{"id":162366,"date":"2020-08-19T15:38:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T06:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=162366"},"modified":"2020-08-19T15:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T00:57:27","slug":"ink-block-elkus-manfredi-architects-creates-residential-block-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/ink-block-elkus-manfredi-architects-creates-residential-block-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Ink Block | Elkus Manfredi Architects creates a seven-building residential block in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Re-envision and revitalization of the former Boston Herald newspaper site<\/h3>\r\n

E<\/span>lkus Manfredi Architects<\/a> created a vibrant seven-building residential block on the former site of Boston Herald newspaper, turning an\u00a0urban industrial block into a dynamic and desirable upscale residential environment, while honoring the history and relevance of the site\u2019s roots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gradually completing each segment of the building, apartments on 2015, Sepia and Siena on 2018, hotel on 2018, Ink Block's 7th and final building 7INK<\/a> broke ground in 2019.<\/p>\r\n

Ink Block<\/a> is a residential\/retail hub located at the juncture of Boston\u2019s South End and South Boston neighborhoods that includes 315 apartments in three distinct buildings (1 Ink, 2 Ink, 3 Ink); 180 co-living units in 7INK; 153 condominium units in two buildings (Sepia and Siena); and a 205-key AC Hotel by Marriott.<\/p>\r\n

The retail anchor of the Ink Block development is a 50,000-sf flagship Whole Foods Market, which features outdoor sidewalk caf\u00e9 seating on Harrison Avenue, a wine shop, fried seafood shack and a juice bar. An additional 35,000 square feet of retail includes a variety of restaurants and high end fitness providers. Providing new housing units plus streetfront retail, Ink Block reinvigorates its surroundings with dynamic 24\/7 activity that links the two formerly disconnected neighborhoods of industrial South Boston and the residential South End. With its introduction of new and innovative residential options, a hotel, and a ground plane fully activated by a mix of carefully curated retailers including high-end fitness uses and restaurants ranging from fast-casual to neighborhood pub to white tablecloth, Ink Block reflects the vibe, context,\u00a0and culture of the South End neighborhood while honoring the history of the site.<\/p>\r\n

Site History<\/h4>\r\n

The 6.92 acre site is the former home of the Boston Herald newspaper from 1958 until 2012. Prior to the 1950s, it was known locally as \u201cthe New York Streets,\u201d a six-block area bordered by Washington, Albany, Herald, and Dover (now East Berkeley) Streets. The New York Streets housed a multi-ethnic working-class population from the mid-1800s until the mid-1950s, when light industrial and commercial uses replaced the diverse residential neighborhood in Boston\u2019s first urban renewal project.\u00a0The project\u2019s owner and developer, National Development, purchased the Boston Herald property in 2006 and the newspaper continued to operate in the building while the project was planned and permitted. Ink Block returns the area to the lively, dynamic mixed-use community it was over a century ago.<\/p>\r\n

Design Solution<\/h4>\r\n

\u201cWe designed a community of unique buildings \u2013 places that offer people a diverse variety of personalities to choose from apartment units and condominiums, ranging from the socially extroverted feel of a SoHo gallery\/loft to a quieter, more club-like atmosphere,\u201d says Elizabeth Lowrey, a principal at Elkus Manfredi Architects. \u201cWe blended the lines between design vernaculars, bringing in elements from hospitality to residential to even retail design, while always referencing the rich history of the site as the home of a legendary local newspaper and before that, a dynamic urban residential neighborhood of immigrant families. People who live at Ink Block today feel that sense of place in the roots of the neighborhood.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cBecause of the mix of uses programmed for Ink Block, we also got to design residential, hospitality, and retail experiences,\u201d Lowrey adds. \u201cOur ability to understand how all those different parts work together was important in knitting together South Boston and the South End. We\u2019ve created a magnet that expands, overlaps, and transforms both areas.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Sustainable Elements and Strategies<\/h4>\r\n

From the program mix to the community-building values to the materials and systems used, Ink Block was conceived to embody the idea of sustainable neighborhood development. The site has been transformed from its previous industrial use to clusters of residential buildings that are energy-efficient, water-conserving, and sensitive to the environment and surroundings. Sustainability strategies include:<\/p>\r\n