An informal office environment that supports culture and workflow

Office for Sirius Advokater

At the harbour quay in Copenhagen the Danish law firm Sirius Advokater has a new base in a former warehouse that has been transformed into offices. With a transparent and informal office environment, the interior design supports the firm’s culture and work processes.

A warm and informal office environment, interiors

Facts about the project

  • Client

    Sirius Advokater

  • Place

    Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Service area

    Spaceplanning and interior design

  • Status

    Completed 2018

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Office room with a big table

A transparent and informal office environment

The vision for the new interior design of Sirius Advokater was – based on wishes from the management and employees – to create an informal, welcoming and atmospheric framework for their operations, where clients can be received in a professional setting, where they feel safe and comfortable.

An interior that encourages dialogue and knowledge sharing

The work of lawyers often requires discretion and privacy, and therefore it was important for all all employees to have individual offices. In addition, a number of meeting rooms are specially designed for hosting mediation and negotiations between clients. At the same time, it was important to create an office environment with a transparent character, so employees and visitors sense the workflow and everyday life in the office. Combined with open, informal meeting places, the interior encourages dialogue and knowledge sharing between the employees – an important culture at Sirius Advokater and something the decor now supports.

Privacy combined with social areas

“Following close collaboration with Sirius Advokater, and listening to their needs and wishes, we chose to partition offices and meeting rooms with large glass walls to create privacy, while still ensuring that employees and visitors would always sense the people and life in the office. The glass walls, which can be screened by heavy curtains, create a beautiful shadow effect, and are also architecturally aligned with the warehouse’s industrial style.”
Mette Gravergaard, Creative Manager for Spaceplanning and Interior Design.

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Offices and meeting centre

The interior design of Sirius Advokater consists of a back-office for employee facilities and offices as well as a more open and accessible front-office with meeting centre, reception, lounge area – where guests can prepare before and after meetings – and an open staff restaurant, which is also used for meetings, teaching and customer events.