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ArrowstreetLive at the SMPS Awards Gala
I recently had the pleasure of attending the SMPS “Recognizing Outstanding Communication” (ROC) Awards Gala to see the best of the AEC industry’s marketing material for the year. Among the nominees this year in the Website category was ArrowstreetLive – incidentally, the only blog among the nominees! The submissions were undeniably inspiring, and we were honored to be included among such company.
Softball at Arrowstreet: The A-Team
Work hard and play hard: several of us Arrowstreeters have joined “The A-Team”, a softball team in the Boston architects’ league. Our team is a crew of employees from a few different firms around the area including Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, the MSCBA, Foley Fiore Architecture, Form and Place, and Arrowstreet. We are about halfway through the season and just shy of .500 at 3-4. It’s time to step up to the plate and finish the season strong. Go A-Team!
Wonderland Garage Opens
The MBTA’s new Arrowstreet-designed South Parking Garage and Intermodal Transit Center opened on Saturday (June 30th) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by MassDOT Secretary Richard Davey, Revere Mayor Daniel Rizzo, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, state Rep. Kathi-Anne Reinstein, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Revere City Councilor at large Anthony Zambuto, among many others from the Revere community. Both the Boston Globe and the Daily Item of Lynn reported on the event…
Student Tours at KIPP Academy Lynn
Over the past few months Matt Rice and I have had the opportunity to give the 7th, 8th and 9th grade students of KIPP Academy Lynn a tour of their new school, which is currently under construction, and speak with them about the role of an architect in this project. We teamed together with the Consigli, the building contractor, to walk them around the site and share information about the building and process. It was a fun experience for all involved. The students had great questions and the excitement they had for their new space was apparent. The new KIPP Academy Lynn building is scheduled to open for the start of the 2012 school year…
Harvard Square Hotel Video Tour
Harvard Square Hotel recently shared this video tour showing off their newly renovated spaces designed by Arrowstreet. The hotel recently reopened after an intense construction schedule of approximately 3 months and the positive response from their guests has been overwhelming.
Magic Beans at the Prudential Center
Arrowstreet has been helping Boston Properties with retail tenant coordination at the Shops at Prudential Center for years, so when Magic Beans signed a lease in the retail mecca in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay we were happy to assist them. Magic Beans is a locally-owned mom & pop store that sells toys, strollers, car seats, and baby gear. Their brand is upscale, their service is high-quality and attentive, and their store design needed to match who they are. The space we designed for them is colorful and easily accessible, with the merchandise areas coded by their branded colors. It’s packed with toys and gear, but spacious where needed for equipment testing. And to occupy the little ones while mom is settling the bill, a set up of figurines in a full landscape is built into the cabinetry underneath the check-out counter.
Arrowstreet in the New York Times
The new corporate headquarters for Rechler Equity, designed by Arrowstreet, was recently featured in the New York Times. The article highlights how the vision for this leading real estate company is reflected in the building’s iconic design, calling it “a sleek corporate calling card.” Arrowstreet transformed a former industrial building into a contemporary glass and steel structure marked by a torqued, rotating faceted form that serves as a two-story lobby…
Harvard Square Hotel
Arrowstreet’s design for the Harvard Square Hotel has recently been realized with the re-opening and re-launch as a boutique hotel following the three month renovations. A complete transformation of the hotel, we worked with Harvard to update the image and improve the overall guest experience. To improve the entrance to the hotel, Arrowstreet established a connection to the street and created a lobby seating area with panoramic views of Harvard Square. At the street entrance, we designed stone and glass monumental stair to invite guests from the Mt. Auburn street entry to the lobby and reception area. Integral to the renovation was the complete reconfiguration of the lobby levels, doubling space available to guests to create contemporary, comfortable public space…
Worcester CitySquare: Rising from the Dust of Demolition
We’re happy to share these recent construction photos of the CitySquare development in downtown Worcester. Arrowstreet has been working on the planning and design of the mixed-use development which will create a revitalized neighborhood and reintroduce retail and entertainment to Worcester’s downtown. The first building to be built in this development is One Mercantile Place, a 200,000 square foot office building that will consolidate Unum’s Worcester offices. Construction is tearing along, and we are on track for a October 2012 completion.
How We Celebrate Red Sox Opening Day: Fighting Cancer & Eating Ice Cream
We celebrated Red Sox Opening Day on April 13th by getting together to make our own ice cream sundaes complete with all the fixin’s and a cherry on top while watching the home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. We also teamed up with the Jimmy Fund by creating our own Rally Team, The Arrowstreet Sox, to raise $85 to help support the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber in their effort to provide hope to adults and children being treated for cancer worldwide. A few of us were even lucky enough to see (and hear!) the formation of four F-16 Fighter Jets fly by our office on their way to Fenway Park, but we weren’t fast enough to snap a photo. Go Sox!