Commercial / Jakarta, Indonesia / 2023

Apex Executive

A law firm partner floor, rebuilt around the discovery that its most valuable conversations had nowhere private enough to happen.

A partner's office in walnut panelling, with monochrome artwork against a fluted charcoal feature wall — WALNUT / JAKARTA

Scope: Partner floor, client suites, millwork
Area: 620 sqm
Duration: 9 months
Headcount: 34

Problem

01 Two meeting rooms for thirty-four people
02 Daylight allocated by rank
03 Conversations carried between offices

Design Approach

Partner offices moved inboard behind 45dB construction, independently ventilated and reached by a client route that never crosses the working floor. Walnut from the retained 2009 boardroom table sets the veneer for every new enclosure, and the perimeter glazing became shared desks and two informal lounges.

Result

The same arrival point in plaster and stone, with light brought down to seated level — Drag to compare

The original reception, bright and undifferentiated, before the arrival sequence was rebuilt — Drag to compare

Client suite lined in warm timber joinery, reached without crossing the working floor — TIMBER / SUITE

Dining-height table in the client suite, lit for evening use — TABLE / EVENING

Informal perimeter lounge, with the daylight now shared across the floor — PERIMETER / SHARED

bookable meeting spaces: 2 to 8 bookable meeting spaces
certified acoustic separation: 45dB certified acoustic separation
partner office utilisation: 21% to 74% partner office utilisation
client routes across the working floor: 0 client routes across the working floor

“The occupancy data ended an argument we had been having internally for four years. It was uncomfortable and it was correct.”

— Managing Partner, Apex

Discuss a project like this

Privacy became the status marker.

Apex Executive

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Design Approach

Result

The Monochrome Loft

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