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Based in New York, ACE brings graphic clarity to art galleries, workspaces, and historic residences by pairing stark modern white surfaces and precise wall-ceiling detailing with preserved historic frescoes and sharp ironwork. The work serves as a strong reference when integrating subtle exhibition mounting systems into historic structures or calibrating high-contrast shadow lines across contemporary entry thresholds.

Open office workspace with exposed steel deck ceiling and modular desks by ACE.

Open office workspace with exposed steel deck ceiling and modular desks

An interior precedent for industrial office design featuring exposed metal deck ceilings and modular white workstations.

What we like about this project
Slotted vertical channels integrated directly into the wall-ceiling junction for flexible mounting.

Materials

  • galvanized-steel
  • painted-metal
  • laminate
  • carpet

Visual identifiers

  • exposed-steel-decking
  • open-office
  • slotted-columns
  • white-workstations

Style tags

  • industrial
  • utilitarian
  • minimal

Visual tags

  • industrial
  • workspace
  • adaptive-reuse
  • open-plan
  • exposed-structure
Geometry
Rectangular open-plan office bay defined by exposed structural steel floor decking overhead and vertical slotted columns at the perimeter.
Structural guess
Exposed steel composite deck floor slab supported by steel beams and slotted uprights.
Spatial scale
Standard office floor-to-ceiling height, scaled for workstations and seated occupants.
Lighting
Direct task lighting on desks paired with a simple pendant fixture and soft ambient light from off-camera sources.
Atmosphere
Active, focused, and raw with industrial textures.
Environmental context
Interior workspace featuring workstations, computer setups, and staff in motion.
Spatial experience
The raw industrial ceiling contrasts with the clean, white working surface below, creating a functional and unpretentious studio environment.
Composition rhythm
Repeating parallel steel floor beams overhead establish a strong rhythmic module across the ceiling plane.
Style reading
Industrial utilitarian workspace
Program
Design studio or office workspace
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
galvanized-steel, painted-metal, laminate, carpet
Visual identifiers
exposed-steel-decking, open-office, slotted-columns, white-workstations
Style tags
industrial, utilitarian, minimal
Visual tags
industrial, workspace, adaptive-reuse, open-plan, exposed-structure
Geometry
Rectangular open-plan office bay defined by exposed structural steel floor decking overhead and vertical slotted columns at the perimeter.
Structural guess
Exposed steel composite deck floor slab supported by steel beams and slotted uprights.
Spatial scale
Standard office floor-to-ceiling height, scaled for workstations and seated occupants.
Lighting
Direct task lighting on desks paired with a simple pendant fixture and soft ambient light from off-camera sources.
Atmosphere
Active, focused, and raw with industrial textures.
Environmental context
Interior workspace featuring workstations, computer setups, and staff in motion.
Spatial experience
The raw industrial ceiling contrasts with the clean, white working surface below, creating a functional and unpretentious studio environment.
Composition rhythm
Repeating parallel steel floor beams overhead establish a strong rhythmic module across the ceiling plane.
Style reading
Industrial utilitarian workspace
Program
Design studio or office workspace
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Open office workspace with exposed steel deck ceiling and modular desks by ACE.

Open office workspace with exposed steel deck ceiling and modular desks

An interior precedent for industrial office design featuring exposed metal deck ceilings and modular white workstations.

What we like about this project
Slotted vertical channels integrated directly into the wall-ceiling junction for flexible mounting.

Materials

  • galvanized-steel
  • painted-metal
  • laminate
  • carpet

Visual identifiers

  • exposed-steel-decking
  • open-office
  • slotted-columns
  • white-workstations

Style tags

  • industrial
  • utilitarian
  • minimal

Visual tags

  • industrial
  • workspace
  • adaptive-reuse
  • open-plan
  • exposed-structure
Geometry
Rectangular open-plan office bay defined by exposed structural steel floor decking overhead and vertical slotted columns at the perimeter.
Structural guess
Exposed steel composite deck floor slab supported by steel beams and slotted uprights.
Spatial scale
Standard office floor-to-ceiling height, scaled for workstations and seated occupants.
Lighting
Direct task lighting on desks paired with a simple pendant fixture and soft ambient light from off-camera sources.
Atmosphere
Active, focused, and raw with industrial textures.
Environmental context
Interior workspace featuring workstations, computer setups, and staff in motion.
Spatial experience
The raw industrial ceiling contrasts with the clean, white working surface below, creating a functional and unpretentious studio environment.
Composition rhythm
Repeating parallel steel floor beams overhead establish a strong rhythmic module across the ceiling plane.
Style reading
Industrial utilitarian workspace
Program
Design studio or office workspace
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
galvanized-steel, painted-metal, laminate, carpet
Visual identifiers
exposed-steel-decking, open-office, slotted-columns, white-workstations
Style tags
industrial, utilitarian, minimal
Visual tags
industrial, workspace, adaptive-reuse, open-plan, exposed-structure
Geometry
Rectangular open-plan office bay defined by exposed structural steel floor decking overhead and vertical slotted columns at the perimeter.
Structural guess
Exposed steel composite deck floor slab supported by steel beams and slotted uprights.
Spatial scale
Standard office floor-to-ceiling height, scaled for workstations and seated occupants.
Lighting
Direct task lighting on desks paired with a simple pendant fixture and soft ambient light from off-camera sources.
Atmosphere
Active, focused, and raw with industrial textures.
Environmental context
Interior workspace featuring workstations, computer setups, and staff in motion.
Spatial experience
The raw industrial ceiling contrasts with the clean, white working surface below, creating a functional and unpretentious studio environment.
Composition rhythm
Repeating parallel steel floor beams overhead establish a strong rhythmic module across the ceiling plane.
Style reading
Industrial utilitarian workspace
Program
Design studio or office workspace
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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