Project Name | 225 Franklin Street | Boston, MA

Expanding to Match a Firm's Growth | Fish & Richardson, recently ranked the second largest IP law firm in Boston, were expanding their offices at 225 Franklin Street. They already occupied the 31st and 32nd floors of the 33-story building, and wished to add offices on floors 27, 28, 29, and 30.

New Needs | Their original offices had been built during the heady days of the 1980s. Now, in a more cost-conscious era, Fish & Richardson was looking for less-costly construction—but the new floors still had to match the look of the earlier spaces, despite the cost restrictions. Lake came up with a number of interior design solutions, and also figured out ways the client could save money on mechanicals—an approach Lake calls "value engineering."

Affordable Style | Where stile-and-rail doors had been used upstairs, on the new floors, Lake took less-expensive slab doors and cut a light out of them. Where etched glass had been used upstairs, downstairs Lake applied a film to the glass so that it appears etched.

“They always meet and often beat project schedules. They handle problems efficiently while presenting us with options, always with a clear focus on the bottom line.... They are proactive in making sure that work has minimal impact on our neighbors...”
Office Manager
Fish & Richardson P.C.

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