CRICO Headquarters

By the nature of its business, the Controlled Risk Insurance Company (CRICO) is measured, focused, and balanced. A provider of liability coverage for medical professionals for more than 40 years, CRICO engaged SMMA to assist in relocating its headquarters and designing a space reflective of its ideals and balanced in its layout.

With commanding views of Boston, understated colors and furnishings, and variety of alternative work and collaboration spaces, CRICO’s new headquarters embodies the company’s personality and positions its workers to drive future growth.

After scouring several sites in Boston, CRICO selected the Van Ness Building in the storied Fenway Park neighborhood as its new home. The HQ sits in proximity to the company’s numerous medical clients—a luxury not afforded by its former headquarters in Cambridge.

The new space exploits the location’s bountiful natural light.

Floor-to-ceiling windows provide unfettered views of the city and allow people to feel connected to the vibrancy of the urban area.

The design takes CRICO’s security requirements into consideration.

Incorporating private workstations afford user privacy, while more public spaces allow for group meetings and training sessions.

Huddle spaces, complemented by inviting sofas and lounge chairs, provide opportunities for employees to break away from their desks. An open café promotes informal socialization and accommodates various office events.

The design creates an atmosphere of understated elegance and comfort.

The team utilized a palette of soft, warm tones, using splashes of color where appropriate.

Each detail, from the lighting in the entryway to the glass slots added in the millwork, was carefully chosen to achieve a feel both timeless and contemporary.