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Van Ness Office

Van Ness Office

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Samuels & Associates

“Van Ness is a microcosm of the best of Boston. It has taken the neighborhood to a whole new level, bringing together a dynamic mix of professionals who live in its contemporary and striking residences, and those who work within its flexible office spaces. We are seeing a total transformation of the blocks between Van Ness and Boylston Streets with new restaurants and appealing retail continuing to sprout up, which is a testament to the impact of this project.”

Joel Sklar

President and Principal at Samuels & Associates

Project Description

  • This 239,000-sf, eight-story commercial tower provides contemporary workplaces within the 870,000-sf mixed-use Van Ness development in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood.
  • Partner to the Van Ness residence tower, the office tower offers open floor plans, high ceilings, inspiring views, and a lush landscaped fifth-floor terrace.
  • Three levels of underground parking provide 534 parking spaces.

Photographer: Chuck Choi (exteriors), Andrew Bordwin (interiors)

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Office Lobby Seating
Office Lobby Seating Area
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The Peninsula Chicago

The Peninsula Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
Client: Thomas J Klutznick Company

Project Description

  • Landmark mixed-use project on Chicago’s “Magnificent Mile” along North Michigan Avenue incorporates two development phases: Phase 1, the 235,000-sf retail block, and Phase 2, the 390,000-sf Peninsula Chicago hotel, built above the retail.
  • With 339-rooms, the hotel is set back from the Avenue to reinforce the three- to four-story street-level scale; a two-story “sky lobby” welcomes guests.
  • The flagship shopping destination for six national retail brands engages pedestrian’s on all four sides of the block.

Photography: Jon Miller / Hedrich Blessing

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The Chicago Athenaeum

American Architecture Award

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Institute of Store Planners VM + SD Magazine 

International Store Design — Best Facade

Streetscape
Retail
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Liberty Wharf

Liberty Wharf

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Cresset Harborside LLC

Project Description

  • Set on a rebuilt pier on Boston Harbor, Liberty Wharf combines three architecturally distinct buildings hosting five restaurants and office space with a half-acre of outdoor deck, public boardwalk, and touch-and-go docking slips.
  • The buildings and wharf are designed to frame harbor views from the street, connect the Seaport District to the harbor, and complete a missing link in Boston’s HarborWalk.
  • The home of Legal Sea Food’s flagship restaurant and 50,000 sf of specialty Class A offices, Liberty Wharf has already become an icon in Boston’s youngest neighborhood.

Photographer: Peter Vanderwarker

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Boston Preservation Alliance 

Preservation Achievement Award – New Construction in Harmony with Boston’s Built Environment

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Retail Traffic Magazine 

Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging – Best New Open-Air Environment

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The Grove

The Grove

Los Angeles, California
Client: Caruso Affiliated

“It was very important for me to try to transport people to a better place and time. I wanted to create a Main Street for a city that does not have one.”

Rick Caruso

CEO, Caruso Affiliated

Project Description

  • Winner of seven national awards, the 600,000-sf open-air development is a thriving, urban, pedestrian-oriented retail and entertainment destination.
  • Connected to the Los Angeles Farmers Market and centered around a “Main Street” and a “Town Green” – in a city that has neither – the master plan uses active, welcoming public spaces as anchors.
  • Pedestrian-scaled streetscapes and an overall European aesthetic creates a spirited sense of place.

Photographer: RMA Architectural Photographers

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Urban Land Institute 

Award for Excellence

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International Council of Shopping Center 

Best New Shopping Center (400,000–1,000,000 Square Feet)

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Retail Traffic Magazine 

Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging

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Themed Entertainment Association 

Thea Award – Outstanding Achievement Award

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Pacific Coast Builders Conference 

Gold Nugget Award of Merit

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Pacific Coast Builders Conference 

Best Commercial Retail Project

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The Eli and Edythe L Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

The Eli and Edythe L Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Client: Boston Properties, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“This building provides the extraordinary research community across Boston with a remarkable space for scientific collaboration and discovery. It also represents a deep commitment to Kendall Square and Cambridge, and the community that has nurtured us over the past decade.”

Dr. Eric Lander

President and Director, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Project Description

  • Created by a collaboration among MIT, Harvard, and the Harvard affiliated hospitals, the Broad Institute features design that facilitates interaction among the most gifted thinkers of our time, accommodating the research practices of today and anticipating the research ventures of tomorrow.
  • The building is open and flexible, quickly adapting to changing research needs in a state-of-the-art environment where life science researchers can think, investigate, and create.
  • The building is designed for high-hazard urban research with capacity in infrastructure to accommodate diverse demands.

Photographer: Anton Grassl / Esto

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The Americana at Brand

The Americana at Brand

Glendale, California
Client: Caruso Affiliated

Project Description

  • An eight-block mixed-use redevelopment, this thriving family lifestyle destination revitalizes its neighborhood and provides 600,000 sf of stores and restaurants, 338 residences, a 1.6‑acre park, and parking.
  • Planned along Brand Boulevard and around a new park, the development includes active street-level shops and restaurants.
  • New and existing streets connect the site with its surrounding urban context; sidewalks are wide, with specialty paving, planting, and lighting.

