Case Study · DWF Global Legal Business
A future-ready legal workplace
123 Front St W, Toronto · 20,000 sq ft
As Whitelaw Twining joined the global firm DWF, their Toronto office needed an upgrade that left behind the rigidity of traditional legal layouts. They wanted a workplace that supported confidential work, handled virtual hearings without acoustic leaks, and could absorb growth without a re-spec. Verve specified a furniture package built on a kit-of-parts approach — so every room could re-balance and repurpose over time.
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Confidential calls, virtual hearings, and sensitive client work needed acoustic-rated rooms and sound-absorbing furniture across the floor.
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A mix of hoteling stations, collaboration zones, and quiet focus spaces sized for a hybrid working pattern rather than a 1:1 headcount model.
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Rooms that could be reconfigured with mobile partitions and modular furniture — growth-ready from day one, no re-spec required.
Every room was specified from a shared kit — workstations, tables, mobile storage, acoustic pods, partitions — so a multipurpose room can become a training session, a deposition, or a town hall, without new furniture. The same credenza lines the boardroom and the open collaboration zone. Consistency on the spec sheet, flexibility on the floor.
The material palette — wood slat walls, mesh screens, felt acoustic panels, biophilia — carried straight into the furniture. Felt-backed booths for private calls, acoustic lounge seating around the open areas, and task chairs chosen for a quiet glide. STC-45-rated meeting rooms for the rest.
Hoteling stations were specified with height-adjustable desks, mobile pedestals, and universal monitor arms — so any lawyer can dock in and work as if it were their assigned seat. Lockers were chosen to double as bench seating when not in use. The furniture, not the policy, is what makes hybrid work.
A legal workplace built for how the firm works now and however it works next — warm, acoustic-ready, and adaptable on a day’s notice. A modern approach to legal space that still supports focus and discretion.
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