How 15 years of trust strengthened Structure Tone Dublin’s relationship with KPMG
Some partnerships are won with a single signature. Others are built floor by floor, office by office and year after year. For Structure Tone Dublin, 15 years of work with KPMG has spanned everything from reception upgrades and maintenance work to full-floor fit-outs and major corporate interiors projects. Through it all, many of the same team members remained involved, building a deep familiarity with KPMG’s people, standards, and expectations.
A LANDMARK OPPORTUNITY
After 15 years of working together, Structure Tone Dublin’s relationship with KPMG reached a new scale in 2025 with the start of the firm’s new Dublin headquarters at Harcourt Square.
For Project Director Brian Doyle, winning the project reflected years of repeat work, familiar faces, and trust built through projects large and small: “It’s a relationship that’s grown and that’s been built on trust.”
That history is proving especially valuable on a project unlike any the team has delivered before. The workplace spans ten floors across two blocks, with working floors, staff breakout areas, commercial kitchens, town hall and event space, training facilities, and client dining and entertainment suites. In a departure from a traditional executive-office model, training spaces occupy the upper levels, opening some of the building’s best views to employees throughout the organisation.
BUILDING IN TANDEM
The scale is only part of the challenge. Structure Tone began portions of the fit-out while the base build was still under construction, even starting work in some areas before the façade was complete.
With two contractors operating simultaneously, access, deliveries, safety, and sequencing required constant coordination. Landlord controlled cores and atriums remained active within the construction environment, while a constrained city-centre location added another layer to the logistics. Despite those conditions, the team reported zero accidents on the project.
Technology has also been critical to keeping those moving pieces aligned. Procore serves as the team’s central project platform, integrated with DataScope for workforce and safety information, while BIM gives the field team immediate access to current project information. This approach proved so successful that Structure Tone Dublin has since rolled this digital system out on other projects.
Our relationship with Structure Tone has grown project by project, from smaller upgrades to major fit-outs. Harcourt Square is an exciting next chapter in a partnership built on trust and collaboration,”—JOHN FOLEY, HEAD OF REAL ESTATE & WORKPLACE, KPMG
LEANING ON EXPERIENCE
The true advantage Structure Tone brought to Harcourt Square started long before construction. Years of working with KPMG meant the team already understood the client’s expectations around security, IT, AV, and workplace technology. Lessons from projects like Platform X could be carried directly into the new headquarters, while long-standing team members, including Doyle and Project Manager Anthony Farrell, brought years of shared experience to the job.
For Doyle, that continuity is what turns repeat work into a lasting partnership. When project challenges inevitably arise, trust comes from how the team responds. “Things are going to change,” Doyle explains. “It’s about how we respond to those changes.” From focused upgrades to a 328,000sf headquarters, the scale of Structure Tone Dublin’s work with KPMG has changed dramatically, but the team’s “small is beautiful” philosophy hasn’t. Every project is an opportunity to deliver well, stay engaged, and earn the chance to do it again.
THE RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES
Even with KPMG’s landmark headquarters underway, the next project is already on the horizon. In 2026, Structure Tone Dublin began work on a 6,997sf CAT A fit-out at 2 Harbourmaster Place, continuing a relationship built one assignment at a time.
