Project

Harvard University — Soldiers Field Park

Harvard University — Soldiers Field Park

Boston, Massachusetts
Client: Harvard University

Project Description

  • The Soldiers Field Park complex is a prominent component of Harvard University’s affiliate housing portfolio, with approximately 750 residents in 478 apartments spread across four buildings.
  • Elkus Manfredi provided planning and design services for extensive cosmetic, infrastructure, and system upgrades of the entire 1970s complex.
  • Our work reconfigured apartment layouts to meet changing tenant demographics, reprogrammed the street-level spaces to expand amenities and engage pedestrians, and redeveloped the site with improvements that connect with the surrounding and developing Allston campus.
  • The amenity program includes study rooms, conference rooms, lounge and common rooms, a fitness center, and indoor children’s playrooms.
  • All four phases are certified LEED-ID+C: Commercial Interiors Gold. The project also meets Harvard’s Healthier Building Academy’s standards and Healthcare Without Harm’s Greenhealth Approved standard.

 

Photos: © David Kurtis and Elkus Manfredi Architects

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Hood Bike Park

Hood Bike Park

Boston, Massachusetts

Project Description

  • Envisioned as a destination for the neighborhood to come, the new 22,000-square-foot Hood Bike Park will be used as a venue for small concerts, neighborhood festivals, and farmers’ markets.
  • The plane of the park’s landscape was lifted and tilted to buffer the adjacent elevated highway and industrial uses.
  • The wood-clad bike pavilion is tucked into the landscape and houses public bicycle facilities with bike racks, a repair shop, storage lockers, restrooms, and publicly accessible showers.
  • On top of the pavilion is an area with tables and chairs called The Perch, which overlooks the park and the Hood stack.
  • Sustainable features include deep-rooted and water-seeking plants, a bioswale with salt-tolerant plants, locally sourced plants, and storm water capture on site.

Photos: © Peter Vanderwarker

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Miami Worldcenter

Miami Worldcenter

Miami, Florida
Client: Miami Worldcenter Associates

Project Description

  • This certified LEED Silver master plan created a 27-acre redevelopment over nine city blocks that represents a 15% expansion of the Central Business District.
  • This pedestrian-centered district combines art, culture, international trade, and sustainable design.
  • The first phase of the four-million-sf development includes 1,000 residences, 350,000-sf retail, parking, vibrant new public plazas, and car-free walkways.

Renderings by Digital Blackmagic (DBM)
Photo: PARAMOUNT Miami Worldcenter team and affiliates, © Kevin Vildósola / ODP Architecture and Design

The Paramount at Miami Worldcenter
Miami Worldcenter Retail
Miami Worldcenter Downtown
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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 Ohio State University – South Campus Gateway

The Ohio State University – South Campus Gateway

Columbus, Ohio
Client: The Ohio State University

We have felt very satisfied, very comfortable with the decision to hire Elkus Manfredi. They really understand the demands of urban design and the complexities of mixing uses in buildings.

Terry Foegler

Former Associate Vice President, Planning and Real Estate Operations at The Ohio State University

Project Description

  • This 887,000-sf mixed-use development has transformed a neglected urban area—and the main entry to the campus—to create a welcoming college-town environment and sense of arrival to the OSU campus.
  • Strategically planned mixed-use programming included 225,000-sf of street-level retail, 12 restaurants, an eight-screen cinema, 180 residences, and the relocated University bookstore.
  • A unifying urban design project, the Gateway has made the University’s cultural resources more available to the City of Columbus, creating incentive for junior faculty and others to live in surrounding residential neighborhoods, thereby reclaiming the formerly rundown area.