Photographer: RMA Architectural Photographers

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Chain Store Age magazine

Retail Store of the Year — Shopping Centers

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Pacific Coast Builders Conference

Gold Nugget Grand Award

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California Redevelopment Association

Award of Excellence — Mixed-Use Development

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International Council of Shopping Centers US Design and Development Awards

Innovative Design and Development of a New Mixed-Use Project

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Pacific Theatres

Best Retail Project — Gold Nugget Award of Merit

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Pacific Coast — Builders Conference

Judges Special Award of Excellence — Gold Nugget Awards

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Pasadena magazine

Best Shoppers Paradise — Best of Greater Pasadena

AWARD

California Redevelopment Association

CRA Awards of Excellence — Mixed-Use Development

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Southern California Development Forum

Design Award

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California Apartment Association

Los Angeles Signature Property

AWARD

Los Angeles magazine

Best of LA — Shopping Perks

Americana at Brand Caruso Way
Americana at Brand Cinema Fountain
Americana at Brand Cinema 2
Americana at Brand Americana Way
Americana at Brand pool
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The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards

The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards

New York, New York
Client: Related Urban Development, Goldman Sachs

Project Description

  • One-million-sf luxury retail podium provides a vibrant setting for 100-plus stores and unifies the multi-building Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side.
  • As the most publicly-experienced destination in Hudson Yards, this seven-story hub features non-linear circulation, distinct shopping districts, and a five-story, glass-walled atrium.
  • The podium’s penthouse-level anchor, Manhattan’s first Neiman Marcus store, invites shoppers to move upwards to explore the full extent of this vertical lifestyle experience.

Images courtesy Francis Dzikowski for Related Oxford

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The Verb Hotel

The Verb Hotel

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Samuels & Associates

“The Verb Hotel is a character. It’s authentic. It has rock and roll experience. With our history, we are in tune with the beat of the Fenway, which gives us the confidence to be a little rebellious. It’s in our nature to have fun, to be genuine, to be memorable, to make you smile. Check in, tune out.”

Robin Brown

Principal, Spot On Ventures

Project Description

  • Inspired by its mid-century motor inn roots, the renovation of this two-story 93-key hotel in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood celebrates the area’s famed rock scene from the ‘60s to the ‘90s.
  • The transformation of this 1959 Howard Johnson’s motel creates a quirky, friendly, contemporary hotel while retaining its original footprint surrounding the rebuilt courtyard pool.
  • The new lobby’s rock-era details include authentic rock memorabilia; guestrooms feature retro-inspired lighting, art, and furniture.

Photography: Adrian Wilson, Andrew Bordwin

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Award

Boston Society of Architects

BSA/AIA

Hospitality Design Award

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Architecture MasterPrize

Winner in Interior Design/Hospitality

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Boston Preservation Alliance

Preservation Achievement Award

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Boston Magazine

Best of Boston – Best Boutique Hotel

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Hospitality Design Magazine

Finalist – Boutique/Lifestyle Hotel 

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Interior Design Magazine

Best of Year Honoree

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Retail Design Institute

Innovation Award in Historic Preservation – International Store Design Awards

The Verb Hotel Entry
The Verb Hotel Room
The Verb Hotel Pool Room
The Verb Hotel Evening Balcony Fenway park
The Verb Hotel Pool
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New Balance Headquarters

New Balance Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: NB Development Group, LLC

“The headquarters is a space where our associates can thrive and the brand can continue to grow, fulfilling its promise by pushing forward to deliver the best in innovative footwear and apparel.”

Jim Davis

CEO, New Balance

Project Description

  • The 250,000-sf headquarters anchors a new 14-acre health and wellness district in Boston Landing.
  • The headquarters is the first LEED v2009 CS Platinum project in U.S. to achieve all Indoor Environmental Quality credits and third worldwide.
  • The new workplace features flexible, open, non-hierarchical workspace, large employee cafeteria, café, showrooms, and a community park.

Photographer: Robert Benson (exteriors), Andrew Bordwin (interiors)

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TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

“The once underutilized and fractured neighborhood has become a new cohesive health and wellness district for the City of Boston, thanks to the benchmarking design of the new home for New Balance.”

Hal Munger AIA, LEED AP

Architect, Elkus Manfredi Architects

New Balance HQ Cafeteria
New Balance HQ Cafe
New Balance HQ Timeline
New Balance HQ Entry Lawn
New Balance HQ night
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Rutgers Academic Building

Rutgers Academic Building

New Brunswick, New Jersey
Client: Rutgers University, New Brunswick Development Corporation

“Quality of life is important. These types of buildings help Rutgers market itself as the preeminent public research university in the region, and that translates to us being able to attract corporations — existing companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs — to locate to New Brunswick, which in turn helps to create job growth.”

Chris Paladino

President, DEVCO (New Brunswick Development Corporation)

Project Description

  • The 211,518-sf Rutgers Academic Building connects the academic core of the University’s historic New Brunswick campus with the student residences of North Campus. Tiered interior spaces and a series of rising terraces and stairs between the building’s two wings create social spaces and places of collaboration both inside and out.
  • The building features five lecture halls, 17 general purpose classrooms, active learning classrooms, seminar rooms, and language and media labs.
  • The remaining 85,000 sf is dedicated to departmental offices for faculty and staff and also incorporates graduate student lounges and work areas to foster cross-departmental and faculty/student collaboration.

Photographer: Brad Feinknopf

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TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

“The connection to and continuation of the Voorhees Mall locks the building into the larger historic campus context. In addition, the building completes the space of the adjacent Honors College quad.”

Joe Pryse AIA

Architect, Elkus Manfredi Architects

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U.S. Green Building Council – New Jersey

Innovative School Project of the Year (as part of the College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative)

Rutgers Academic West Wing
Rutgers Academic East Wing