Freshfields — Tokyo: a law firm that greets clients with a moss wall

Concept

Business hospitality

The goal was an office that would be professional and comfortable for lawyers, staff and guests alike. The client area is a lobby lounge filled with natural light and planted with a green wall of moss.

The café next to the lobby can also be used for guest events, so clients can be looked after properly.

01 · Glass rooms

Daylight in every room

In the professional areas, every private office and internal meeting room has clear glass walls so that daylight reaches inside. The private offices are a universal size and can be rearranged easily as the firm grows and its needs change.

02 · New amenities

A work café and a Co-Lab

Amenities the firm had not had before — a work café and a Co-Lab — were added to encourage collaboration among lawyers and staff.