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now+next The first air-rights project over the Mass Turnpike since 1983, Fenway Center is a 4.5-acre mixed use development, reimagining a complex urban crossroads as a walkable, pedestrianoriented community core. The $240 million project’s first phase integrates 312 units of housing with office space and 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail across two infill buildings. The new structures and retail amenities will replace a surface parking lot and other plots between city-owned bridges along Beacon Street and Brookline Avenue – leveraging underutilized infrastructure as the connective tissue for residential, commercial, and retail uses. Key to the goal of smart growth, public amenities include a 12,000-square-foot airrights deck and landscaped pedestrian walkways. The transit-oriented development will offer access to the commuter rail line at Yawkey Station. Respectful of local context and community fabric, the design of Fenway Center locates taller structures adjacent to Yawkey Station, serving as an architectural marker and gateway. Smaller buildings respect the scale of the Fenway Park area and the historic Audubon Circle neighborhood, defining and improving the pedestrian experience.
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Building meaningful relationships and successful collaborations keeps us motivated to create positive and lasting transformation in the communities we serve. We’re proud of the past, grateful for the present and excited for the future.
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historic rehabilitation of the Baker '88 The Chocolate Factory Complex was completed in three phases over a 25 year period — the first completing in 1988 — earning four preservation awards. Metropolitan, a 23-story mixed use '04 The development located in the heart of Chinatown, is praised by the City of Boston as a successful model of mixed-income housing. Wharf, a 480,000 square foot '08 Battery mixed use waterfront development opens its doors — other TAT wharfs include Commercial, Lincoln and Lovejoy. and masterplanning of the '14 Redevelopment former 18-acre Symmes Hospital Campus is transformed into Arlington 360 — a new awardwinning multifamily community.
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completion of the masterplanned '21 Expected 21-acre Clippership Wharf site, designed for waterfront resiliency is comprised of four buildings, a harborwalk, beachfront area and floating dock—reintroducing the natural shoreline.
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*Photographers with images used: Andy Ryan, Bruce Martin, Gregg Shupe, Gustav Hoiland, Peter Vanderwarker.
TRENDS THAT WILL TRANSCEND SPACES Thoughtfully designed amenity spaces provide a substantial return for developers. Promoting wellness, connectivity, integrating smart technology and adding complementary services are important for any community – corporate, senior living, multifamily and mixed use. Regardless of the sector, we’re finding an overlapping ecology of interests for multigenerational users, and trends that cut across typical sector designs: flexible spaces, connection to nature and natural light.
FLEXIBLE SPACES Designing spaces for multiple uses and flexibility allows amenity areas to serve a variety of purposes, creating opportunities for engagement and connectivity. Tying-in the natural surroundings delivers an authentic experience, provides a sense of belonging and emotionally connects a person to place.
Clippership Wharf, East Boston, MA, Lendlease Mixed Use + Multifamily Community Rendering by Pictury
CONNECTION TO NATURE In the context of end user well-being, an inclusive connection to nature within the built environment is beneficial on many levels – it creates a welcoming and calming atmosphere, enabling people to feel more creative, happier and healthier. From rooftop gardens, water features and the use of nature-based materials to increased access to parks and vibrant courtyards – studies prove the psychological and physical benefits of exposure to nature, so designing ways to connect to the outdoors is key. Maplewood Brewster, Brewster, MA, Maplewood Senior Living Assisted Living Community Photography by Mary Prince
NATURAL LIGHT Natural lighting is an important part of today’s design philosophy – allowing for ample daylight to penetrate an interior space leads to positive biophilic responses. Aesthetically, natural lighting is the most visually pleasing, and dynamic, fluctuating at different times of day and with changing weather. Wellness, productivity gains and higher achievement have also been directly correlated to natural lighting.
The Residences at Mill 10, Ludlow, MA, WinnDevelopment Historic Adaptive Reuse | Mixed-Income Senior Living Photography by Andy Ryan
+next 1 Worcester County Courthouse, Worcester, MA, Trinity Financial 2 Archer Donahue, Boston, MA, JDMD Owner, LLC 3 Avalon Bridgewater, Bridgewater, NJ, AvalonBay Communities 4 Elan Union Market, Watertown, MA, Greystar 5 Monmouth Mall Mixed-Use Redevelopment, Monmouth, NJ, Rouse Properties
+ team KNOWLEDGE SHARING TAT has grown successfully by embracing the concept of informal mentoring as a professional development tool. —Phil Renzi, Senior Project Manager
Our team consistently sees dramatic improvements in efficiency and productivity when we pass on institutional knowledge and leadership skills from one generation to the next. We believe in nurturing people from the inside out. By allowing young architects to observe, ask questions and explore solutions we further expand our team’s ability to manage and lead. For senior leadership it is an opportunity to reflect on our own experiences and interactions, and fuel our desire to help others succeed. By sharing our stories and personal experiences, anecdotes, and project case stories, we are passing on insights that help expand the capabilities of others and further the firm’s design capabilities. For those that are open, receptive to learning and willing to try new ideas, TAT is an ideal firm. Learning
to accept feedback and apply what is learned to gain responsibility and become more accountable is an asset to the entire team. The most ambitious architects are always striving for new knowledge and seeking out opportunities to hone their skills. The examination of successful projects and experiencing the entire process of creating buildings has considerable value for emerging talent, and for the benefit of the firm’s future growth. The co-op program at TAT has been a successful
means of sourcing young architects for our team for more than 45+ years. It allows students to tie their coursework to knowledge developed in the workplace. At last count we’ve had more than 250 students in the co-op program, many of whom have stayed on to enjoy a prosperous career at the firm.
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Groundbreaking for long-sought Fenway Center complex takes on air of a celebration Boston Globe Old Buildings, Creative Solutions Commercial Architecture Magazine WinnCompanies Moves to Preserve Housing in Worcester, MA Affordable Housing Finance LIHTCs RAD Save Affordable Housing for Vulnerable Populations in Baltimore Suburb Journal of Tax Credits
Senior Project Manager Phil Renzi mentoring Becky Krupkowski | Photography by Brian Smith
March 14: TAT Associate Gary Kane, AIA participates in Northeastern’s Sustainable Building Organization’s (NUSBO) speaker series spotlighting a new, large scale mixed use tower being developed in Boston’s Back Bay. The discussion highlights the project’s seven-year evolution from initial conceptual designs through the complex permitting process; the economic realities of urban construction; and the technical means required to achieve the design vision. April 11: Associate Ed Bradford, AIA NCARB LEED AP is joined by TAT team members Al Donovan LEED AP, and Anthony Vivirito for a NUSBO panel created to provide students with an opportunity to ask questions of
TALENT TAT welcomes architectural co-op Gustavo Melera. For more recent news and project information, please visit architecturalteam.com
Rendering of Fenway Center Client: Meredith Management, Gerding Edlen, TH Real Estate Rendering by TAT The Architectural Team, Inc. 50 Commandant’s Way at Admiral’s Hill Chelsea, MA 02150 architecturalteam.com