Morris Architects Completes Three Corporate Headquarters
Route 128 Offices in Burlington, Lexington and Waltham MA
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WEST NEWTON, MA | Monday, 5 January 1998 - - Morris Architects, based in West Newton MA, has announced thatthe firm recently completed three corporate headquarters interior design projects along the Route 128/95 corridor.
In Waltham MA, Morris Architects completed the expansion of offices for LifePlans Inc. at Two University Office Park. ZVIConstruction Co., Inc. of Brookline MA was the builder. Furniture systems were supplied by Creative Office Pavilion ofBoston. While in Burlington MA, the new headquarters for EnergyVision LLC was completed in record time to allow for thelaunch of this new company, an energy and energy services marketing partnership of the Williams Companies and BostonEdison. Morris Architects Chairman Glenn Morris applauded especially the work of Elaine Construction, Office Environmentsof New England and the Boston Edison MIS Department for making the schedule possible.
Most recently, Morris Architects designed the nearly completed the Lexington MA headquarters of ACCESS RadiologyCorporation, a provider of systems and services for the electronic transmission of radiology documents such as x-rays, MRI¹s,etc. Construction on this 30,000 square foot gut rehabilitation of a former laboratory building was completed by DuffyBrothers in less than six weeks and furniture systems were delivered and installed by Creative Office Pavilion in time forACCRad's early December move-in.
Morris Architects Achieves Special Permits
In New Hampshire and Massachusetts
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West Newton MA | 20 February 1998 - - Morris Architects of West Newton MA has successfully worked to acquire Special Permits in two states in recent weeks. The projects include aSalvation Army retail store in Salem NH and a gymnastics school in Needham MA.
Morris Architects' Chairman, Glenn Morris noted, "Although the two communities are very different, there are consistent values that Planning Boards and Boards of Appeal look for in granting a SpecialPermit. One of those values is quality design, not just of the building, but also the site and traffic handling. In both of these cases, we were able to convince demanding boards that these projectsrepresented substantial value for their community."
The Salem NH project team included property owner Bob Haverty of Woburn MA, attorney Peter Bronstein of Salem NH, site engineer Randy Jones of Jones and Beach Engineers, Stratham NH andtraffic engineer Giles Hamm of R.D. Vanasse of Andover MA.
Morris Architects offers architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services to business, industry and institutional clients.
Morris Architects Completes New Image Program
Integrating Electronic and Print Media
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WEST NEWTON, MA | Friday, 24 April 1998 - - Morris Architects, based in West Newton MA, has announced the completion of its new image program integrating its web site design with all of its print media.
The new image program includes the recently completed Morris Architects web-page renovation at www.morrisarch.com as well as in integrated stationery, analog and digital drawing media and print advertising program. The new program represents the first major redesign of the firm’s image program in more than 12 years.
Company Chairman Glenn Morris noted, “Our old image was still fresh and appealing, but the advent of new electronic media including the Web and CADD gave us an opportunity to re-energize our graphic image for the new millenium.”
Support for the new program was provided by Morris Architects’ site management partner Virtua Corporation and by Newton Online (site implementation and hosting), Vantage Graphics (printing), Nina Madjid (print media and stationery design), NPC Reprographics Company (Large format drawing and plot media printing), Graphisoft USA (CADD plot assembly software) and Wayland Golf Shops (custom logo golf balls). The firm’s new logo was designed in-house.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered in West Newton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
For more information contact: Glenn Morris, 617-964-7500 or by e-mail at Glenn Morris
Morris Architects Provides Solution for Intex Solutions
Town Issues Permit for Offices
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Needham MA | 17 July 1998 - - The Needham Planning Board voted, on 14 July, to issue a Special Permit for the development of offices for Intex Solutions, Inc. at 110 A Street in the New England Industrial Park. The approved project anticipates the rehabilitation of the building façade, construction of two clerestories at the entry atrium and a collaborative meeting area and the development of new parking and extensive landscape areas.
The approvals were coordinated by Morris Architects, who developed the facade design and landscaping and planned the parking areas. MA also provided approvals management services that included approval by the Design Review Committee and reviews by the Town’s fire, police, health public works and engineering departments. Allen and Major Associates, Inc. of Woburn MA provided engineering support.
Construction on this facility is expected to commence in the Fall of this year.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered inWest Newton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
New Focal Point for Woburn Center Opens
Part of Business District Rebirth
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Woburn MA | 20 July 1998 - - The seven story Coakley-Jamieson Building recently opened for occupancy after more than a year of construction. The residential building is expected to be a major contributor to the rebirth of the Woburn Center business district.
Constructed of concrete frame with a brick and artstone facade, the building was designed by Morris Architects of West Newton MA and built by Seaver Construction of Woburn.
During the deliberations for the special permits issued by the City, both the landscape design and the building design were lauded as the "Best of Woburn" by planning board members and city council officials.
Architect Glenn Morris AIA created a building design that complemented the historic structures of the Center while providing a new icon that will set the precedent for other new structures in the city. The extensive landscaping and redesign of the entry to the city parking lot are both expected to add to the image of the area and the safety of drivers and pedestrians.
