It’s the story of a Boston based business at the forefront of cyber security developments, pushing out across the globe with the aim to create a unique staff experience in their office estate.

Rapid7 is a leading cybersecurity company headquartered in Boston, MA. Michael Keimig is the man managing their office real estate and following a recent collaboration with Specialist Group on Rapid7’s latest development, he explained how their global office fit out programs work.

Why the Moose? 

Their staff are referred to as the “Rapid7 Moose”, a name chosen because the word Moose is the same when referred to both individually and collectively, highlighting the importance of teamwork to the business. This explains the otherwise random inclusion of Moose images throughout their offices. As Keimig explains, understanding what staff need to do their work effectively is core to designing the perfect space. While the term “Moose” originated in their Boston office, it has become a unifying theme across all the offices globally.

However, the company is keen to ensure that each working environment has an element in it’s design that connects it to the local community by appointing “site ambassadors” for each office location, they focus on the themes which will relate to the local culture. For example, the conference rooms are each given unique identities, one is named after Belfast Olympian Dame Mary Peters.

By interacting with the graphics, staff can learn a bit more about that piece of local culture. The final experience is aimed at creating a unique working environment to the same standard globally and at the same time leaves you in no doubt when you enter the building that you have arrived in a Rapid7 facility.

The Belfast Experience 

In addition to being their first opportunity to work with Specialist Group, the new Belfast fit out was the first location which reflected the findings of the new research carried out with staff. Keimig relates how the project went:

“There are a lot of amazing features in the Belfast office, all delivered by Specialist. The team put into getting things exactly the way we wanted, ensuring that the end result reflected the same experience globally. They did a brilliant job with their attention to detail. I believe the best results come when the fit-out contractor has some ownership in the project and we are all working together and in collaboration with each other. This worked well in Belfast with SG because it is this teamwork co-operation that I value most.”

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Images by The Electric Eye Photography