Confidential Client- Investment Firm

Through hands-on collaboration, thoughtful asset reuse, and a steadfast focus on the end-user experience, Office Revolution successfully realized Design Collective’s vision for a richly colorful, darkly sophisticated workplace—creating a refined, high-performing environment for an accomplished investment firm.

Our confidential client, an independent asset management firm, has built a powerful reputation for maximizing investments—and they realized their office space needed the same treatment.

Their current office had become outdated and no longer reflected their updated branding, new color palette, and emphasis on longevity— reflected in their core principle of planning ahead. An emphasis was placed on attracting and retaining talent, particularly Gen Z employees, as the company continues to grow and recognizes the value younger generations bring to the workforce. This meant creating an office space that serves as a destination for employees to gather, focus, and collaborate.

Key attractions supporting our client’s vision for the future included a library, wellness room, recessed booths for quiet work, and a stunning bar where employees can gather for celebratory drinks or a mid-morning coffee break.

An important goal during the project was to re-use up to 10% of the existing furniture—a solution we were able to support using several key strategies. Through our partnership with Fortner, we reupholstered the recessed booths to feel modern and complement the finishes and textures of the surrounding furniture. Additionally, we found opportunities to repurpose existing furniture in other areas of the building, working with our client’s team and our installation partners to determine where they best served the space. For other existing items that no longer served the design intent, we leveraged local relationships to coordinate donations and resell the previous workstations.

Privacy was a key element reinforced throughout the project. Our client chose to shift from their traditional back-to-back pod workstation design to a workspace design that encouraged personal ownership.  For their new design, each desk was given its own station with increased personal storage and more natural finishes to create an inviting and personalized workspace.

Additionally, acoustic and visual privacy was achieved through a mix of linear and streamlined elements. We worked with Design Collective to create an academic feel to the entire design, establishing a modern feel anchored with timeless, large-scale wooden casework and tables such as the Teknion C+D boardroom table. Studious environments were offset by jewel tones that brighten the space and add levity, such as the teal green upholstery on the Studio TK Jima meeting chairs, JSI indie lounge seating, and the rich blue of the Studio TK Kuskoa dining chairs.

Aligning with our client’s intention to create a collaborative environment, thought was given to create ample collaboration spaces, including various touchdown areas featuring custom banquette seating, OFS Heya laptop tables for quick tasks and meeting lounges, and powered high-top tables throughout the workstation areas for working sessions. Moody lighting complemented Design Collective’s vision for a dark and sophisticated atmosphere, including Teknion Yurei task and accent lighting.

By virtue of a collaborative effort with Design Collective and our client, we created a collaborative workspace set to attract upcoming, new talent. Through our partnership with Fortner, we ensured thoughtful asset reuse—reupholstering and repurposing furnishing to reflect the modern update of the project. The end result is a luxury, high-end office space that matches the high-performing environment of this highly accomplished investment firm.