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July 9, 2020

Island Parkside Housing

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="22581,22469,22470,22468,22473,22496,22497" img_size="full" onclick=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Island Parkside Housing Lawrence Community Works (LCW) is in the process of creating a sustainable, resilient, mixed-use community on an ex-industrial site. It features open space (Ferrous Park), nature (the Merrimack River and the...

Union Milford affordable housing has finished construction

November 7, 2018

Union and Milford

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="22350,22338,22331,22356,22357,21979,22355" img_size="full" onclick=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Union and Milford Two blighted and long-abandoned parcels of land in the North Common neighborhood of Lawrence were acquired by Lawrence CommunityWorks. LCW is a nonprofit community development corporation working to transform and revitalize...

June 3, 2015

Tent City Warren Avenue Apartments

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="21975,21973,21972,21974" img_size="full" onclick="link_no"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Warren Avenue Apartments This mod-rehab project involved strategic upgrades to 30 affordable rental-housing units located across 6 historic row house buildings in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Last renovated in the late 1990’s, the scope...

May 12, 2015

Youthbuild

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="21980,21811,22226,22225,22249" img_size="full" onclick=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Youthbuild YouthBuild Lawrence and YouthBuild Boston are non-profits working to transform and revitalize the physical, economic, and social landscape of distressed urban neighborhoods. In partnertship with these organizations and supported by public subsidies, we...

May 12, 2015

Green Panels

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21549,21550,21551,21552" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Green Panels In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Corrections and the Boston Architectural College, we developed a panelized wall system for use in affordable housing. The panel employs advanced framing and insulating techniques to...

May 12, 2015

The Dover

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21545,21546" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] The Dover This 21-unit, mixed-use, mixed-income development was proposed for a city-owned parcel in Boston's South Cove. The materials and form, inspired by the local historic surroundings, were interpreted in a contemporary manner. The project...

May 11, 2015

Winston Road

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21540,21541" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Winston Road The City of Boston targeted this abandoned and severely deteriorated six-family building for renovation to provide affordable rental housing. The apartment interiors were re-designed to meet contemporary standards for affordable housing, while the...

May 11, 2015

Brookside/Rockview Hope VI

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21537,21536,21538" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Brookside/Rockview HOPE VI This funding proposal for re-building a severely distressed public housing development provided an opportunity for residents to envision their future community. We analyzed the surrounding architecture and community resources, and led a...

May 11, 2015

Cathedral Housing

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21835,21523,21522,21834" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Cathedral Housing A revitalization was proposed for 325 units of distressed public housing under the federal HOPE VI funding program. A community-based design process led to a masterplan and housing for a mix of new...

May 11, 2015

Clippership Family Housing

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="3" images="21514,21515,21837,21838" onclick="link_no" custom_links_target="_self" column_number="2" grayscale="no" choose_frame="default" img_size="full"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column_text] Clippership Family Housing The Boston Housing Authority approached us to work with a public housing residents association to design mixed income housing for the Lower Eagle Hill neighborhood in East Boston. Using an inclusive community...