The space in which my internship takes place is a nice, open, spacious two room office suite on the West Side of Manhattan. Although it gives the designers and other office workers plenty of space to work and move about in, upper management felt that it might be time for a change.

For the past three years, Sacatelle has been located in Garment District in an office building that has multiple companies on any given floor. Sacatelle shares their floor with two other companies, both of which are within the fashion industry. Although the place is spacious enough for Sacatelle’s every day needs, the building is a bit old and so they were hoping to make a bit of an upgrade.

For a week, our offices were relocated closer to Herald Square, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The place was nothing fancy, but it was nice to be greeted at the door by a very friendly security guard upon entering the building. The elevator for this building was much faster than the one within the company’s original location. When I arrived that first Monday, the halls of the second floor we would be working from were dull and gray. The doors to each office were a single door with a solid dark grey color to it, and had a passcode you had to enter to get in.

The space we would be working from happened to be a shared space, offered to us by the Creative Director’s uncle. The space however, was a small, closed quarters area that was adjacent to the Creative Director’s uncle’s company. It was tough each day trying to figure out spaces for each designer. It was important for the staff to be aware of what hours each intern was to be in any given day. Ultimately, by the end of the week, it was decided that it was best to just move back to our original location on 38th Street.

Although we were only at the other office briefly, and despite its lack of space, I actually didn’t mind it so much. Within the normal working space, everyone is usually spaced out from each other, which makes it a bit difficult to strike up conversations and get to know one another better. It was easier to not only be able to talk to one another, but also easier to tell when a senior designer may not have been as busy with work and thus available for any assistance or necessary on-the-spot feedback needed. I felt it was easier to feel closer and connected to the people I was working with. Once we were back in the old office, things changed back to that normal feeling of separation and business as usual.