Making has always been a part of our DNA, and in an increasingly digital world, we value the inspiration that springs from physical objects. We surround ourselves with flexible pin-up space that exposes the design process for projects of all scales. Our project alcoves are home to more than just pinned-up drawings: they are full of model studies, full-scale mock-ups and other artifacts of our design approach.
Here are few of the models you can find walking around the office.
Materials Used: Acrylic, Basswood, Maple
Materials Used: High-density Urethane foam, 3D-printed PLA, Acrylic, Museum board
Materials Used: Oak, Chipboard, Acrylic, 3D-printed PLA
Materials Used: High-density Urethane foam, 3D-printed PLA, Acrylic
Materials Used: High-density Urethane foam, 3D-printed PLA, Acrylic, lots of tiny pins.
The 2025 OpenLAB Boston studio work will be exhibited at Virginia Tech Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th.
Please join us for the following events on Monday, March 2nd:
11:00am - Lecture with Parke MacDowell
1:00pm Lobby talk with Kevin Sullivan
This year’s studio identifies seven sites along the frayed edges of Boston’s Greenway. The Greenway is a one-mile-long linear park running through the heart of the city, reconnecting downtown Boston with its waterfront. Many of the parcels along its edges remain undeveloped and present mute, blank facades to the public realm. Addressing and repairing these edges through acts of infilling, layering, grafting, framing, and placemaking is the core focus of the studio—SUTURE.