ICON Architecture

The dramatic reconfiguration of this 11-acre site and its existing buildings was designed to shed an outdated “70’s modern” look and enhance this housing’s livability and appeal.  Strategic demolition, building upgrades, and targeted new construction combine to create 200 affordable apartments.  The former site “superblock” has been divided into smaller neighborhood sized blocks, with new […]

eplacing a derelict manufacturing center, Spencer Row creates 32 new affordable family apartments in one of Chelsea’s up-and-coming areas, the Spencer Corridor. The 1/2-acre site sits one mile out of downtown Chelsea with multiple bus routes available nearby, but still exudes a neighborhood quality. The three-story building sits on a podium of parking garage, integrating […]

The Plant and Calender Mills mix a new blend of commercial and restaurant space with residential and live/work lofts into two 19th century industrial buildings. Live/work units range from affordable 500 SF studios with a wall of windows, to multi-story lofts with “wow,” and full floor-thru communal “nests.” Adaptive reuse is redefined through a blend of artistic integrity […]

Built in 1907 in a restrained Classical Revival style, this former Fire Station now provides home to seven units of senior housing. Former fire truck bays now serve as a first floor community space for the broader neighborhood. Original staircases were retained, and still wrap around the fire house pole that had been used for […]