Law Practice
Look, It’s a Home, or a New Bistro—No, It’s a Law Office!
Posted Jan 14, 2008, 12:04 pm CST
By Martha Neil
If at first glance Kriss & Feuerstein's sleek new law offices look like a high-end postmodern home or a trendy new bistro, that's not surprising.
The 10-attorney Manhattan real estate boutique intentionally set out to design a space that looks like the places where young clients choose to spend their leisure hours, focusing on a neutral palette of black, gray, white and cream colors, and a style that features glass, stainless steel, chrome and high-tech lighting that can vary the color scheme, according to the New York Times. The firm also is eliminating its law library as part of the move, the newspaper says.
“We are a young, modern firm just like our clients—the young entrepreneurs in real estate who are constantly designing their own spaces,” says partner David Kriss, who oversaw the design of the firm's new 12,500-square-foot offices at 360 Lexington Ave., one floor below their former space. “We wanted something similar to their offices and homes and the restaurants they go to."
At the same time that the firm expects its new offices to look interesting and inviting to young entrepreneurs, it didn't necessarily opt for the most expensive finishes and is also saving money by incorporating green design features, Kriss says. For example, most light bulbs are energy-saving, and are turned on and off by motion sensors, so they're not in use when offices are empty.
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