BOX Studios was tasked with the office design for milk distributing company fairlife, located in Chicago, Illinois.
Fairlife, a dairy farm committed to sustainability, has grown exponentially since opening in 2012, and reached out to BOX to expand their original design of the dairy company’s headquarters in Chicago. BOX set out to expand the innovative workspace with an open yet home-like concept that fits personality of the growing team. As a company with a special affinity for the natural environment, Fairlife wanted a farm-to-table atmosphere with plenty of natural light and plenty of greenery throughout.
Immediately faced with the challenges of designing around power poles due to the cost and difficulties in trenching an existing concrete floor, BOX created a solution to embrace them. Instead of hiding them, “Main Street” was created to bear a resemblance to a side street in a small village. BOX designed clever street signs to transform the power poles, upholstered benches around a copy and printing area for casual conversation, and planters with healthy plants to set the mood.
