Create the Beauty
of Space
Given the Smart
of Building
创空间之美，赋建筑之慧
2025
12-22
Crafting a Sanctum of Law: The Austere Aesthetics of CHIHKAO Law Firm’s 4.0 Office Space
PPCG CASE
CHIHKAO Law Firm Chengdu Headquarters Office
CHIHKAO Law Firm, founded in 2001, has grown to become one of the largest full-service law firms in Sichuan Province. It has been shortlisted for four consecutive years for the "China West Law Firm of the Year" award by the authoritative legal media Asian Legal Business and ranked for four successive years as a "Leading Firm" in the Corporate/Commercial field by Chambers and Partners. Additionally, CHIHKAO is recognized as a National Outstanding Law Firm and a Demonstration Base for Cultivating Young Lawyers in Sichuan Province.
As the general contractor for the new office space, PPCG strictly adhered to international LEED environmental certification standards. By deeply integrating intelligent control systems, eco-friendly building materials, and multi-functional layouts, the project was completed within two months. The result not only achieves an optimal balance between efficiency and comfort but also conveys the professionalism, precision, and human-centered warmth inherent to the legal industry through meticulous craftsmanship.
6,097 sqm in Two Months.How to bring high-end design to life? How to master every construction detail? How can materials and craftsmanship articulate the austere aesthetics of the law? The details tell the story. This article focuses on the reception area, deconstructing how PPCG responded to design challenges through technical craftsmanship at five key stages.
1.Translucent Concrete Curved Feature Wall | The Casting Artistry of a Galaxy's Shimmer
Key Challenge：
The dual challenge of achieving both a curved form and uniform light transmission, while eliminating any visible joint marks or imperfections in light diffusion.
Solution：
Our team employed a fully digitized control process throughout, utilizing 1:1 physical modeling and on-site layout to ensure the precision of the curves. Innovatively, they adopted a "pre-embedded light-guiding fibers + custom formwork + on-site monolithic casting" technique. Prior to construction, comprehensive layout planning was conducted on the elevation to meticulously avoid the dry-hung structure and light-emitting points. The final outcome achieves a soft permeation of light into the concrete texture, creating a dynamic yet dignified visual signature.Construction Process
As-Built Photography
2.Seamless Inorganic Terrazzo Flooring | Establishing a Grounded Spatial Tone
Key Challenge：
The flooring must achieve a completely seamless surface, exceptional durability and wear resistance, while aligning with the dignified and substantial atmosphere characteristic of a law firm environment.
Solution：
Moving away from traditional panel materials, high-performance inorganic terrazzo was selected. Its aggregate ratio was scientifically calibrated to enhance wear resistance, fire rating, and stain resistance. The construction employed a monolithic cast-in-place and grinding process, completely eliminating joints to create a seamless, luminous stone surface. This approach fundamentally reinforces the spatial integrity and sense of solidity from the ground up.
