Located in the heart of Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this project connects co-workers across 14 floors of a new, built-to-suit tower that contains workspace across ten floors with amenities and support spaces comprising the balance.
The workspace floors offer various layouts suited to different ergonomics and working styles. Adjacent floors are paired with open, interconnecting stairs to allow team sizes to flex and easily connect over multiple floors. Each workspace explores different planning strategies for meeting room locations, support spaces, and offices, while always prioritizing natural daylight for the open workspace. Cambridge’s rich history of technology and computational advancements was the primary narrative with subtopics selected for floor pairings. These became the inspiration for material selections, articulation of design elements, and the look and feel of the various floors. This approach was instrumental in achieving a variety of aesthetic outcomes and dynamic surroundings for the various teams that occupy the floors.
The food floors emphasize healthy eating and nutrition, with open kitchens, cooking classes, and a warm environment that promotes social interaction as users craft their own meal experiences. Anchored by two large meeting spaces serving external (broadcasts, client events), and internal engagements (workshops, trainings), the event floor features sweeping views of the Boston region. Moveable furniture, dynamic signage, and intentional use of color allow for the space to be fully flexible to meet the needs of any given presentation.
Elements consistent throughout the tower include high-performing and energy efficient building systems, finely tuned acoustics, bold and playful use of colors, a balance of hard and soft materials, and the use of biophilia to achieve physical comfort and wellbeing for all.