The Duplass Law Office is an established Professional Law Corporation serving the New Orleans Area. With multiple offices, the firm’s Metairie location has relocated to a new office at Metairie Towers. NANO was hired to design an efficient and modern space to enhance the firm’s culture and sense of community within 13,400 SF.
The office space is comprised of 3 total suites, encompassing the majority of the 6th floor at the Metairie Towers Building. Private Attorney offices surround the entire perimeter of the space with supporting administrative staff and collaborative spaces making up the core of the building. This layout yields the most functionality within the space, keeping required adjacencies between employee teams, and providing a central community plaza for employees and clients alike.
Project Team
- Terri Dreyer
- Kelsey Chappuis
We ensured the office space prioritized employee and client wellbeing and productivity while providing the necessary balance between privacy and communication. The layout and design intends to improve and modernize the way the firm works, communicates, and presents itself to the public.
The Reception Area, Large Conference Room, and Library make up this central plaza and incorporate a high level of design, enriching the client’s experience when visiting the space. These spaces include bold and modern finishes, upgraded lighting design, custom millwork and ceiling system, and an expansive Conference Room Jewel box of butt-jointed glass. NANO also designed a large central Break Room for employee gathering spaces, which will be used for Company parties such as Thanksgiving Dinner.
NANO was presented with the challenge of limited exterior windows and daylight which led us to study the most effective ways to bring maximum daylight into the space. Clerestory windows were integrated at the private perimeter offices, maintaining Attorney Privacy and budget restrictions, while successfully letting light pour into the central open spaces.
