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BSA Family Design Day
Join Arrowstreet’s Kachina Studer and Nicole Voss at the BSA for Family Design Day this Saturday for decorating tips and design suggestions from the entrants in the CDRC’s 4th annual Gingerbread House Design Competition. Our ambitious entry of a winter scene at City Hall Plaza required a lot of creativity and hours of teamwork to complete, and we are excited…
Update from CitySquare
At Arrowstreet, many of our complex projects develop over a long period of time. Our work on CitySquare in Worcester, which is taking shape now with the development of a public garage, housing and hotel, began in 2004. As the master planner and architect for the 20-acre revitalization project, our involvement has continued through the latest phases with the design…
City Hall: Naughty or Nice
Arrowstreet’s entry for the Community Design Resource Center’s (CDRC) 4th annual Gingerbread House Design Competition required a lot of engineering consulting, and resulted in a few burnt fingers. We ambitiously chose to create a winter scene at City Hall Plaza. To respond to the theme of “Imagine Boston,” we envisioned an activated plaza with a row of shops, almond people,…
Congratulations to our newest RA!
Congrats to Arrowstreet’s newest registered architect: Nicole Voss! On the traditionally unlucky day of Friday the 13th, Nicole found out that she had passed her final ARE exam, especially impressive given that she only began the process in March. To acknowledge our new RAs, Arrowstreet honors them with $1,000 bonuses…and while it’s not in our office manual, a bottle of…
Arrowstreet among BostInno’s 50 on Fire
Arrowstreet was named a winner in the design category at BostInno’s 50 on Fire Awards! The recipients are driving the innovation economy in Boston (and beyond), and were grouped into 10 categories. A panel of judges comprised of industry-specific community leaders and influencers chose the 50 winners from a pool of 200 finalists; winners were announced at a celebration with…
New Photos of Fenway High
We just commissioned professional photography of Fenway High, which kicked off the new school year in new location, in a building renovated by Arrowstreet. The design team, City of Boston, and school members formed a strong working relationship, which is reflected in the success of the project. One of our main priorities in the renovation was to retain the character…
Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge, NY Opens
Brooklyn Boulders (BKB) has opened their fourth location in Queensbridge, New York, joining the other locations in Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; and Somerville, MA. Queensbridge has Brooklyn Boulders traditional climbing and bouldering walls, personal training facilities, and Active Collaborative Workspace, but takes things one step further as the first to be located in a luxury, high-rise apartment building. At BKB…
Greenbuild 2015
Greenbuild 2015 in Washington DC was as busy as ever this year. From a conversation with James Cameron to educational sessions to checking out new products on the expo floor and school building tours, I was able to make great connections with all that is happening in the world of green building. As the COP21 climate talks begin today in…
A Refreshing Purpose for the Upper Devotion School
To accommodate their rising student population, the Town of Brookline decided to make use of a former school building to serve as a temporary location while they renovate existing schools. Arrowstreet served as architect for the project, which fell under the Town Building Department, and focused primarily on upgrading the building and its systems. We worked closely with the town…
ABX 2015: Infill Density: Case of Alewife Cambridge
Last week, Arrowstreet’s Jim Batchelor and Claes Andreasen were part of the ABX 2015 panel Infill Density: Case of Alewife Cambridge. The development around Alewife has taken care to prepare for future climate change while protecting nearby wetlands and greenspace. Arrowstreet has been involved in several projects in this neighborhood, which is one of the fastest evolving multi-family locations in…