Site and structural engineers were Allen and Major Associates of Woburn. Papesch Associates of Boston provided construction document services for the project.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered inWest Newton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
The New Architecture: Information
Morris Architects Provides Information Architecture Services for New Company
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Las Vegas NV | Thursday, 23 July 1998 - - Eli Bainbridge and Company, Inc. has announced that Morris Architects of West Newton MA recently completed the design document for Bainbridge's Landresearch.com internet service.
Bainbridge spokeswoman, Toni Brazzos, noted that "this may be a first in the web services business, hiring a licensed architect to develop an Information Architecture product". He went on to explain that Morris Architects were hired for their combination of talents including familiarity with web design, expertise in land planning issues and knowledge of the architecture and building construction businesses.
Morris Architects Chairman Glenn Morris AIA noted that "Architects deal with large and diverse sources of information every day, and hopefully have some persnal relationship with the issues of design. We simply have brought our experience to a new medium."
The Landresearch.com web service is expected to be rolled out this Fall in limited areas and is pursuing an agressive schedule for a nation-wide roll-out.
Critical assistance in the development of the design document has been provided by Adobe Corporation, Newton Solutions, Nina Madgid Designs That Rule and web artist Nate Wells.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered inWest Newton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
New Center for Newton Centre
West Coast Video, US Post Office and Smith & Hawken to be Tenants
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Newton Centre MA | 18 February 1999 - - The building has become
tired in its old age, having served nearly eight decades as an automobile dealership and the last several years as an auto body shop. But now the front facade has been gloriuosly restored and the building rebuilt to serve as the newest neighbor in the Newton Centre village retail district.
West Coast Video should be open in the next few weeks, with the retail operation of the US Post Office and a new store for garden and clothing retailer Smith & Hawken following later this Spring.
The restoration and reconstruction has been somewhat of a saga. A number of environmental and structural problems were encountered which required the attention of Morris Architects and the builder, ZVI Construction of Boston.
Morris Architects also obtained the complicated, and sometimes contentious, zoning approvals to allow the project to proceed. In addition to the restoration of the facade, the original building was reduced in size to allow for customer parking. A new facade was added on three sides and the glass line in the front facade restored to its original size. Old aluminum cladding was removed from the facade revealing an intriguing design that had fallen into disrepair. Restoration of these elements was complicated by the need to match new portions of the facade where a former loading dock was removed and the area filled in to the street line. The matching of the old and new was achieved with the use of a computer driven router and foam boards covered with a synthetic stucco, a method that Morris had used in its restoration and addition to the landmark office building at 313 Washington Street in Newton Corner.
The restored and rejuvenated building is expected to be officially dedicated later this year.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered inWestNewton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
Instant Design?
Morris Architects Designs for Polaroid...Again!
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Norton MA | 1 March 1999 - - It has been said that the measure of success for any business is the number of repeat clients that they retain. In this regard, Morris Architectsexcels.
One of the firm's most frequent clients over the last decade and a half has been Polaroid Corporation and the team of Polaroid and Morris is at it again.
Polaroid is building a new 9 million plus cubic foot distribution center in Norton, a facility that was designed and built by Parsons. When the time came to plan the offices for thebuilding, Polaroid approached Morris Architects, a firm that has worked with Polaroid on several facilities and at least a dozen projects over the years. Morris quickly developed aplan that allowed Polaroid to keep its traditional work spaces within the context of a vastly different building that the company has traditionally occupied. Work areas allowing for arange of worker and team interaction were developed and a common modularity designed to aid in the standardization of furniture systems while allowing for workspace flexibility.
In the business end of the distribution center, the vast warehouse and its multitude of shipping/receiving stations, Morris developed a custom processing station offering protectionfor the computers, processing space for paperwork and access to the company database. Morris has also been coordinating the manufacture of these stations by craftsmen that includemillworkers, woodworkers and metal fabricators.
Asked to identify the most intiguing of the firms projects for Polaroid, a company known for its own intrigung designs, Morris Architects Chairman Glenn Morris slyly replied,"Well, the next one, of course!".
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered inWestNewton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
Morris Architects Serves Salvation Army
New Retail Store for Salem NH
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Salem NH | Monday, 22 March 1999 - - Morris Architects has recently completed construction documents for the 15,000 square foot Salvation Army Retail Store in Salem NH. Working from a unique design from firm Chairman, Glenn Morris, the construction documents show a masonry building with special T shaped windows high in the bays of the sales area and warehouse to allow the admission of natural light in these spaces. Variations in the color and texture of the masonry add to the building's street appeal.
Bidding based on the construction documents is now nearly complete and a contractor is expected to be selected soon.
Morris Architects serves business and industry with world class architecture, interior design, facilities planning, agency liaison and advisory services. Headquartered in WestNewton, MA and South Woodstock, VT, Morris Architects can be reached at 1-888-MORRISA (888-667-7472) or at info@morrisarch.com
Morris Architects can be reached at info@morrisarch.com
