SMS
LOCATION: SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
YEAR: 2021
AREA: 1,200 ft² / 111 m²
PROGRAM: OFFICE WITH (7) WIDE FORMAT OPEN WORKSTATIONS, (1) CONFERENCE ROOM, ADA BATHROOM, STORAGE
STATUS: BUILT
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commercial / office
adaptive reuse & ready-made components
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SMS is an architectural firm based in Mexico which wanted to have a small US-based office in Boston to fit 6 workstations, 1 conference room, 1 bathroom and storage space.
The challenge of this project was to create a compelling design that would fit within a budget of $125/sf or PHP77,000/sqm which was only 42% of the conventional build cost for commercial projects at that time.
We were able to meet this budget by procuring ready-made furniture and finish material such as pegboards, wood countertops, laminated furniture, and powder-coated steel shelving and angles and slighly modifying to suit the needs of the space.
The concept was to create a structure within a structure through framing its perimeter walls with birch plywood and hand-finishing with blackened oil to reveal the wood grain.
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architectural design and build services
project management
furniture, fixtures & equipment
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In collaboration with Wozny Barbar & Associates, D&D, DNet, Kris Johnson Mechanical & Electrical, F. J. Plumbing, Rebuildmen.
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Nina Gonzalez, Hector Castillo
View of the “structure within a structure” through the application of birch plywood hand-finished with blackened oil
View of one of the workstation with a garage door opening behind it