Elkus Manfredi Architects P O R T F O L I O P R E PA R E D F O R BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS OCTOBER 2026
“Our clients' success is the source of our success. We are your partners, and we are fully invested in your present and future enterprise. Your success is the best measure of our success.” Elizabeth Lowrey PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
1
Elkus Manfredi Architects Elkus Manfredi Architects combines the resources of a national firm with a boutique concierge approach providing: architecture, interior architecture, workplace strategy, employee engagement, change management, master planning, urban design, branding and brand integration, and environmental graphic design.
2
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
3
Multidisciplinary Design Practitioners As a firm, we work across many disciplines and do not believe in departmental silos. We take inspiration and ideas from seemingly disparate project types and apply them in new ways with exciting results.
4
WORKPLACE
SCIENCE + TECH
HOSPITALITY
Aetna
Alexion
Caesars Entertainment
AEW Capital Management
The Broad Institute
Four Seasons
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Draper
Boston Consulting Group
Children’s National Hospital
Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels
Charles River Associates
CRISPR Therapeutics
InterContinental Hotels
Fidelity Investments
James P Allison Institute
Omni Hotels & Resorts
Foley Hoag
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Starwood Capital
MassMutual
Microsoft Corporation
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts
New Balance
Novartis
Strider Hotel
Plymouth Rock Assurance
Pfizer
The Walt Disney Company
Point32Health
St. Jude Children's Hospital
White Elephant
Publicis Groupe
Texas Medical Center
The Verb Hotel
RESIDENTIAL
HIGHER EDUCATION
DEVELOPER
Berkshire Development
Boston University
Boston Global Investors
Duke University
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Commonwealth Ventures
Emerson College
Boston Development Group
Equity Residential
Harvard University
Boston Properties
MIT Investment Management Company
MIT
Caruso Affiliated
Northeastern University
Greystar
National Development
Rutgers University
Jamestown LP
NB Development
Texas A&M University
Leggat McCall Properties
The Related Companies
The Ohio State University
National Development
Samuels & Associates
Tufts University
The Related Companies
SJP Properties
University of Chicago
Samuels & Associates
Weiner Ventures
University of Florida
Spear Street Capital ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
5
Thought Leadership Good Office Design Is Good Business
Reframing the Workplace for the Knowledge Economy
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE PODCAST
LIN K
LINK
3 ways to make your office more inclusive
How Inspired Workplace Design is Good Business
FAST COMPANY
BANKER & TRADESMAN
LIN K
LINK
Good intentions: The conversation about workplace flexibility needs a new component to make it all work
How Office Design Drives a Genuine Return to the Workplace
IN MAGAZINE
LINK
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER
LIN K
The Surprising Way to Build a Productive Organization FAST COMPANY LIN K
6
If you want a balanced RTO solution, you need mutual trust FAST COMPANY LINK
G re a
t
Ch ston o B r e OFFICE
ambe
omm r of C
e rc e
NATIONAL
E DEVELOPMENT · ARCHITECTUR
siness Good Office Desigs itn Is Good Bu prove And this suburban Boston project 27, 2026 10:00 AM BY ELIZABETH LOWREY JULY
A RENDERING OF 275 GROVE
'S RECEPTION AREA.
EDI. IMAGE: COURTESY ELKUS MANFR
and Barings acquired an Greatland Realty Partners ton, In the summer of 2023, 275 Grove Street in New at re-foot office campus approximately 515,000-squa just three years earlier for ed trad last had erty The prop Mass., for $117.5 million. the first time in its 25-year ost 40 percent vacant for $235 million. It was alm . tical skep history. The market was
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
7
Relevant Experience
10
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS
PROJ ECT A R EA
350,000 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Certified LEEDID+C Platinum
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
AWARDS
Award of Excellence For Best Practices – Large Projects, International Facility Management Association (IFMA), Boston Chapter Merit Award for Renovation/ Restoration, Engineering News Record, New England
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS CLIENT: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Elkus Manfredi's design solutions evolved through a series of discovery sessions with BCBSMA staff.
