Deloitte’s New Quebec Digs by Arney Fender Katsalidis

London-based architecture and interiors practice Arney Fender Katsalidis recently completed a 160,000 square foot regional headquarters space in Montreal, QC, for internationally renowned professional services firm Deloitte. Aside from gorgeously provocative aesthetics and a seemingly endless number of workspaces to choose from, the design provides Deloitte employees and clients alike with a space that provokes them to take part in a progressive workplace strategy with ambitious goals. Deloitte required regional headquarters that would enable it to use its workplace as a business tool to realize its aim of becoming the employer of choice across its myriad business units, set largely under two groups: tax and audit on one side, and consulting on the other. The distinct personalities of the two groups presented a design challenge with many layers; Deloitte wanted to use its new space to foster new avenues of creativity, innovation and productivity, while still offering tailored spaces for …