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Cramped in its former offices in town, GSJ advocaten<\/a>, one of the largest law firms in greater Antwerp, opted to move to the new POST X <\/a>office complex next to the Berchem railway station and the Antwerp ring road.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GSJ has rented three floors with nearly 3,000 m\u00b2 of office space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternativ won the contract for and assumed full management of the project (Design & Build formula).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vast development site was won and completely taken over by Alternativ (Design & Build formula), which put the concept of symbiosis center stage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Symbiosis, a mutually beneficial concept<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Pedro Rodrigues, an interior designer at Alternativ, defined symbiosis by analogy of tree leaves attached to the petiole and the stem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His concept thus underscores the close cooperation and union of each contributor at the workplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iris Van den Ostende, the Project Manager at Alternativ, would then develop Pedro’s concept, taking into account all the client\u2019s needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I met no fewer than 25 of the 70 people who work at GSJ advocaten to identify and understand their needs,” she confides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GSJ was looking for an open place, which helps bolster the image of a modern law firm, but was afraid of losing in calm and concentration, what it would gain in user-friendliness and dynamism… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would appear that an open-space layout is frightening nowadays! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iris Van den Ostende puts things in perspective: “The concept of open-plan offices not only saves square metres (which many clients want) but also fosters a feeling of working together on a common project. Another parameter had to be taken into account: a law firm needs personal space! We thought long and hard about the problem and came up with a solution! We first created two separate areas: a public area for clients on the ground floor; and a work area upstairs. We then created Team Zones in this work area, i.e. where several people could concentrate and communicate at the very heart of the common open space.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

QED!  GSJ liked the solution presented by the Project Manager.  The works could get under way\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Just like home\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The concept of symbiosis, thought up by Pedro Rodrigues, convinced GSJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The many meetings initiated by Iris Van den Ostende with GSJ employees helped to allay their apprehensions about an open-plan space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a WOW effect had to be created from the outset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with Laurence Moisse, an interior designer at Alternativ, Iris designed an elegant and imposing public ground floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reception counter, as is well known, is the impression one gets of a company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upstairs, on the other hand, Alternativ opted for wood and fabrics to create a warm atmosphere which in turn nurtures a good feeling at work for GSJ employees — (almost) like home, in fact! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this article was about to go to press, Iris, the Project Manager, received a warm email from GSJ, who were clearly very satisfied with the tailor-made design from the Alternativ teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A satisfied customer, because we listened to him”, concludes Iris Van den Ostende with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cramped in its former offices in town, GSJ advocaten, one of the largest law firms in greater Antwerp, opted to move to the new POST X office complex next to the Berchem railway station and the Antwerp ring road.  GSJ has rented three floors with nearly 3,000 m\u00b2 of office space. 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