Designing a Timeless Space for a Global White-Shoe Law Firm
Confidential Law Firm, Singapore
Design & Build
14,670 SFT
reinforce the firm’s brand, enabling its people, supporting its culture, and aligning with long-term business goals
The Challenge
As one of the world’s most respected white-shoe law firms, this American multinational operates with an unwavering commitment to discretion, trust, and professional excellence. When planning its new office in Singapore, the firm was driven by a clear objective: balancing functional performance with an elevated client experience.
This was more than a change of address, it was a strategic opportunity to reimagine the workplace as a true embodiment of the firm's identity. It had to reinforce the firm’s brand, enabling its people, supporting its culture, and aligning with long-term business goals.
As one of the world’s most respected white-shoe law firms, this American multinational operates with an unwavering commitment to discretion, trust, and professional excellence. When planning its new o...read more
extensive spatial assessments and test-fits across shortlisted locations to ensure optimal layout efficiency, user flow, and scalability
The Solution
To address this challenge, Space Matrix led a highly collaborative design process rooted in strategy, precision, and discretion. The engagement began with extensive spatial assessments and test-fits across shortlisted locations to ensure optimal layout efficiency, user flow, and scalability.
The design approach was anchored in one central idea: to translate timeless professionalism into space. This intent guided a series of visioning workshops with the firm’s leadership, where brand values, cultural nuances, and long-term business needs were mapped into spatial and experiential design principles.
At the heart of the final solution is a hospitality-inspired Front-of-House (FoH) that redefines the client experience. Two large boardrooms integrate seamlessly with the reception and lounge area to create a sophisticated, multifunctional space, perfect for high-profile meetings, briefings, or firm-hosted events. The material palette, featuring natural stone, rich timber, and bespoke lighting, was meticulously curated to project refinement, discretion, and permanence.
Beyond aesthetics, the design responds to the operational realities of a modern law firm. Smart access systems, acoustically zoned spaces, AV-integrated meeting rooms, and layered lighting strategies support both confidentiality and collaboration. Every element, from furniture selection to finish detailing, was chosen to enhance user experience without compromising functionality.
By embedding adaptability and operational performance within an elegant, enduring design, the solution delivered on the firm’s original challenge, creating a workplace that is both a high-functioning legal environment and a lasting symbol of its brand and ambition.
To address this challenge, Space Matrix led a highly collaborative design process rooted in strategy, precision, and discretion. The engagement began with extensive spatial assessments and test-fits a...read more
a confident expression of identity and intent, designed to perform, endure, and inspire
The Result
The completed office is a seamless fusion of function, identity, and intent, a timeless environment that upholds the firm’s legacy while positioning it for the future.
The refined spatial composition and elevated materiality create a strong, quiet impression that aligns with the expectations of both clients and internal teams. Thoughtfully zoned areas support focused work and confidential interaction, while multifunctional spaces provide agility for a wide range of business scenarios. Integrated technology enables hybrid collaboration and operational efficiency, future-proofing the workplace for years to come.
Crucially, the new space transcends its physical purpose. It becomes a strategic extension of the firm’s values and vision, reinforcing its brand with every client encounter, nurturing its culture through thoughtful design, empowering its people with high-performance environments, and supporting its strategy by enabling agility, discretion, and excellence.
This is more than a law office. It is a confident expression of identity and intent, designed to perform, endure, and inspire.
The completed office is a seamless fusion of function, identity, and intent, a timeless environment that upholds the firm’s legacy while positioning it for the future. The refined spatial compositio...read more