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Designing Sophisticated Coastal Interiors
Arrowstreet’s interiors group is working with our architectural team to design a variety of spaces in a new, 230-unit residential development on the beach in Revere, MA. The concept developed for the exterior was successfully carried into the interior spaces, expressing a sense of sophisticated coastal living. The approach to the interior design was centered on creating an inviting, warm…
Studio Traditions: Yankee Swap
This week, Arrowstreet was filled with holiday cheer! We gathered in our VooDoo Lounge for eggnog, cookies, candy canes, and our 2nd Annual Yankee Swap. Over 30 members of our staff participated in this year’s event, and much fun was had by all in the competitive gift swap. An amaryllis plant and a Starbucks gift card cleverly concealed between two…
Great Marsh Resiliency Planning
The North Shore’s Great Marsh Coalition kicked-off its Living Shoreline Project by hosting the first in a six part workshop series at the Salisbury Public Library last Friday. Through an interactive community workshop, the Coalition and several partnering organizations built upon the Great Marsh Symposium which took place earlier in the month. As a guest speaker, I worked with residents…
Aerial Views of Greybarn Phase 1
Last week we received new aerial photos of the construction of our Greybarn Residential Development on Long Island. This new, mixed-use neighborhood in Amityville, New York, is located at the prominent intersection of Sunrise Highway and Route 110 and will contain 500-residential units and retail, spread over eight shingle-style buildings with gambrel roofs. We are currently in the first of five…
Adaptive Migration in Urban Planning
Last week, I attended the 3rd annual ACCO Rising Seas Summit, which brought more than 300 professionals together to highlight the interrelationships between sea level rise, climate change, and extreme events. One topic discussed that is particularly interesting was adaptive migration, which looks at the affects an influx of new residents would have on an outside community if they were…
10 PO Square Community Service Social
Carr Workspaces hosted a Community Service Social for the tenants of 10 Post Office Square. This event was dedicated to supporting local nonprofits and the Arrowstreet team enjoyed socializing with some of our neighbors as we gave back to the community. Team members took part in activities such as making blankets for the homeless while enjoying light refreshments. The event…
Behind “The Science Behind Pixar”
This week, Lauren Haggerty and I had the pleasure of listening to the Museum of Science’s designers talk about “The Science Behind Pixar,” a traveling exhibit currently on display. The Museum of Science has spent the better part of the last few years collaborating with Pixar to accurately show the technical side of what goes into a Pixar movie. A…
Illuminus Boston 2015
It’s the second year an interactive light and sound event lit up the night in Boston. This past weekend, Illuminus, the last event of HUBweek, took over Lansdowne Street and the lower concourse of Fenway Park. This event showcases the creative and boundary-pushing abilities of artists and technology that is at our fingertips. I attended Illuminus last year and was…
New Photos: Greybarn Phase I Construction Underway
Gambrel roofs, shingle-style, home-like—these are what comes to mind when describing the design of the new Greybarn Residential Development. Currently being built on Long Island, Greybarn is off to a good start. The project was conceived as a walkable development on a site convenient to commuter options and located less than a mile from the Long Island Rail Road. Construction…
Idea Paint Comes to Arrowstreet
Arrowstreet installed Idea Paint’s new PULL magnetic surfacing in portions of our office; now not only can we use our walls as writing surfaces, but also as pin-up boards for printed material. The surface is already being utilized by our design teams and is both efficient and aesthetically pleasing for brainstorming sessions. Working in an architecture and design firm, we are…