Meshed well: From bagel factory to full-service coworking space

by tanya_martins | January 6, 2025 1:35 pm

A contemporary office corridor is depicted, featuring a cozy seating area with black chairs and a round table. A large, colorful artwork titled "Dream Big Dreams" is hung on the wall. The corridor leads to glass-walled meeting rooms and a kitchen area, with windows allowing natural light and a view of an outdoor space. A person is walking through the corridor, and another individual can be seen in the background. — A former industrial bakery in a Boston suburb has been transformed into a co-working and co-warehousing facility. *Photo courtesy Dyer Brown*

A former industrial bakery in a Boston suburb has been transformed into a coworking and co-warehousing facility designed to accommodate small businesses and e-commerce entrepreneurs.

Workplace strategy experts at the architecture and interiors firm Dyer Brown renovated the 4,087 m² (44,000 sf) former bagel factory into a setting that combines individual units and valuable amenities, including a cafe, conference rooms, phone booths, a photo studio, Wi-Fi, 24/7 security, and onsite self- and full-service shipping.

The design takes inspiration from the building’s architecture and history. A glass wall with black aluminum mullions recalls a set of garage doors removed during the transformation, and the countertop island in the cafe features designs that replicate corrugated metal. Curated framed images, area rugs, and a variety of furniture types are inspired by the owner’s tastes, under an open ceiling visible through metallic mesh.

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[Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TM_ECommerceCoworking-1.jpg

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/meshed-well-from-bagel-factory-to-full-service-coworking-space/