Demountable walls are a game-changer for creating flexible and efficient workspaces. They allow you to change layouts easily, saving you time and money compared to traditional construction. Ideal for evolving businesses, these modular systems enhance privacy, improve acoustics, and maintain design integrity, supporting various work styles.
Below, we highlight five Red Thread projects that utilized demountable walls to meet diverse needs and objectives.
1. Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod – Hyannis, MA
Embracing Digital Transformation While Staying True to Cape Cod Roots
The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod’s renovated 37,000-square-foot headquarters is a perfect example of combining modernity with tradition. The design incorporates natural light, comfortable seating, and biophilia, creating a “resimercial” atmosphere that helps employees feel at home. To support both open and private work environments, Red Thread utilized Steelcase’s Lite Scale and Privacy Wall systems. These demountable walls provide transparency and flexibility, allowing for a bright, open feel while also offering enclosed conference rooms and meeting spaces for privacy when needed.
The flexibility of the demountable walls supports the bank’s digital transformation efforts by accommodating different types of workspaces and technology integration. The environment includes dedicated workstations, multi-purpose rooms for training and presentations, and multiple Microsoft Teams rooms to facilitate seamless virtual collaboration. By integrating these walls, the Cooperative Bank can continue adapting its workspace as technology and employee needs evolve.
2. Hospice of Southern Maine – Scarborough, ME
Creating a Welcoming and Integrated Community Space
For the Hospice of Southern Maine’s new facility, Red Thread designed a space that supports both the organization’s operational needs and its mission of community outreach. The new location serves home-care clinical teams, offering a blend of training and community spaces that allow for privacy and collaboration. The demountable wall systems installed by Red Thread played a key role in this integration, offering flexible solutions for the learning and simulation lab, family bereavement suite, and large community boardroom.
The demountable walls allowed the organization to create adaptable spaces that could easily be reconfigured for different events, training sessions, and community activities. By utilizing flexible wall systems, the space remains functional while accommodating a variety of programs. This solution fosters a sense of community while maintaining the privacy and quiet necessary for grief counseling and patient support services.
3. Aroma Joe’s – Scarborough, ME
Brewing Success with Flexible Spaces
As Aroma Joe’s relocated its headquarters to Scarborough, they aimed to design a space that was as dynamic and flexible as the fast-growing franchise itself. To achieve this, Red Thread implemented Steelcase Privacy Walls, which provide on-demand flexibility for their expanding needs. These walls create a variety of workspaces within the 8,480-square-foot office, from quiet retreats for focused work to open collaborative zones for spontaneous brainstorming sessions in the Collab Café.
The demountable walls align with Aroma Joe’s growth trajectory, allowing the space to evolve with the company. By integrating these adaptable systems, the company can easily modify the space to accommodate future needs, whether it’s expanding their training rooms or adjusting collaborative zones. The flexibility of these walls ensures that the headquarters remains a productive and engaging environment that caters to various work styles, ultimately supporting the company’s innovation and success.
4. Confidential Investment Management Firm – Stamford, CT
Seamlessly Integrating Security and Functionality
For this confidential investment management firm, Red Thread delivered a custom solution using Steelcase’s Everwall system to meet the high security and acoustic needs of a financial institution. The installation, featuring 300 linear feet of walls with segmented designs and unique details like tapered horizontal elements, provides both privacy and a sophisticated aesthetic. The walls include tinted film, frosted glass, and frameless doors with drop seals to ensure confidentiality, along with mag locks for added security.
Red Thread’s coordination with the AV provider allowed for seamless integration of room scheduling technology directly into the wall systems. This integration enabled discreet cable management, keeping the space clean and professional. The demountable walls support a variety of spaces, from conference rooms and huddle spaces to telephone booths, demonstrating how the right wall system can merge security with functional and aesthetic needs. The project was completed in less than a week, minimizing disruption and showcasing Red Thread’s efficiency and attention to detail.
5. bluebird bio – Somerville, MA
Creating a Flexible Hybrid Workspace for Increased Productivity
As bluebird bio moved its headquarters from Cambridge to Somerville’s Assembly Row, the focus was on designing a space that supported hybrid work and increased productivity. Red Thread integrated demountable wall systems throughout the two floors to create adaptable environments that provide employees with choice and control over their workspaces. The use of Steelcase walls allows for a combination of open and enclosed spaces, catering to different work modes and team needs.
The walls create flexible training rooms that can be expanded as needed and support a multi-functional boardroom equipped with advanced videoconferencing technology. Each floor features open lounges and work cafés, enhancing socialization and collaboration while providing areas for focused work. The demountable walls not only support these different zones but also allow bluebird bio to adapt their office as the hybrid work model evolves, ensuring the space remains a productive and engaging environment for their team.
The Benefits of Demountable Walls
These five projects illustrate the versatility and advantages of demountable walls across different industries and work environments. Whether it’s enhancing collaboration, providing privacy, supporting technology integration, or ensuring security, demountable walls offer a flexible and efficient solution. By choosing demountable systems like those offered by Red Thread, businesses can future-proof their spaces, reduce renovation downtime, and adapt quickly to new demands—all while maintaining a professional and cohesive aesthetic.
Our work demonstrates how thoughtful design and strategic technology integration can turn any space into a flexible and productive environment. Reach out to us to learn more or get started on transforming your space!
