A Look Back At Designer Monologues 2022 Features
December 2022
The IIDA NE Communications team wants to thank all of our 2022 Designer Monologue features. This month we'll take a quick look back at all of the wonderful projects that have been shared with us throughout the year.
JANUARY
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of Caldwell.
Robert De Niro famously quipped, “My idea of a nice hotel, is one I’d stay at. ”One of our core values at The Procopio Companies echoes this sentiment, as “Multifamily living should still feel like home.” by Michael Procopio, CEO of The Procopio Companies
FEBRUARY
Photo Cred; Ari Burling
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of a Private Investment Firm.
"Our collaborative design process, centered on our client’s goals and input, resulted in an office space like no other in the city they can be proud to call home for years to come..” by Paul M. Hauser, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Designer, Vision 3 Architects.
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APRIL
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story at Boston Children's Brookline.
"What if a medical visit could be uplifting rather than stressful? What if it could provide families with moments of fun, whimsy—even Instagrammable memories—over anxiety? This is a question at the center of Boston Children’s Brookline, where patient-centered design was at the forefront of each decision and where a sensitivity to neurodiverse reactions to environments informed design" by Joseph Porter, AIA, NCARB, Senior Associate, Isgenuity.
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MAY
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of Sappi Boston Office.
"Over a decade ago, Dyer Brown designed the Boston office at 255 State Street for Sappi North America, the U.S. subsidiary of a global, sustainability-minded producer of wood fiber products, both raw materials and end-use products. Recently the company reached out again, this time with the goal of reducing the office size and consolidating to a single 18,000-square-foot floor as well as refreshing and updating the aesthetic to better represent the corporate culture and brand image to visiting clients.” by Schuyler Pratt, Assistant Project Manager, Dyer Brown & Associates.
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JUNE
Photo Cred; Ari Burling
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of 144 Addison Street with Arrowstreet.
"At 144 Addison Street in East Boston, MA, Arrowstreet designed a new multi-family residential development that connects to both the residential and commercial communities of the site. The lifestyle brand at Addison embraces the local industry and craft which guided the interior design of the project, and helped create a cohesive experience from the building lobby all the way through the residential units." by Ashley McDonnell, Associate, Interior Designer NCIDQ, Arrowstreet.
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JULY
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of a Neocon Showroom with Interface.
"June 2022 marked the 53rd anniversary of NeoCon, and amid heightened anticipation of broad attendance following the pandemic, the designers at Interface took on a novel approach to the company’s showroom design that made it one of the must-see presentations during this year’s trade show." by Jean Nayar on behalf of Interface.
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AUGUST
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of an office and lab space called Waters IMMERSE
"How do you design a cohesive lab/office space with only 9,000 square feet to work with? And how do you make it flexible enough to suit different teams’ schedules and work styles, but also host product demonstrations, events, and even parties?
This was the challenge set for us by SMMA’s longtime client Waters back in 2019. As a leading life science company, they needed a showroom space in the heart of Cambridge’s Kendall Square to show off their most cutting-edge tech to their customers and potential new customers in the neighborhood. But as the project progressed, they also wanted a space that would attract talented workers back to a physical workspace post-pandemic." by Jen Tedeschi, Senior Associate, Interior Designer, SMMA.
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SEPTEMBER
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of a legal workspace for Mintz
"When Mintz, a legal powerhouse in Boston, hired Elkus Manfredi Architects to redesign their Boston workspace, we put together a diverse, highly talented team — comprised of workplace strategists, interior architects, designers, artists, and furniture specialists — to co-create the design with the Mintz team. Individual team members brought their unique skills, from overall strategy down to fine detailing, applying their varied specialties to develop an elegant and sophisticated design for this highly respected law firm." by Linda MacLeod Fannon, Vice President & Senior Workplace Strategist, Elkus Manfredi Architects.
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OCTOBER
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of a historic elementary school, turned senior community housing called The Machon.
"The Machon Elementary School replaced the Essex Street school on Essex Street, in Swampscott, MA in 1920. It served generations of residents until the town decommissioned the school in 2007 and it sat vacant and unused. B’nai B’rith stepped up to fill the need for Senior 55+ affordable apartments in 2018." by Faith Marabella, Registered Architect, LEED AP, Senior Designer, Owner & CEO of Wellesley Design Consultants, Inc.
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NOVEMBER
The IIDA NE Communications team sourced the design community to feature an untold story behind the design of a leading global property management company called Oxford Properties.
"Focusing on the workstyle of the future, Oxford Properties partnered with SGA to create a 32,000 RSF speculative office space that provides what companies and individuals need from the workplace that the home does not provide: dynamic and flexible spaces that are safe, comfortable, adaptable, and that foster a sense of community." by Amanda Vicari, Associate, Director of Interior Design, SGA.
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