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NEWiRE Tour of Chestnut Hill
I’ll be helping lead a project spotlight tour tonight of Chestnut Hill Square with NEWiRE. The event details are below; I hope to see you there…
The New Industrial Revolution
The Wall Street Journal recently had a very interesting and thought-provoking article about the future of manufacturing in both this country and the world and the impact that 3-D printing, in all its forms, is having on the way we make, think about, and consume products. In many respects, the process of making things has really been driven for the last 50 years by the cost of labor (just like construction) and thus Asia (first Japan, then Korea, then China, and now places like Bangladesh) became the world’s factory floor. But with 3-D printing, labor becomes about the time it takes to design an object because the labor is to build it is essentially free. And in a world of global climate change, with expensive fuel and therefore expensive transportation, the ability to make things closer to where they will be used makes more and more financial sense…
Rechler Corporate Headquarters Wins EDC Award
We’re happy to announce that the Rechler Corporate Headquarters has been awarded EDC Magazine’s Excellence in Design Award in the Commercial Renovation category. The award honors the building’s unique sustainable strategies, such as its highly efficient, super-insulated building envelope. The project will be featured in EDC Magazine’s June issue, along with a podcast on their website.
Check out the video above (1:50 – 2:50), and for more information on this project and the other winners check out the awards webpage.
An Update on Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill Square’s long journey is becoming reality. The foundations are poured, the steel is erected, the exterior brick and limestone facades are being installed, storefront and curtainwall glass is underway, and the parking garage precast erection starts this week. Soon tenants like Wegmans Food Market, the health club Equinox, and restaurants Seasons 52 and Brio Tuscan Grille will begin…
The White Elephant Village Inn
The weather may be turning gray and wintry outside, but the inviting warmth of the White Elephant Village Inn is a perfect getaway. We’ve been working with Nantucket Island Resorts for over 15 years now on a number of their hospitality venues – the Wauwinet Inn, the White Elephant Hotel, the White Elephant Hotel Residences, and now the White Elephant Village Inn…
The History of the Canoe Place Inn
I’ve been working lately with Brad Edgerly, David Bois, and Sean Selby on rehabilitating the Canoe Place Inn in the Hamptons. Prominently located overlooking the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays, it has traditionally been a gateway to Hampton Bays when traveling west across the Shinnecock and is the last building you see before entering Shinnecock Hills travelling down the Old Montauk Highway…
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…
Finally Under Construction: Chestnut Hill
After more than a decade of work with New England Development to master plan, design, and permit the redevelopment of the former Omni Foods site on Route 9 in Chestnut Hill, MA, we can finally announce that the project is under construction. Demolition, blasting and removal of rock, and site excavation are well underway in preparation for the construction of this mixed-use development that includes retail, restaurants, a Wegman’s grocery store, health club, office, and a parking garage as part of the first phase. Stay tuned for more updates as the structures begin to take shape!
FPD Training Conference
I’m speaking to the Federal Planning Division tomorrow morning at their annual Training Conference on the topic of “Strategic Planning to Maximize Community Food, Beverage and Entertainment Options.” I’ve been working with my co-presenter, Geoff Baekey of CHM, on a consulting project to assist the Air Force with transforming their food and beverage operations, and tomorrow morning we’ll be sharing our study process and showing some illustrative examples…
A Renewed Home for Women’s Lunch Place
Arrowstreet is proud to have recently completed several renderings for a renovated and modernized space for the Women’s Lunch Place, Back Bay Boston’s only day shelter for homeless women. An article on the renovation appeared in the Boston Globe…