FCA Reduces Fox Rothschild Seattle Footprint by 50%, Supports Hybrid Work 100%

This test pilot for a new and increasingly compact office size achieved the firm’s goal of a 50% space reduction, with the previously three-floor office consolidated to a single floor. This allotment of space has yielded an office arrangement that is largely non-traditional in the legal field—approximately four offices for every six practitioners and a mix of dedicated and reservable spaces, ranging from 100 to 200 square feet. Peripheral offices line three of the four sides of the rectangular floor plan, comprising flexible in-board offices for paralegals, administrators and attorneys to utilize as additional touchdown space.

Despite reducing the footprint of the office, FCA was still able to increase the number of thoughtfully designed areas to accommodate differing team members’ needs and work styles. Extraneous circulation was also removed entirely, further allowing FCA to create a space with greater utility and choice within a much smaller footprint.

Custom branding throughout provides visual breaks across the glass that divides the space. Full-glass office fronts forgo the use of film, expanding sightlines that serve to make the space feel larger, while collapsible and mobile glass fronting allows these spaces to become multi-functional on an as-needed basis.

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