Baker McKenzie Warsaw Headquarters / BIT CREATIVE

Architects: BIT CREATIVE
Area: 4,000 m²
Year: 2026
Photography: Fotomohito
Architects Team: Barnaba Grzelecki, Jakub Bubel, Agata Krykwińska, Zuzanna Wojda, Joanna Zaorska
Client: Baker McKenzie
City: Warsaw
Country: Poland

Baker McKenzie’s new Warsaw headquarters occupies the top three floors of Varso Tower, where BIT CREATIVE has developed a 4,000-square-meter workplace shaped by the tension between calm and energy. The interior combines the restrained material language of Japandi with references to New York’s metropolitan character, translating the firm’s international identity into a layered workplace environment. Rather than imposing a single model of office life, the project offers a varied sequence of settings that support concentration, collaboration, formal meetings and informal exchange. Natural stone, wood veneers, textured fabrics and natural-fiber wallpapers establish a tactile foundation, while a curated collection of contemporary Polish art adds a distinctly local cultural dimension. A floating staircase and bespoke sculptural lighting installation form the spatial centerpiece, linking the office’s architectural and artistic ambitions. Throughout, carefully considered transitions between materials, surfaces and light create an interior whose character emerges through accumulated detail, offering a workplace designed around choice, sensory experience and long-term use.

Baker mckenzie warsaw headquarters / bit creative

Baker McKenzie’s new Warsaw headquarters occupies the uppermost three floors of Varso Tower, placing the workplace within one of the city’s most prominent contemporary high-rise environments. Yet the interior’s identity is not defined by spectacle. Instead, BIT CREATIVE has developed a measured architectural language that uses the elevated urban setting as a backdrop for an interior experience grounded in atmosphere, craft and cultural reference. The design brings together two distinct influences associated with Baker McKenzie’s international identity: Japan and New York. Japanese references appear through restraint, natural materials and an appreciation for crafted detail, while the New York influence introduces a more metropolitan sense of rhythm and movement. Together, these references create an interior that moves between quiet concentration and social energy.

The reception area establishes this balance through daylight, materiality and flexibility. Extensive glazing gives the entrance a bright and open character, while the space can transition from a conventional lobby into a setting for meetings and events. A bonsai-inspired installation by a Norwegian company forms a sculptural focal point, while a reception desk crafted from Breccia Lunare natural stone imported from Brazil adds a strong geological presence. Handwoven textile artwork, natural-fiber wallpapers, wood veneers, expressive stone veining and richly textured fabrics build a tactile palette in which architectural quality is communicated through the precision of junctions, transitions and surfaces rather than through ornament.

The office’s central staircase extends this approach into a defining spatial gesture. Conceived as a light, open structure that appears to float within the interior, it is positioned against natural wood veneer and accompanied by a bespoke lighting installation developed by BIT CREATIVE. The organic form of the light contrasts with the staircase’s geometric composition, creating an element that occupies the space between architecture, design and art. This emphasis on atmosphere continues through the furniture and furnishings, with sculptural seating, lounge pieces and workplace solutions selected to maintain continuity between representative areas, shared spaces and the everyday working environment.

Art introduces a further layer of cultural identity. Developed in collaboration with the client and an independent art consultant, the collection brings together works by contemporary Polish artists, including Agata Bogacka, Olga Mokrzycka-Grospierre, Roma Hałat, Xawery Wolski and Paulina Włostowska, alongside inkographs by Polish artists. Paintings, graphic works and installations are distributed throughout the headquarters, contributing to the representative character of communal areas while offering a more personal dimension within workspaces. The collection creates a dialogue between the office’s international references and its Warsaw context, grounding the interior in the contemporary cultural landscape of Poland.

The headquarters ultimately moves beyond a single workplace typology. Open-plan areas are combined with private offices for one, two and three people, while conference rooms can be divided or combined to accommodate different scales of activity. A library, phone booths and a technologically advanced mock courtroom support the specific needs of a global law firm. Staff kitchens introduce richer colors and Japanese-inspired motifs, including cherry blossom imagery, providing a relaxed counterpoint to the more restrained work areas. Across the project, natural stone, wood, fabrics and carefully selected finishes establish a durable material foundation, while the variety of spatial settings allows users to move between openness and privacy, focus and exchange, formal representation and everyday comfort.