•
Healthy concepts integrated into each floor include hydration stations, ergonomically designed workstations, adjustable sit-tostand desks, and treadmill walk stations.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
11
12
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
13
14
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
15
16
MASSMUTUAL
PROJ ECT A R EA
345,000 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Certified LEEDCS Platinum
MassMutual BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: AWARDS
Winner – Commercial, World Architecture News (WAN) Americas Awards Merit Award for Built Design Excellence – Commercial, Boston Society for Architects/AIA (BSA)
•
A series of employee-focused amenities, including outdoor terraces, a servery, barista bar, and a multipurpose collaboration and training space.
•
An open staircase connects all 12 floors of the workspace, providing another circulation option and increased opportunities for creative collisions.
•
The space tells the story of MassMutual's heritage while also looking to the future.
Winner in Commercial Architecture, Architecture MasterPrize
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
17
18
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
19
20
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
21
22
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
23
24
AETNA
PROJ ECT A R EA
80,000 SF AWARDS
Gold Winner – Corporate Offices (More than 10,000 SqM), World Interiors News (WIN) Awards Honorable Mention in Interior Design/ Workplaces, Architecture MasterPrize Winner – Workspace 20,000–80,000 SF International Interior Design Association (IIDA), New England Chapter Finalist – Best Corporate Cafeteria/ Bar of the Year, Interior Design magazine
Aetna WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Designers applied a “resi-mercial” approach that integrates the comfort of a residential aesthetic into highly specific and sophisticated work functions.
•
Designed with health and wellness in mind, every space type is ergonomically designed, from meeting rooms to individual offices.
•
The spacious café helps to foster a sense of one cohesive community, allowing staff to connect and collaborate with each other.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
25
26
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
27
28
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
29
30
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
31
32
AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
PROJ ECT A R EA
72,500 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Certified LEEDCS Platinum
AEW Capital Management BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
AWARDS
Finalist – Corporate Office (More than 10,000 SqM), World Interiors News (WIN) Awards Winner – Medium Workplace (30,000 – 80,000 SF) International Interior Design Association (IIDA), New England Chapter Winner – Commercial Spaces – Offices, INT Interior Design Awards
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
To inform the design of its new Seaport offices, AEW conducted a comprehensive study of its vision, employee needs, workplace utilization, and culture after occupying its previous space for 20 years.
•
Armed with solid utilization data, including seat sensors, and a deeper understanding of their culture, AEW was able to capture and repurpose valuable space for the adoption of new workspace concepts.
•
The workspace reflects the priorities of the current population and is an attraction and retention feature for future employees. ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
33
34
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
35
36
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
37
38
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
39
40
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
41
42
THIRD ROCK VENTURES
PROJ ECT A R EA
24,000 SF AWARDS
Finalist – Office Design Over 2,000 SqM - Americas, The Society of British & International Interior Design (SBID) Awards
Third Rock Ventures BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Design reflects culture and brand while allowing the firm to improve, grow, and adapt.
•
Supports flexible/hybrid work with a wealth of spaces to connect, socialize, and come together.
•
Balances social areas with a variety of functional individual spaces for focused work.
•
Designers used multiple strategies to infuse the new space with a sense of the company’s origins, creating a layered design that adds a deeper dimension to the building’s contemporary proportions.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
43
44
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
45
46
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
47
48
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
49
50
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
51
52
BOSTON CO NSULTING GROUP
PROJ ECT S I ZE:
200,000 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Certified LEEDCS Gold
Boston Consulting Group BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Over a decade of immersion, engagement and partnership to evolve best practices and new ways of working with this top international consulting firm who were pioneers in activity based working.
•
Based on an extensive pilot process, guidelines were developed and implemented for adaptation, activity zoning, environmental requirements, and furniture, finishes and lighting.
