Relativity: Legal Tech Headquarters with Warm Neutrals and Color Hub
Relativity anchors a new headquarters for Partners By Design in Chicago, IL, United States, where a historic tower meets an inventive workplace for a global legal tech brand. Inside this expansive office, the studio organizes 100,000 square feet around a calm material palette, vivid furnishings, and varied work settings that support both focused and communal routines. The result is a contemporary environment tuned to wellness, accessibility, and connection across on-site and remote teams.
Soft daylight filters through the Central Standard Building as Relativity’s new headquarters comes into view. Neutral surfaces frame bursts of saturated color where people gather and work.
This office project in Chicago brings together Partners By Design and a global legal technology company inside 100,000 square feet of adaptive workplace. The interior is organized as a sequence of individual and collaborative rooms tuned to productivity, wellness, and accessibility. It works as a contemporary workplace: calm in tone yet charged with color at key moments.
Partners By Design arranges the headquarters as a dynamic environment for a company leading AI-driven tools for the legal field. Individual desks, shared tables, and enclosed areas support a spectrum of focus and teamwork without locking staff into rigid patterns. A restrained palette of five primary materials keeps floors, walls, and ceilings visually coherent while bold furniture choices bring energy to lounges, work zones, and social destinations. Every setting is intended to sustain meaningful connection, whether colleagues sit together or dial in from other time zones.
Balancing Focus And Collaboration
Across the floor plate, work settings shift from quiet concentration to open collaboration. Individual workstations sit near enclosed rooms where small groups can meet without noise spilling into surrounding areas. Between them, informal nooks provide quick spots for one-on-one conversations or impromptu problem-solving. Staff move easily between these zones, finding the right room for deep work, quick syncs, or longer working sessions with distributed teams.
Material Palette And Color Punch
The interior relies on a disciplined material palette, using five primary finishes to create continuity across 100,000 square feet. Neutral tones set a calm base, allowing daylight and views to stay in the foreground of daily work. Against this quiet envelope, furniture brings concentrated color that signals activity and mood. Sofas, lounge chairs, and task seating inject personality so each zone feels legible and energetic without visual clutter.
Communal Stadium And Media Wall
At the heart of the office, stadium-style seating steps down toward a large video wall. This communal volume becomes the venue for company-wide meetings that link Chicago to a global workforce. Staff gather on the risers for live events, town halls, and informal talks. The media wall extends its reach to remote colleagues, giving equal visual weight to people on-site and on screen.
Quiet Library And Daily Rituals
Away from the stadium, a tranquil library offers another rhythm of work. Shelving, soft seating, and controlled light encourage focused thinking and research. Nearby, a juice bar draws from the image of a lush orange grove, bringing brightness and routine into the workday. An arcade and sports simulator sit close enough for easy access yet remain distinct, letting employees choose between reflection, casual conversation, and active play.
Sustainability And Community Impact
Sustainability threads through the project strategy, from material selection to procurement choices. Partners By Design prioritize environmentally responsible products to reduce impact over the life of the office. The team also directs opportunity toward small and diverse businesses, tying the interior fit-out to broader economic goals. A long run of tables acts as a quiet spine — a place for heads-down work that reflects the project’s practical, grounded approach to workplace quality.
As the workday cycles from quiet mornings to active company meetings, the headquarters stays legible through its consistent materials and vivid furnishings. Staff navigate a clear mix of rooms, from library calm to arcade energy, without losing sight of the building’s history. Within this Chicago landmark, Relativity’s office reads as a contemporary interior tuned to collaboration, comfort, and long-term daily use.
Photography courtesy of Partners By Design
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