Non-profit law firm (three locations)
Corp + Community
A comprehensive office redesign across three locations of a non-profit law firm, aimed at reenforcing company culture among employees and offer improved support to the underprivileged communities they serves.
Year
2023
Role
Principal Designer
Services
Commercial FF&E, Code Compliant Space Planning , Wayfinding + Signage, Client + staff experience
Project type
Commercial / non-profit workplace
Scale
Three locations
Design focus
Community, opportunity, justice
Project summary
In this commercial project encompassing three locations of a non-profit law firm, a comprehensive redesign of the office suite embody the firm's mission to building communities, ensuring opportunities, and achieving justice.
Brief
Redesign the office suite so it conveys the firm's mantra across every touchpoint.
The engagement spanned three locations of a non-profit law firm. The scope called for a comprehensive office suite redesign that could embody building communities, ensuring opportunities, and achieving justice—not only in messaging but in how the space actually feels when people walk through the door.
Concept to Installation
Design Moves
Balance welcome and dignity for clients with a strong culture for attorneys and staff.
The design was conceived as a place of refuge for both the underserved communities the firm supports and the team carrying out that work each day. Every decision, from materiality to spatial layout, reflects this dual intention. Across all three offices, modern framed photography honors the individuals and communities at the heart of the firm’s mission, grounding each space in purpose. Warm, ambient lighting and fabric shaded fixtures establish a consistent visual language while fostering a sense of comfort.
Outcome
A workplace that supports vital legal work on both sides of the experience.
Corp + Community demonstrates how a commercial interior program can serve a mission-driven organization at scale. The result is an environment aligned with justice-oriented values, credibility and care for visitors, and a workplace that backs the staff who make the mission real.
Press
“In a relaxed environment, attorneys and experts in legal issues can assist Brooklyn residents who are victims of predatory lending and tax problems.”
— Todd Maisel, “Underserved Brooklyn neighborhood gets new legal services office,” amNY, February 2, 2026.
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