A transformative project with ambitious performance goals, Cell Signaling Technology’s new research & innovation campus will house their biotech headquarters amid a stunning sustainable master plan. Core to the project’s identity is the reclamation of a unique site: a decomissioned granite quarry. Additional site constraints include strict visibility requirements from nearby Route 128 and zoning height limits while maximizing connections to adjacent state conservation areas. The building straddles a dramatic 45-foot sheer granite rock face, stretching from a wildgrass meadow above to a “quarry garden” and stormwater bioswale below. Sustainability and environmental stewardship are key tenets of the site and building design, utilizing extensive geothermal energy and targeting Net Zero.

I was part of the winning interview team and worked through basis-of-design and schematic design. My scope of work included programming & plan development; massing and exterior design; working closely with the landscape design team on site design and master planning; researching code and zoning requirements; producing presentation graphics for internal and external meetings; and developing schematic design documents.