Office/Lab
Patriot Place Time-Lapse
When I have the opportunity to provide routine construction site visits over an extended period of time, I often make an effort to photograph the progress from a consistent given vantage point. Sometimes my efforts are successful, while at other times construction-related activities can make this challenging.
Rock Spring Centre
Arrowstreet is currently working on Rock Spring Centre, a large mixed-use project in Montgomery County, Maryland. The project received Planning Board site plan approval earlier this year, an important milestone that entitles the development to proceed to final certification prior to submission of documents for construction permitting…
Rechler Headquarters Construction Update
During a recent site visit to Plainview, NY, Matt Rice snapped some photos of Rechler’s iconic new corporate headquarters.
Universal Flex Labs: A New Approach to Lab Space
On June 1st, I will be speaking during the sold out NAIOP tour of 325 Vassar Street on the topic of Universal Flex Labs: A New Approach to Lab Space. A key part of designing 325 Vassar Street was working with Biomed Realty Trust to create the Universal Flex Lab template: a modular design of lab, office, and support space that could be quickly and easily customized to suit any technical discipline…
Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Arrowstreet, as part of an international design team, created a sustainable master plan for a mixed-use community on a spectacular hilltop site in Garðabær outside of Reykjavik. The Icelandic Institute of Natural History was the first office/lab building to be built in the project, and is already getting noticed around the world for both its beautiful design and its sustainability features. Arrowstreet served as design consultants to the architect-of-record, Icelandic firm ARKIS, and led the sustainability effort…
Arrowstreet in the Wall Street Journal
Last month, I was interviewed by reporter Dana Rubinstein from the Wall Street Journal about our work on the new headquarters for Rechler Equity Partners. The article, Suburban ‘Green’, was featured in the Commercial Real Estate section.
Net-Zero Energy Office
A recent article in the New York Times features the National Renewable Energy Lab’s new, 220,000 sf, hyper-efficient office building in Golden, Colorado. This amazing building is, to date, the largest net-zero energy office building in the nation. There are an increasing number of examples of net-zero commercial buildings in the world, but none of this scale.
LEED-ing By Example
Today’s Banker & Tradesman features an article titled “LEED-ing By Example” that discusses the choices building owners are faced with when making sustainable choices in building design, and balancing costs when making decisions about LEED certification. Arrowstreet’s President, Jim Batchelor, is quoted in the article and an Arrowstreet project in Boston, Two Financial, is featured…