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YDC: The Research Voice Competition Project Winners

August 24, 2023

Melissa Allen, Olivia Humphrey

PAYETTE’s Young Designer’s Core hosted The Research Voice, an annual event where anyone from the firm is welcome to propose their pitches for research initiatives. [...]

Smart Flexibility in Lab Design

June 26, 2019

Diana Tsang

Typically, research labs are not the most flexible spaces, due to their high construction cost, intense demand for utilities and difficulty to renovate while remaining in operation. However, owners often want flexibility in labs to futureproof the space for the same reasons, especially when the user groups are not clearly defined. [...]

Architect’s Summer Guide to Boston

June 20, 2019

Gordon Grisinger, Greta Eckhardt, Jacob Levine, Miep Keller

Boston is a great place to live if you are a designer at any of time of year, and summer is an especially fun time to enjoy the amazing landscapes, exhibits, parks and events. [...]

Optimizing the Patient Care Unit

May 24, 2019

Ching-Hua Ho

The root of any successful patient care unit is an efficient and effective operational plan developed through rigorous analysis, testing and optimization. This is crucial during the planning process of everything from block diagrams adjacency within the unit to a departmental organization. [...]

Guide to Post Occupancy Evaluations

April 17, 2019

Kerry Drake

A post occupancy process is a great way to inform your design practice. It’s a process in which a designer revisits a project after it has been occupied. [...]

Roundup: What We’re Reading

April 12, 2019

PAYETTE

Here’s a look at what we’ve been reading this month. It’s a snapshot of books and articles that have caught our eye this month – from rise of the machines to gender inclusivity – we’re taking it all in. [...]