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U.K. Firm Creates Legal HQ of the Future

NEW YORK CITY-A CoreNet Global presentation here Wednesday showed how London-based Eversheds "shattered the ceiling" of traditional workplace design.

By Cody Lyon | Updated on May 22, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-The London headquarters of British law firm Eversheds LLP was co-star of a CoreNet Global New York presentation this past Wednesday at Manhattan’s Time-Life Building. Titled “Workplace Innovation: Changing the Rules in the Legal and Banking Industries,” the event featured Eversheds senior partner Cornelius Medvei showcasing his firm’s headquarters on London’s Wood Street. That firm has apparently been successful at fostering a flexible workplace culture through what could prove to be potentially revolutionary architecture, design and technology.

Event moderator Phillip Ross, Cordless Group CEO, said the Eversheds headquarters represents a cultural and architectural shift that “shattered the ceiling” of traditional legal workplace design, a workplace where individual-traditional offices were not part of the floor-plan. Also featured Wednesday was the Australian investment banking firm Macquarrie Group’s Anthony Henry, who provided details on how his company is establishing new benchmarks in environmental sustainability and workplace functionality at its Sydney headquarters.

In addition to encouraging workplace flexibility, Eversheds says its London headquarters minimizes environmental impact and promotes sustainability. The complex includes 163,000 square feet on its seven main floor plates, and includes about 26,000 square feet of green roofing, chilled beam air conditioning, sustainable and recyclable building materials. The building has a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) “excellent” rating. The building uses recyclable carpet; certified timber veneer; intelligent lighting; recyclable furniture and locally sourced products and finishes.

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