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Burch & Cracchiolo
For 35 years, law firm Burch & Cracchiolo, operated out of their two-story office building, designed and built for how they were working at that time, which included a large library in the middle, file rooms, and one secretary desk for every attorney office. But as things changed and evolved in … Read More
During these initial concept meetings, adjustability, multiple types of landing spaces, along with universal access to natural views and sunlight became cornerstones to the project.
The result is an exciting new space with everyone on a single floor, scaled down from 30,000 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft., accomplished through smart design and right sized spaces.
Immediately, Burch & Cracchiolo brought in commercial real estate firm Savills to strategize on whether their existing facility could meet the company’s goals or if a new location was necessary. After months of deliberating, it was decided to find a new location and collaborate o… Read More
Michelle Heeb, Principal at Forward Tilt, spoke of the process. “We met with the departments and everyone together, and then we individually met with them. David, Alan and our [design] team paired down the choices, storage components and the layouts. We made sure that everybody felt really goo… Read More
An important element to the project’s success was including everyone in some of the furniture decisions.
Opening the floor plate allowed the team to come up with clever new ways of addressing what office workstations looked like in a 21st century law office
For 35 years, law firm Burch & Cracchiolo, operated out of their two-story office building, designed and built for how they were working at that time, which included a large library in the middle, file rooms, and one secretary desk for every attorney office. But as things changed and evolved in … Read More
Alan Meda, Partner at Burch & Cracchiolo who was also tasked with supervising the project, agreed, adding, “From a furniture standpoint: the furniture is very flexible and also height-adjustable. We knew we were going to lose offices but gain views, and this made a big difference.”
Bringing in the right partners early on was vital to the success of the team. “The most successful design projects are those in which a strong vision is established early on. This creates the foundation for creativity to flow and most importantly having a wonderful client that supports and enc… Read More
“Initially, the goal was to create various spots in the building where people could sit and have conversations,” explained Villadolid. “We created little landing spots in open areas where people can work together. For private areas, we created little phone booths which are really j… Read More
