We are Red Thread
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We help transform workplaces to engage employees and support their best work by integrating furniture, technology, and architectural systems.
The way we work has changed forever. Today’s workplaces need to be flexible and tailored to drive innovation, build connections, and strengthen culture.
Hybrid work is here to stay, whether you’re balancing in-person and remote teams or engaging with external partners. We’ll partner with you to rethink your workplace strategy, ensuring you deliver equitable experiences with cutting-edge technology and create a destination that enhances your workplace culture.
Our integrated approach sets us apart.
Creating integrated environments is about more than combining components—it’s about creating cost-effective, adaptable, and sustainable workplaces.
With expertise in furniture, demountable walls, technology and floor covering, we excel in seamless integration.
Our team crafts tailored solutions, ensuring flawless execution and ongoing support. We design environments where your people and culture can thrive.
Featured Project: Workhuman
Workhuman’s new headquarters at 100 Staples Drive in Framingham, Massachusetts, epitomizes a trailblazing workspace tailored to foster innovation, wellbeing, and collaboration. Spanning 157,000 square feet, this space is designed to reflect the company’s ethos and heritage, promoting a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable work environment.
Our Latest Projects
The unique spaces we create for our customers speak for themselves.
With the return to office and intense competition for talent, CEOs are prioritizing company culture. Real estate is not only a vital financial asset but also the stage where we craft environments that enhance employee connections. We take pride in understanding each company’s unique culture and translating that essence into their workspace design.
eGenesis
eGenesis
Date
Flad
Timeline
Furniture, Technology
Client
Cambridge, MA
eGenesis’ headquarters expansion: a flexible, collaborative hub for innovation.
eGenesis expanded its Cambridge, MA headquarters to a five-story mixed use building to support its groundbreaking research aimed at alleviating global transplant shortages. The new office is designed to enhance collaboration and foster flexibility, accommodating ample of workstations, private offices, and various conference areas, including a boardroom featuring a Zoom conferencing solution featuring an AI-enabled tracking camera and dual 65” monitors. Multiple huddle spaces support diverse collaboration needs, offering varied seating postures—low, standard, and high—to suit different meeting styles. Steelcase’s fully flexible workstations empower teams to adapt and reconfigure their spaces as they grow, complete with height-adjustable desks, dual monitors, and wireless charging stations.
Amenities include a spacious café and a smaller break area, designed as communal spaces for regular town halls and team gatherings. The town hall area can support hybrid meetings through a Zoom conferencing solution that allows all participants to be seen and heard clearly no matter where they are seated. The neighborhood-oriented layout further strengthens eGenesis’s collaborative culture, while adaptable workstation designs provide teams with the flexibility to rearrange as needs evolve, creating a central hub for research, innovation, and growth.
Photos © Edward Caruso Photography
Confidential Engineering Education & Design Center
Confidential Engineering Education & Design Center
Date
WBRC Inc., Ellenzweig, Consigli Construction
Timeline
Furniture
Client
Orono, ME
Fostering collaborative learning and adaptability.
The new Engineering Education and Design Center has emerged as a beacon of cutting-edge academic space design. Spanning across three stories and 107,000 square feet, the state-of-the-art facility serves as the center of graduate engineering education, equipped with advanced laboratories, collaborative zones, and technology-rich teaching spaces. Red Thread teamed up with WBRC Inc. for a thorough engagement process on furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FFE), uncovering important insights that influenced the layout.
Our approach to workshops is deeply rooted in inclusivity, as we harness the power of sophisticated tools to gain comprehensive insights into specific requirements and design preferences. We utilized Mural, a virtual collaboration platform, to facilitate interactive discussions and allow various stakeholders, such as graduate students, faculty members, and other staff members, to share their perspectives. Through a series of thoughtfully curated sessions, we encouraged anonymous feedback and fostered an environment of open communication and collaborative ideation. Our use of advanced technological resources continues to play a pivotal role in streamlining the transition from imagination to reality for our valued clients.
Beyond its immediate impact on the university landscape, engineering and design center stands as a testament to Maine’s demand for engineering talent. By bringing together diverse engineering disciplines under one roof and fostering a culture of collaboration, the facility plays a pivotal role in attracting and retaining top-tier engineering talent within the region, amplifying the state’s potential as a leading hub for innovation and technological advancement.
Photos © WBRC Inc.
Sun Life Wellesley
Sun Life Wellesley
Date
Innocon, GastingerWalker& Architecture
Timeline
Furniture, Demountable Walls
Client
Wellesley, MA
Where modern work meets wellness and flexibility.
Sun Life Wellesley has transformed its 94,000 sq ft Wellesley office with a modern and flexible design that embodies their vision for the future of work. The renovated space provides employees with a choice-based environment, allowing them to decide daily between working from home or in the office. When onsite, employees have access to various work settings tailored for different needs, including unique collaboration areas for team meetings and quiet workstations for individual tasks.
The office also offers social areas like a stylish deck with a fireplace, creating a welcoming environment for relaxation and casual interactions. Designed to enhance productivity and well-being, the office features over 300 workstations across multiple zones, with double-glazed VIA demountable walls by Steelcase offering privacy and flexibility. Wellness amenities such as bike paths, fitness rooms, and spaces for mindfulness provide a holistic approach to employee well-being. The space incorporates sustainability initiatives with LED lighting, water-efficient facilities, moss walls, and a comprehensive recycling system, aligning with Sun Life’s global environmental goals.
Photos © Robert Umenhofer Photography
One Congress
One Congress
Date
Carr Properties, HYM Investment Group, Gachot Studios
Timeline
Furniture
Client
Boston, MA
Reshaping Boston’s skyline: crafting a community oasis at One Congress.
Red Thread played a pivotal role in bringing the vision of One Congress, Boston’s iconic new office tower, to life. We helped create spaces that surpassed the ordinary, embodying a vibrant celebration of community, creativity, and functionality. Over the course of this three-year endeavor, the Red Thread team embarked on this exciting journey, in collaboration with Gachot Studios, HYM Investment Group, and Carr Properties.
We helped create this highly curated environment with roughly 1500 individually sourced and 580 custom furnishings, working alongside 90 vendors. This included vintage treasures from Brimfield, adding layers of richness to the design and turning every corner of One Congress into a unique story waiting to be told. The ancillary design encompassed One Congress’s lobby, outdoor setting, and a myriad of amenity spaces on the 11th floor, including the fitness, happy hour bar, living room, library, and function room.
The challenges of a five-phase delivery and installation process, coupled with pushed out construction timelines, were met with adaptability and resilience, showcasing the team’s commitment to delivering excellence. One Congress emerges as a community cornerstone, shaping the future of its surroundings. The project stands as a testament to the seamless fusion of personal and professional elements, resulting in hospitality spaces designed not just to be admired but authentically enjoyed.
Photos © David La Spina Photography
Work Better Magazine
Introducing a special edition of Work Better magazine. In this issue, explore how four major shifts are changing how people work and how Community-Based Design responds to create vibrant workplaces that help people thrive.