At a Glance
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15
Buildings
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2,699
Housing Units
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50K
SF Retail Space
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- Boston, Massachusetts
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Leggat McCall Properties
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Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment
With thoughtful and innovative master planning, architecture, interior design, sustainability, and urban planning/design services, we are helping the Boston Housing Authority’s (BHA) transform Bunker Hill Apartments into a sustainable, mixed-income community. Developed in collaboration with the BHA and the Charlestown Residents Alliance, the redevelopment master plan provides new buildings complete with housing, retail space, a new community center, and 7 acres (2.8 hectares) of open space.
Our design strategy for the redevelopment references the historic character of Charlestown while introducing a contemporary look and feel and reknitting an area that has long been divided by income and physical barriers. Its pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, scale, and public realm invite the broader community to share new parks and amenities, supporting efforts to break down social barriers and create a vibrant new community for all of Charlestown.
Emphasizing energy efficiency, affordability, and resiliency against rising sea waters, all the buildings will be designed to adhere to Passive House standards. The innovative hybrid structural system, featuring prefabricated light gauge metal framing and cross laminated timber (CLT) mass-timber panels, not only reduces construction costs and timelines but also significantly lowers the carbon footprint of the development. This project aims to set a new benchmark for affordable housing at scale and a model for equitable mixed-income communities designed with resiliency and environmental stewardship.
At a Glance
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15
Buildings
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2,699
Housing Units
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50K
SF Retail Space
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Offices
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Client
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Leggat McCall Properties
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Offices
- Client
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- Leggat McCall Properties
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David Lunny, Senior Principal, Architecture
Collaboration allows us to harness the strengths of our teams to deliver design solutions that are creative, practical, and always memorable.
Tamara Roy, Principal, Architecture
I pursue artful solutions in every design project—turning constraints into opportunities for creative invention.
Through the elegance of simple details, architecture becomes a canvas for innovative solutions that respond to community aspirations.
Ray Kettner, Senior Associate, Architecture
Our job is to help clients envision and execute ideas—we must evolve to deliver complex ideas and data with smaller, more efficient teams.
Wei Jin, Urban Designer
My design focus: people and the sense of place and environment. Integrate physical design solutions with social aspects and natural systems.
Steve Kearney, Principal
Working with—and learning from—community members is what excites me most in all of my planning projects.
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