Freeths

Although the project began before the pandemic, the arrival of Covid gave Freeths even greater conviction about its move to agile working. This resulted in a more significant people to desk ratio reduction from 10:7 to 10:5 and helped the law firm reduce its space by almost two thirds from 30,000 sq. ft to 11,762 sq ft.

Informed by extensive research into employee wants and needs, the design is feature rich and maximises every square foot of available space. High concrete ceilings add volume to the office and exposed services and ductwork create a more modern design aesthetic.

Reducing the number of desks by two thirds has created ample space for other activity based work settings.  These ‘spaces within spaces’ give employees the choice to work from a variety of zones including the client suite, café, library, collaboration pods and desks, as their work dictates. The café has been set up as an alternative working space to help reduce pressure on meeting resources with an informal alternative.