•
Instant adoption of new concepts at move in for this highly engaged population of world class consultants.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
53
54
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
55
56
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
57
58
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
59
60
TMC³ COLLABORATIVE BUILDING
PROJ ECT A R EA
260,000 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Designed to LEED Silver Standards
TMC³ Collaborative Building HOUSTON, TEXAS
AWARDS
Life Science Category Winner, iF Design Awards
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Best of Year Winner, Large Commercial Lobby & Amenity Space, Interior Design magazine Best Design North America Honorable Mention, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards
The TMC³ Collaborative Building is the physical manifestation of collaboration among four research institutions and industry partners for leading translational research.
•
The cornerstone of the new TMC Helix Park, it encourages casual collisions and fosters new partnerships via shared lab space and an atrium for hosting campus talks and events.
Design Award of Honor, Society of American Registered Architects ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
61
62
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
63
64
"Group Practice" Interior Design, April 2024 By gathering healthcare researchers and private-sector partners under one roof, the TMC³ Collaborative Building in Houston by Elkus Manfredi Architects streamlines the laboratory-to-market pathway
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
65
66
TMC HEADQUARTERS
PROJ ECT A R EA
13,500 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Designed to LEED Silver Standards
TMC Headquarters HOUSTON, TEXAS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Marketing and executive suites for the entire TMC3 collaborative, including Texas Medical Center, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
67
68
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
69
70
JAMES P AL LISON INSTITUTE AT MD ANDERSON
PROJ ECT A R EA
12, 820 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Designed to LEED Silver Standards
James P Allison Institute at MD Anderson HOUSTON, TEXAS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Research showcase for the Nobel Prize winning James P Allison Institute.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
71
72
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
73
"Group Practice" Interior Design, April 2024 By gathering healthcare researchers and private-sector partners under one roof, the TMC³ Collaborative Building in Houston by Elkus Manfredi Architects streamlines the laboratory-to-market pathway
74
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
75
76
PUBLICIS GROUPE
PROJ ECT A R EA
215,000 SF AWARDS
Winner – Interior Architecture and Design Award, Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA)
Publicis Groupe BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
Winner in Workplaces, Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mention in the Workplace Category, Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards Finalist – Office Design, The Society of British & International Interior Design (SBID) Awards
A highly immersive co-creation process that not only informed the design, it united seven disparate arms of the organization in one unified effort to define place and culture.
•
Development of space, furniture and finish standard that aligned with real estate goals and metrics, and also allowed for individuality of the different companies through a curated selection process.
•
A true sense of investment in the process that resulted in ownership of highly functional and inspiring solutions, for virtually all employees.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
77
78
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
79
80
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
81
82
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
83
84
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
85
86
WELL: WATERTOWN EXPLORATORY LABS
PROJ ECT A R EA
525,000 SF SUSTA I N A B ILI TY
Certified LEEDCS Gold
WELL: Watertown Exploratory Labs WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS
AWARDS
Popular Choice Winner – Architecture + Renewal category, Architizer A+ Publicly Accessible Interiors – Historic Category, World Interior News Awards Best of Year Finalist – Transformation Category, Interior Design magazine Commercial Interior of the Year, INT Interior Design Awards
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS:
•
The transformation of the former 1931 Western Electric headquarters gives two historic industrial buildings new life as a Class A, multi-tenant lab and office destination.
•
Comprehensive infrastructure upgrades enable the conversion to modern research and laboratory space, providing the fresh air, lab exhaust, water, and power needed to support multiple tenants.
•
A new plaza, gathering spaces, public art, and hospitality-focused amenities embrace future innovation while preserving a connection to the site’s industrial past. ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
87
88
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
89
90
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
91
92
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
93
94
"Transformative Power" Interior Design, March 2025 Elkus Manfredi Architects turns an early 20th-century manufacturing facility near Boston into Watertown Exploratory Labs, a center for life-sciences, innovation, community, and sustainability.
ELKUS M ANFRED I ARCHI T ECTS
95
96