OvaScience is a global life sciences company dedicated to improving fertility for women around the world. The new corporate R&D headquarters is located in 24,000 sf of leased space in Waltham MA. The design celebrates the international impact of the company and its products through large-scale graphics on the walls and ceilings. It takes advantage […]
With the move of the Anthropology Department to a new building on campus, the decision was made to expand Sociology and bring in Social Studies to William James Hall, a 15 story tower by Minoru Yamasaki. A new stair was added to pull together Sociology, now encompassing three full floors. The Social Studies Department, an […]
Set in a 1960’s building near the Cambridge Common, the new Center of Mathematic Sciences and Applications is comprised of a large community space, offices and seminar room. The focus of the center is the open working lounge where large chalkboards for collaborative study are flanked by colorful seating groups. The project maintains much of […]
bluebird bio, a biotech company in Kendall Square, had a need to expand it’s laboratories within their existing space. In order to replace desks lost by expanding into the office space, LAB designed a series of touchdown desks. Colorful accents on the wall extend from simple tables that seem to fold out from the wall.
Boston Living with Water was an international competition focussed on developing resilient solutions to climate change. Encompassing three sites, it encouraged designers to envision new solutions at a variety of scales. The first place award winner in the Site One, Prince Building competition, LAB’s entry challenged the common approach of retreat and encirclement and proposed […]
Currently on the boards, LAB is working with the Psychology Department to renovate a floor of William James Hall. Opening up the view from the elevator to the skyline beyond, the design creates an vibrant community space for work and study.
Renovations for the Bioengineering Institute in the Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center at WPI’s Gateway Campus. Project includes wet and dry laboratories for biological research, Bio MEMS and advanced microscopy.
An expansion of Idenix’s fourth floor laboratory and offices, this first floor expansion consists of offices, meeting rooms, a small kitchen and shower rooms. The new space is designed to integrate with the upper floor headquarters. The same glass wall system and woodwork link the two projects.
