Race Cottam Architects
Open-plan office with rows of desks, lockers, and indoor plants, featuring exposed services and geometric ceiling lighting.Open-plan office with rows of desks, lockers, and indoor plants, featuring exposed services and geometric ceiling lighting.

CMS Law Office Fit Out Sheffield

A flagship Sheffield office, CMS reimagines the modern legal workplace through flexible, high-quality design delivered under a fast-tracked pandemic programme.

Office reception area with lounge seating, glass entrance, and feature lighting, with a person walking towards a white reception desk.
Contemporary office kitchen and dining area with long island, pastel cabinetry, and mixed seating under exposed services and suspended lighting.
Modern office breakout area with colourful chairs, meeting booths, and tables beneath exposed ductwork and geometric ceiling lighting.

Project info

CMS Law has more than 70 offices located across 40 countries. In 2020 the firm’s Sheffield branch relocated to the Heart of the City II development, creating a flagship office reflecting new branding and identity.

The four-storey workplace accommodates 150 staff and includes meeting rooms, conference suites, reception, and staff amenities such as cycle storage, kitchens, and breakout areas. We collaborated with Graham Interiors from RIBA Stages 4–6 on Cat A and B fit-out, delivering detailed design coordination within a compressed 20-week programme during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Location

Sheffield

Date

Aug-Dec 2020

Client

CMS Law

Area

47,500 sq.ft

Cost

£3.5 million

Services

Architecture

Main Contractor

Graham Construction

RCA Team

Owen Nutall
Laurie Cottam

“We are delighted to reaffirm our commitment to Sheffield - and the North of England generally - in the most tangible way possible, by taking a new home for our people in the city for the next 20 years with space to grow.”

Mark Haywood Head of the North, CMS

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