Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
Arrowstreet worked with the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School to design a new home for their high-achieving K-8 school, which focuses on classical education, character development, and community engagement. The building’s massing is inspired by a modern interpretation of local pastoral landscapes and traditional agricultural structures, with bold gable-end forms, large punched windows, crisp detailing, and a mix of…
DCR Bathhouse Prototype
In 2014, the Department of Conservation & Recreation tasked Arrowstreet to assist the agency in understanding the construction options available for two new lakeside bathhouse facilities. The exercise investigated existing grades, accessibility, solar orientation, utility concerns, archeological resources, and construction technique. The study focused on cost, schedule, and sustainability implications associated with stick-built, modular, and pre-fabricated construction. The process started…
Kinetic Facade Fabrication
Arrowstreet designed a kinetic façade—an innovative and beautiful skin for the Central Parking Expansion at Logan Airport. This wind wall can be seen from the 9/11 Memorial and functions as elegant backdrop to screen views into the garage. It is visible from the Airport Hilton Hotel, the highway, the East Boston waterfront, and the Seaport neighborhood. The design team worked…
Urban Resiliency
In 2015, Arrowstreet engaged in a process of research, outside collaboration, and critical design thinking to submit an entry for the City of Boston’s International Design Competition, Living with Water. Intended to catalyze an increase in the city’s sustainability and climate change resiliency, the competition challenged leading planners, designers, and thinkers to envision new solutions and concepts that promote our…
Autonomous Vehicles
Arrowstreet has been conducting research on the impact autonomous cars and ride sharing will have on the future design of parking structures (and proposing this concept to clients). As the automated technology becomes more of a reality for travelers, it’s critical to design parking facilities that can transform over time. In early years, parking layouts can be altered to allow…
Ocean 650
Arrowstreet’s interior design group worked in sync with the architectural team to create interior spaces that complimented the vision for this new 230 unit residential development on Revere Beach in Massachusetts. The interior design embraces the lively beach lifestyle of Revere Beach, using colors, tones, and textures of the ocean to create a sophisticated coastal living experience. The amenity spaces…
Life Sciences Workplace
Arrowstreet’s Chicago-based client requested a collaborative office and lab space with clean lines and innovative features for their first location in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The thoughtfully designed space is reflective of the fast-moving life science community in Kendall Square, and uses color, texture, and bold graphics to create a variety of work environments. The crisp, clean design is echoed in the furniture choices, including innovative WorkLounges, which…
Sidney Research Campus
A new research campus for life science start-ups Arrowstreet transformed 200 Sidney, 40 Erie, and 21 Erie Streets into a multi-tenant campus catering to smaller life science companies for BioMed Realty Trust. Just outside of Kendall Square, this 340,000-square-foot office/lab building was formerly used by a single tenant. Arrowstreet renovated the complex using the Universal FlexLab concept to accommodate a…
Target Small Format Store Rollout
Arrowstreet is assisting Target with the roll-out of small format, urban stores across the Northeast region. Packard’s Corner, Allston, MA Located near Boston University, the 17,000 square-foot building was originally built as a car dealership with thick concrete floors, theatrically-large columns, and inset wall arches— features not typical to Target’s format. The design team refreshed these components, allowing them to…
Arrowstreet Workplace
At 10 Post Office Square, we worked to transform a long, narrow traditional office configuration into an open, modern, studio space for our toughest client—ourselves. In the time since the space has been occupied, it has served as a model for what can be accomplished when old methods of office layout and culture are reimagined. The new design is tailored…