TPG Architecture Designs Major League Soccer Headquarters as an "Office as Stadium" in New York

Key facts

• Major League Soccer moved its New York headquarters to the Penn 2 skyscraper.
• TPG Architecture designed the two-storey office to mirror the dynamics of a soccer pitch.
• The office opened earlier this year, just before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
• The opening coincided with the thirtieth anniversary of Major League Soccer.
• The "office as stadium" concept came from feedback the MLS Commissioner collected from current and former players, coaches, retired athletes, and long-standing employees.
• Visitors enter through a tunnelled elevator bay clad in custom mesh weave described as "goalie net-esque."
• Programmable LED lighting and ceiling-mounted LED screens can display branding for visitors, clubs, or sponsors.
• A reception area features a wall of jerseys and the MLS Championship Cup on a pedestal.
• A grand staircase lined with a digital LED banner connects to spaces called the Midfield, including meditation and wellness rooms, coffee bars, and a bottom-floor cafe.
• The lower level includes a "dugout-style" IT technical corner inspired by a stadium's technical area.
• Conference and meeting rooms are lined with screens and primarily grey carpeting and seating, with "grass green" and cobalt "MLS-blue" accents.
• A diagonal slash motif from the MLS shield logo is incorporated throughout the project.
• TPG Architecture previously completed an NHL headquarters in Manhattan and an advertising agency office in North Carolina.
• MLS was founded in 1996 after the US hosted the 1994 World Cup.
• Dezeen recently rounded up the 23 stadiums slated to host the 2030 World Cup.