctive visual identity. The color palette varied by zone: a rich blue in one suite of rooms, a vivid green in another, a more restrained tone in transitional spaces. The result, when viewed from anywhere on the floor, is a space that reads as cohesive and considered — the same design language applied consistently across dozens of individual glass panels, with the colored arches receding down the length of the office like a procession of framings.