1,600 people in 24 cities living 4 values for 1 goal:
To use design to help our clients succeed.
We create exceptional environments that meet our clients' most complex design challenges.
We inspire people through our work by expressing timeless cultural, organizational and personal values.
We connect people and place with ideas that come from many minds and imaginations.
We care about serving our clients, enriching lives, improving communities and protecting our natural environment through design.
We are a global architecture, design, engineering and planning firm.
“The lawyers and our support staff are proud of the environment in which they work. The feedback from our staff has been exceptional. People comment about the sense of openness, transparency and community.”
The office was selected as one of “four spaces redefining the workplace” by Fortune magazine and earned a Citation for Excellence in the Businessweek / Architectural Record awards recognizing design’s positive impact on business results. “The space must be a fantastic recruiting tool,” noted the jurors.
SJ Berwin used the relocation to its new offices as an opportunity to change the way its people worked. HOK’s design creates a non-traditional office space with a dynamic open plan and transparent ambience — a place where people want to be. In contrast to the conservative, hierarchical environment of a traditional law firm, SJ Berwin’s offices mirror the aesthetics and amenities of a boutique hotel.
HOK developed the interior master plan for the building renovation in association with Seth Stein Architects. Though the budget was modest, public spaces are colorful and beautifully detailed. Clients enter through a double-height light cube that regularly changes color. Three atria bring light and life into central spaces surrounded by glass-fronted offices. By adding a fourth floor to the building, our design allowed for the creation of a half-acre roof garden on the Thames River side that is among central London’s largest.
BREEAM Very Good
250,000 sq. ft. / 23,200 sq. m.
Architecture
Consulting
Facility Programming
Interior Design
British Council of Offices – Regional London Winner, Refurbished/Recycled Workplace
Businessweek and Architectural Record – Citation for Excellence
Number of meeting rooms
19 February 2007
“The Boutique Hotel”
Fortune
28 November 2007
“SJ Berwin Citation for Excellence”
Businessweek