Rock Spring Centre Master Plan
Arrowstreet developed a master plan for a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development in the Washington, DC suburb of Bethesda. Located at the intersection of the Beltway and busy Route 270, the site includes space for a future light-rail connection to create a transit-oriented development. Low retail buildings facing Rock Spring Drive along the south side create an approachable pedestrian scale, backed by a denser center core of…
Waterfront Square at Revere Beach
On July 12, 1895 Revere Beach opened as the first public beach in the United States. For decades it served as a lively waterfront destination just eight miles north of Boston featuring several amusements, ballrooms, food stands, pavilions, and sidewalks. However, in the late 1960’s the beach began to deteriorate and soon became a strip of honky tonk bars and…
Patriot Place Master Plan
Arrowstreet is responsible for the master plan of Patriot Place, a four-season retail and entertainment destination located on 450 acres around the New England Patriots’ stadium. The plan created sightlines from the retail to the stadium, leading stadium guests past the shops to improve retail exposure and allowing the stadium a prominent opportunity to advertise itself to retail shoppers. Different components of the development were located…
CambridgeSide Galleria Master Plan
The keystone of a mixed-use, riverfront redevelopment, Arrowstreet’s master plan of CambridgeSide combined a 3-story urban shopping center with residential and office buildings, a hotel, and several parks. By integrating public and private space, the plan enriched street life and draws around-the-clock activity to the area. This project is the central element in the East Cambridge Riverfront Plan that received…
White Elephant Hotel Renovations
For the Nantucket landmark, the White Elephant, Arrowstreet designed a total renovation and major addition. The new resort includes familiar architectural elements of Nantucket’s 18th century maritime past, including simple cedar shingles, small-paned windows, and painted wooden balconies. These elements are blended with small courtyards that open to panoramic ocean vistas, typical of the island’s grand, 19th century hotels. The…
Waterfront Square Parking Garage and Intermodal Station
As part of the firm’s role as master planner and architect, Arrowstreet designed the parking garage for Waterfront Square at Revere Beach, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development. The new parking garage is constructed from precast concrete, aluminum, glass curtain wall, and architectural metal mesh. The seven-level structure accommodates 1,500 cars and includes a new entrance for the existing MBTA Wonderland Station…
60 Hampshire
Acquired as part of BioMed Realty Trust’s campus near Kendall Square, this former iron foundry was in need of a transformation to accommodate the demands of today’s office and lab tenants. Arrowstreet restored the historic building’s exterior and upgraded its interior to become a flexible space that suits a variety of tenants. To express the building’s past, the design team…
Hampton Boathouses
Arrowstreet is designing high-end vacation homes in the Hamptons, a popular seaside vacation destination. These three-story townhouses range in size from 1,800 to 2,400 square feet; each features outdoor space and water views of the picturesque Shinnecock Canal. The architecture borrows from styles traditionally found in the area, including gambrel-style roof lines, shingled exteriors with complementing trim, and variety in…
Wauwinet Inn
Arrowstreet was commissioned to perform extensive renovations to a number of historic Nantucket resorts. The White Elephant was thoroughly rehabilitated and expanded with a major 2 floor 30,000 square foot addition. The Wauwinet was re-created as a first-class luxury escape. It blends traditional architecture elements of Nantucket’s Quaker past – simple wood structure clad in cedar shingles, true divided lite…
Sheraton New York
This Morris Lapidus modern classic was plagued with a crumbling precast wall. Rather than simply repair or replace it, Sheraton asked Arrowstreet to look for ways to update the look and identity of the hotel. To kick start the design process, there were two rounds of collaborative design charrettes, providing a wealth of interesting concepts that grew into several discreet…