MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) cut the ribbon on its new global headquarters this summer, unveiling a 110,000 square-foot addition to its "campus quadrangle."

The new facility, designed by Margulies Perruzzi Architects, features a 2-story lobby, an "innovation cafe," a glass-walled gallery with a view of a landscaped courtyard and enclosed glass walkways between the buildings on campus.

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(photos by Warren Patterson Photography)

According to Margulies Perruzzi Architects:

Completed in June 2014, the design of the global headquarters building embraces a high performance workspace strategy that fosters flexibility and collaboration, promotes company branding and core values, and provides a technology-enabled and healthy work environment. The new workspace features an open, collaborative work environment with flexible low-height workstations arranged in "neighborhoods," and supported by plenty of informal huddle and collaboration spaces and state-of-the-art video-conference rooms. The open office floor plan places glass-fronted private offices away from the perimeter to offer natural light and views for everyone. Expected to achieve LEED Silver certification, the building is consistent with Boston Scientific’s emphasis on sustainability throughout the Marlborough campus.

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