Due to their engineering-focused mission, CMT’s office design needed to remain utilitarian while also visually reflecting the larger brand. The design team established two modes of circulation around the space: a primary walking path along the perimeter of the floor plan and a secondary path through staff office areas. The larger, primary path draws individuals to the periphery, allowing them to take advantage of the 12th floor views of the city and leading them to destinations at each corner that provide a different work experience. With high-backed furniture and easily cleanable materials, these alternate workspaces are ideal for the modern, more hygienic workplace. The secondary path is more standard and passes through a grid of organized office space for staff to get in and out. Due to today’s post-pandemic climate, both corridors can also be converted to institute one-way circulation.
Setting Roadway Safety into Motion
SMMA helped Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) emerge from its previous location at the Cambridge Innovation Center by establishing its own headquarters. The growing company, whose mission is to “make the world’s roads safer using mobile sensing and IoT, machine learning, and behavioral science,” now occupies a full floor of a new 21,000 sf building located at 314 Main Street in Kendall Square, Cambridge.
The move is as symbolic as it is strategic: with educational roots from the nearby Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), CMT’s founders sought to provide an innovative and engaging culture for staff, while showcasing their extensive portfolio of work on safe driving protocols to clients and visitors.