Tucked between SoHo on the east and the Hudson River on the west, global ad network Havas' New York office is a vibrant, artistic hub spanning six floors in Manhattan's Hudson Square neighborhood.
The sprawling 260,000 square-foot space has a noticeably modern and minimalist slant, with an open-plan layout that is dotted with plenty of communal areas, couches, edgy staircases, mini-pods and graphic posters.
But that's hardly the most unique aspect of the Vivendi-owned
What makes the agency stand out is its emphasis on healthy, holistic living and clean eating - a passion project of its chief creative officer Harry Bernstein, who was brought on board when Havas acquired his social
"People always question whether there is such a thing as work-life balance in advertising, but what I'm pushing for is work-life integration," he told Business Insider. "If I'm asking you to dedicate yourself to this career, I have to be equally invested in you as a person. As a leader, it's my responsibility to lead people to this place of empathy and holistic living."
Havas New York has a dedicated meditation room, an analog room lined with hundreds of books and records and hosts a farmer's market for its employees every Tuesday.
We took a tour of the space on a recent Tuesday. Here are some highlights: