Schmidt Hammer Lassen Leads Seaport World Trade Center Revitalization in Boston
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) has released details of their second US project: the Seaport World Trade Center, an expansive 68,500-square-meter mixed-use development on Commonwealth Pier in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District. The project will transform the hisSchmidt Hammer Lassen Leads Seaport World Trade Center Revitalization in Boston
Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) has released details of their second US project: the Seaport World Trade Center, an expansive 68,500-square-meter mixed-use development on Commonwealth Pier in Boston’s vibrant Seaport District. The project will transform the historic maritime site into a new waterfront destination with modern, flexible office space, new public amenities, retail, and dining, and dynamic event space. The adaptive reuse project seeks to maintain the site’s historic origins, while introducing new materials, increased daylight, and new points of connectivity, according to SHL.“The Seaport World Trade Center project is a magnificent historical site with the ambition to become a central component of the rapidly developing Seaport District,” said Partner and Design Director Kristian Ahlmark. “This project is about more than redesigning a building. It becomes a masterplanning task as thousands of people will utilize the building and its surrounding plazas, courtyards and walkways each day.”Giving details of the project, SHL stated that throughout the development, 15,200 square meters of new and enhanced outdoor public space including courtyards, walkways, green rest spaces, and a grand plaza, will invite office workers and the public onto the pier. The new 2,300-square-meter public waterfront plaza, located near the southwest corner of the site, will become the pier’s central gathering point. The pedestrian experience along Seaport Boulevard will improve with the addition of 4,180 square meters of new retail space across the upper and ground floors of the iconic Headhouse structure, as well as increased connectivity to the upper level of the Seaport World Trade Center.According to the architects, the Seaport World Trade Center has a sustainability target of LEED Gold certification.The project is being developed in collaboration with developer Pembroke Real Estate LLC, executive architect CBT Architects, and landscaping by Sasaki. Construction is expected to begin in 2020. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more