This unit is one of the first businesses to open in Tower 3, which will eventually be full of restaurants and shopping.

Some of the restaurant’s features inspired by the Oculus include: reflective and transparent materials to allow light to pass through; mirrors over the front serve line that mimic the Oculus; ceiling articulation that transforms into Sweetgreen’s pickup zone (pictured above); and an intentional industrial kitchen design to create contrast. 

Sweetgreen plans to open more locations with only outdoor seating and announced it would be opening 30 more units before the end of 2021.

“In the last year, we’ve seen a greater shift toward open-air and outdoor dining experiences and wanted to ensure that we’re delivering on that for our customers,” said Haber.