At Lab, we recently celebrated our first year in business and are able to reflect upon our strategies for success. As a start-up, we had the opportunity to design and define a new model for delivering architectural services. We considered all aspects of the practice, from the details of technical infrastructure to our method of articulating design choices with our clients. Wanting to focus our time and effort on design and client relationships, we sought to create a company that is nimble and free of technological and infrastructural issues. Coming into being in the virtual age, Lab is built on the idea of portability and effective harnessing of the internet.
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Lab wins IAVA Communicator Awards
Lab has won a silver award of distinction for its website and a gold award of excellence for business cards at the 18th Annual IAVA Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Visual Arts, an […]
Trending Upward: Physics Labs
Physicists are proud to call their field the “mother of the sciences,” and based upon our recent experience they have every right to boast. From medical device companies, laboratory equipment manufacturers, biotech startups to software development corporations, the role of physics has trended upward and is now a significant driver of laboratory design for many of our projects. This is an important new direction for lab design because the requirements for physical labs are fundamentally different from traditional life science spaces.
Lab on LEED and Living Walls in High Profile
Stephanie Goldberg talks with Steve Sundius of Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering P.C. and Janice Goodman of Cityscapes, Inc. about the considerations and benefits of vertical gardens in interior spaces in the latest update of High Profile. Read the Feb 23rd article in High Profile »
LEED Innovation Credit: Living Walls
In a recent laboratory fit-out for a University, the client requested that we design a place for greenery within the common spaces. For universities and companies that are looking to design LEED certified projects, or bring existing projects into LEED compliance, Green Walls can be a key factor in earning certification. Considerations, however, need to be made for a successful installation.
Lab on the pitfalls of tenant improvements in High Profile
Mark Reed talks with John Matuszewski of McNamara/Salvia, Inc. and Andy Coull of JM Coull, Inc. builders about the hidden issues associated with the renovation and restoration in the latest issue of High Profile Monthly. Read the article on page 6 »
New Tradeline report on the future of research facilities, Mark Reed weighs in
In a new Tradeline report “Research & Research Facility Futures,” principal Mark Reed and other panalists identify the big ideas and important trends that will define research facility initiatives for the next two years and beyond. Read the full report »
Due Diligence for Tenant Improvements
One of today’s most active areas of construction lies in tenant improvements to existing buildings. Particularly in the life sciences sector, there is constant churn as companies mature and move into larger spaces to meet their growing space demands. Mark Reed talks with John Matuszewski, a principal at McNamara/Salvia structural engineers, and Andy Coull, president of JM Coull, builders from Maynard, about issues that tenants frequently overlook.
Mark Reed is interviewed by Tradeline as expert lab planner
Mark Reed was interviewed as a member of a panel of experts forecasting future trends in laboratory planning. Results of the panel’s work will be published in an upcoming Tradeline Exclusive Report.
New renderings for Harvard’s William James Hall
The William James Hall project is the redesign of a floor of professors of psychology, their labs and their shared spaces at Harvard University. See the new renderings and learn more about the project »
