Architects :Elkus Manfredi Architects

Area :215000 ft²

Year :2019

Photographs :Eric Laignel

Manufacturers :  Abet Laminati, Caesarstone, Carnegie, Daltile, FilzFelt, Herman Miller, Koroseal, Laticrete, Mafi, Marca corona, Roche Bobois, Steelcase, Stone Source, Tandus Centiva, Amerilux, Bisley, Corian, InterfaceFlor, Materials, Mechoshades, +2Patcraf, Wallscape Inc Wallcovering-2Abet Laminati

General Contractor :Consigli

MEP :WB Engineering & Consulting

Structural :McNamara/Salvia Inc.

Lighting :HDLC Architectural Lighting

Acoustics :Cavanaugh Tocci Associates Inc.

Principal In Charge : Elizabeth Lowrey

Project Manager : Tara Reilly

Senior Designer : Chi-Thien Nguyen

Designer : Emily Bulkeley

Project Architect : John Noonan

Interior Architecture : Elkus Manfredi Architects

Workplace Strategy : Elkus Manfredi Architects

AV : Audio Visual Innovations Inc.

City : Boston

Country : United States

For its Boston office, Publicis sought a new workplace to co-locate 1,500 employees from seven distinct brands—Digitas, GroupeConnect, Publicis Sapient, MSL, Re: Sources, Publicis Media and Epsilon—aiming to synergize their collective creativity. Over the course of 12 months, designers at Elkus Manfredi Architects guided employees through a robust co-creation engagement process, gathering input on factors ranging from culture and desired work settings, to furniture and finish selections.

This immersive process influenced the design of the flexible, 100% activity-based workplace that supports employee choice of where and how to work, while the floor plans and design elements also provide the consistency that unifies the entire workplace. Working with Elkus Manfredi Architects what emerged was not only a unique solution but also a new co-creative design process. Elkus Manfredi engaged Publicis employees at every level, in every brand, for the duration of the project to co-create the space in which they would work.