ICON Architecture

Once one of the most visible empty lots left behind as a result of the halted I-95 highway plan, 250 Centre re-knits the communities of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Directly across the street from the MBTA Orange line station, the front facade responds to both the immediate neighborhood and the scale of the city, bringing a […]

Once a vacant lot, cleared as part of the halted I-95 highway project, 25 Amory Apartments turns the corner of Amory Street with a gracious clerestory bay and a rhythm of stoops along the well-traveled connection to Jackson Square Station. The main residential entry porch spills daylight through the building to the community room and […]

The 130 artist live/work lofts at Appleton Mills establish the 15-acre, mixed-use Hamilton Canal District as one of Massachusetts preeminent creative communities. Located on an “island” bounded by canals that powered former industries, this adaptive reuse restores the extant masonry mill remains, reuses the cast iron columns, and reengages bridges linking across canals. Site walkways trace […]

Designed to Enterprise Green criteria and the first affordable Passive House building in Massachusetts, Finch Cambridge prioritizes holistic sustainable principles while staying laser focused on energy and resilience.  Inspired in form and materiality by the urban wildland of Fresh Pond Reservoir across the street, the façade is warm and playful, with tree-like columns and roof […]