Photographer: Brad Feinknopf

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Award

AIA Ohio

Excellence in Architectural Design

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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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Award

Urban Land Institute 

Award for Excellence

Award

International Council of Shopping Center 

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

Award

Themed Entertainment Association 

Thea Award – Outstanding Achievement Award

Award

Pacific Coast Builders Conference 

Gold Nugget Award of Merit

Award

Pacific Coast Builders Conference 

Best Commercial Retail Project

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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

Award

Chain Store Age magazine

Retail Store of the Year — Shopping Centers

Award

Pacific Coast Builders Conference

Gold Nugget Grand Award

Award

California Redevelopment Association

Award of Excellence — Mixed-Use Development

Award

International Council of Shopping Centers US Design and Development Awards

Innovative Design and Development of a New Mixed-Use Project

Award

Pacific Theatres

Best Retail Project — Gold Nugget Award of Merit

AWARD

Pacific Coast — Builders Conference

Judges Special Award of Excellence — Gold Nugget Awards

AWARD

Pasadena magazine

Best Shoppers Paradise — Best of Greater Pasadena

AWARD

California Redevelopment Association

CRA Awards of Excellence — Mixed-Use Development

AWARD

Southern California Development Forum

Design Award

AWARD

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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Union Trust Building

Union Trust Building

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Client: The Davis Companies

Having grown up in Pittsburgh, I have marveled at the Union Trust Building’s stunning design since childhood. Elkus Manfredi’s vision for the building enabled us to overcome the obstacles and transform it into a stunning and successful business destination, known not only for its grandeur and sense of dignity, but for its warmth, vitality and contemporary functionality. With Elkus Manfredi as a key partner, it’s beyond fulfilling to have realized the great potential of the property and to propel it into the future as a key part of the dynamic renaissance that the city is currently experiencing.”

Jon Davis

CEO, The Davis Companies

Project Description

  • Originally built in 1918 and filling a full city block in downtown Pittsburgh, this long-neglected Flemish Gothic masterpiece has been restored and repositioned, its interiors transformed from a drab pass-through into a vibrant work/play destination.
  • The extensive modernization program incorporates new energy-efficient HVAC and electrical systems, 12 upgraded elevators, below-grade parking for 190 cars, and renovation of the four tenant entries.
  • Highlights include repairs to the sandstone façades, terra-cotta-tiled mansard roof, and interior marble floors and walls; restoration of the 40-foot-diameter Tiffany glass dome; and the addition of spectacular custom-designed hand-tufted carpeting throughout the public spaces.

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

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TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Union Trust was so much more than an historic restoration of this unique example of Flemish Gothic architecture; the sustainability aspect of this project was of equal importance. The fact that we could reposition a building of this era to successfully compete with new construction in today’s market was immensely gratifying.”

Ross Cameron RIBA

Vice President, Architectural Designer, Elkus Manfredi Architects

CT Nguyen
TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Working in historic buildings always has its challenges, but sometimes you find treasures. Where someone may see a dusty mechanical space, unusable with trusses running through the middle, we see a dynamic fitness center, filled with character showcasing the heritage of the ‘Steel City.’”

CT Nguyen

Interior Designer, Elkus Manfredi Architects

Union Trust Roofer Corner Detail
Union Trust Atrium View From Above
Union Trust Dome
Union Trust Lobby Detail
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Pfizer at Six Ten Main/MIT

Pfizer at Six Ten Main/MIT

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Client: MIT Investment Management Company, Pfizer

Project Description

  • Designed for optimum flexibility, this 597,000-sf, two-building research and development campus provides new laboratories and offices for Pfizer and further enriches Kendall Square’s world-leading life science cluster.
  • With a program that includes street-level retail, offices, and laboratory/research facilities, the campus also provides parking for 650 cars on three levels below-grade.
  • Pfizer’s research facilities fill the seven-story South Building and most of the North Building, accommodating the company’s neuroscience, cardiovascular, metabolic, BTX, and endocrine disease research units.
  • Other tenants include CRISPR Therapeutics, LabCentral, KSQ Therapeutics, Bayer LifeHub Boston, Casebia Therapeutics, and Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation.

Photographer: Chuck Choi

Six Ten Main Street coutryard
Six Ten Main Street South Facade
Six Ten Main Street Colonade
Six Ten Main Street East Facade