How was the CMA Advogados office developed?

The CMA Advogados office in the Varanda Cidade Jardim building covers 900 m² and is one of the projects CH3 delivered in the building after the Plug and Play model floor. The project was developed in partnership with Scala Arquitetura and started from a clear premise: the new São Paulo address had to keep the visual language of the law firm's headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

What guided the design

Preserving the identity of the Rio headquarters meant working with the same vocabulary of materials and space planning. The result is an office the team recognizes as its own, even in another city and another building.

The spaces

The office program brings together:

• open-plan workstations
• modular meeting rooms that can be reconfigured as needed
• a reception with a marble and natural wood counter
• breakout areas
• a balcony set aside for interaction between teams

Combining an open-plan area with modular rooms gives the office day-to-day flexibility. The marble and natural wood reception marks the client's arrival. The balcony makes use of a feature of the building itself and becomes an informal meeting spot.

How CH3 ran the project

As in its other projects at Varanda Cidade Jardim, CH3 worked under the Turnkey model. That means CH3's team took on the day-to-day operation: contacts, contracts and deadline tracking. CMA Advogados followed progress without having to manage the build and could stay focused on the office's routine while the new space was being built, always balancing efficiency, schedule and the client's essence.