Step Inside Murtha Cullina’s Boston Offices By Dyer Brown

dire browns design for Mursa Kalina It maintains the existing brand and aesthetics while leading to a modern and industrial feel.

for law firms Mursa Kulina, dire brown Combining cutting-edge aesthetics with a playful industrial flair, we’ve created a welcoming, modern workplace. Located at 33 Arch Street, a famous contemporary skyscraper in downtown Boston, the 13,000-square-foot one-story suite includes strikingly exposed steel trusses in an elegant boardroom.

Members of the design team visited Murtha Cullina’s offices in Hartford, Connecticut, one of five in the Northeast, to learn more about the company’s culture and workflow. The vision session revealed the overall goal of preserving the existing brand and aesthetic while bringing it closer to a modern, industrial feel.

After conducting test-fits, Dyer Brown created a “Zoom Room” with 26 offices, six workstations, a reception area, conference rooms, a huddle space for informal meetings, and a mother’s and wellness room. created a program for about 30 employees that included And a pantry stocked with groceries.

Vertical steel columns also appear in other surrounding meeting rooms and office zones, in addition to the boardroom trusses. The palette of materials and finishes is dominated by neutral hues, accentuating the impact and excitement of exposed structural steel with dark accents and pops of color.

These elements subtly allude to Murtha Cullina’s expertise while anchoring an industrial aesthetic to the brand identity, all of which is conveyed to the visiting customer. The design enhances the concept elsewhere with memorable light fixtures in a matte black finish and concrete-look porcelain tile floors in the reception zone.

A curved, exposed ceiling cutout reveals a kitchen island, strategically placed in the middle of the main entrance zone and meeting zone, giving visitors a glimpse into Murta’s people-first culture. Defined by a fully retractable glass wall, the attractive centerpiece showcases natural wood finishes and contrasting woodwork (white upper cabinets against black lower cabinets). Stylish cubicle-style seating nooks have built-in power outlets to charge your electronic devices.

Murtha Cullina believes Dyer Brown’s design will likely serve as a template for future office updates and relocations.

project plan

Martha Carina’s partner, Sarah P. Bryant, has personally reached out to Rachel Woodhouse, president and director of operations at Dire Brown. The two are friends and colleagues who served together on the board of women professionals in construction known as PWC. Brainstorm opportunities.

Later, Dyer Brown’s team members, including Wodehouse and project manager Skyler Pratt, visited Martha’s Hartford, Connecticut, office to explore the company’s culture, workflows, and other key attributes, highlighting Martha in particular. I learned that company employees generally work face-to-face at least three days a week. And they share a forward-looking culture with an emphasis on work-life balance.

A subsequent vision session with Dyer Brown and Bryant and other partners focused on the overall goal of maintaining the essence and aesthetics of the law firm’s existing brand, while approaching a more modern, industrial feel. became clear.

“Our collaboration with Mursa Kalina epitomizes our approach to workplace strategy and design,” says Woodhouse. “Thanks to their clarity of purpose and openness to experimenting with cutting-edge ideas, our workplace team is well positioned to provide an engaging, stimulating and healthy environment alongside exciting brand renewals. I made it.”

Project details

Within a program designed for about 30 employees, Dyer Brown offers meeting rooms, huddle spaces for informal meetings, virtual meeting “Zoom rooms,” as well as mother’s rooms, wellness rooms, and conference rooms. 26 fully equipped offices and 6 workstations comfortably arranged. Pantry for snacks and drinks. Upon arriving at the stylish reception area, visitors are treated to an aesthetic defined by a palette of materials and finishes in neutral hues with dark accents, pops of color and, of course, exposed structural steel. .

Visible from the front, the steel truss of the boardroom stretches diagonally across expansive windows overlooking downtown Boston, creating an immediate visual impact. Combined with the vertical steel exterior in several other places around the truss, the truss hints at Mursa’s expertise in his Carina construction methods, while blending an industrial aesthetic with his familiar brand identity. I’m here. Matte black finish light fixtures and concrete-look tiles enhance the concept.

Not far from the reception and meeting rooms, the office kitchen amenities, separated by a fully openable glass wall, provide an inviting glimpse into the brand and corporate culture. An exposed ceiling cutout above the island countertop element enhances the new industrial aspect of the brand identity, while this gathering spot is surrounded by tables, chairs, and recessed seating nooks with integrated power supplies. highlights Mursa Kalina’s people-first culture.

Despite rejecting WELL and other sustainable design certifications, Murtha Cullina strives to create a high-performance workplace focused on employee productivity, health and comfort, and reducing social and environmental harm. I wanted to pursue The company uses her three lenses of design, DEI and sustainability to guide all its practice and project work. Demonstrating that commitment, the company recently overhauled its materials library to ensure that all product selections meet and exceed the American Institute of Architects (AIA) material pledges, including We have further enhanced the interests and credibility of our client organizations.

product

• Ceiling: Armstrong
• Lighting: Axis, Coronet, Fusion Lighting, Cusco Lighting, GVA Lighting, Intense Lighting, Intra Lighting, AFX
• Carpet: Bentley, floor
• Floor Tile: Nemo Tile
• Resilient Flooring: Wineo Purline
• Vinyl Flooring: Armstrong
• Wall Tile: Nemo, Stone Source
• Paint: Benjamin Moore
• Rubber base: Lope
• Wallpaper: Carnegie
• Plastic Laminate: Wilson Art
• Quartz: Corian
• Fabric: Momentum, Stinson
• Transition Strips: Schluter, Fry Reglet

Outcomes of the whole project

For Murtha Cullina’s partners, who operate in over 125 countries, Dyer Brown’s designs are seen as templates for future office updates and relocations. Company partner Sarah Bryant said of the results:

“Dyer Brown has designed a modern, bright and efficient work space that makes coming to the office and collaborating with colleagues a real pleasure. Coming back made me appreciate it even more.Dyer Brown’s designs in both customer-facing and indoor workspaces align with our culture of being fresh, timeless, not too formal, not too trendy. It struck the right balance of priorities.” – Sarah Bryant

Project Outline

Design is important, but so are relationships. Our successful collaboration with client company Murtha Cullina is the latest example of a process that begins with understanding goals and aspirations and translating them into solutions that fuse culture, space, brand and experience.

design team

photo credit

• Photo courtesy of Darin Hunter, courtesy of Dire Brown