CLIENT
Goodwin
DESIGN
tp bennett
LOCATION
London, UK
COMPLETED
2024
When global law firm Goodwin outgrew its previous offices, TP Bennett was commissioned to design a new, larger home across three floors of the Sancroft building in London’s St Paul’s. The move created an opportunity to rethink working practices, and we were brought in to help shape a flexible environment that made smart use of existing furniture, reclaimed materials and tech-enabled design solutions. The result is a workplace that supports agile working and strengthens the wellbeing of both staff and clients.
Goodwin’s brief was to create a more collaborative and considered way of working that better supported its goals and employee wellbeing. TP Bennett responded with a scheme that removed individual offices in favour of flexible work areas and introduced The Sanctuary, a suite of communal wellness rooms.
To support this vision, we specified smart lockers and IT-enabled collaborative workpoints to provide the infrastructure for agile working. We worked with the design team to select furniture, fabrics and finishes for the wellness and communal spaces, focusing on natural materials and practical comfort to create a warmer, more domestic feel within a high-performing legal workplace.
Through extensive engagement, mock-ups and product trials, we helped ensure every furniture choice met Goodwin's requirements for comfort, functionality and a more considerate working environment designed to support employee wellbeing.
TP Bennett’s design aimed to create a more comfortable and considered working environment that supports employee wellbeing and productivity. To ensure every piece of furniture met this brief, we worked closely with Goodwin Procter’s steering and design committees, running mock-ups and product trials to assess functionality, design and comfort.
Sustainability was a key driver throughout the project. We collaborated with the client to reuse all meeting chairs and a third of the task chairs from its former offices, and developed a strategy to donate, sell or recycle items that couldn’t be reused. The café’s new tables were made using reclaimed mosaic tops, and two larger tables were crafted from naturally fallen timber in partnership with supplier Workbench.
A reuse-first approach shaped the scheme, with all meeting chairs and a third of task chairs reinstated, and reclaimed materials used in new items to minimise waste and reduce the project’s footprint.
With Goodwin Procter focused on digitising its new office to support more flexible working, IT needed to be fully integrated into the furniture with no visible cabling. We collaborated closely with suppliers to develop pieces that met the project’s technical and aesthetic requirements. From custom sofas and matching Silestone credenzas to IT-enabled desks, meeting tables and joinery, we developed solutions that combined clean design with seamless technology integration.
