Fish and Richardson
225 Franklin St., Boston, MA
Completed: February 2005
Expanding to Match a Firm’s Growth
Fish & Richardson, recently ranked the second largest IP law firm in Boston, were expanding their offices at 225 Franklin Street. They already occupied the 31st and 32nd floors of the 33-story building, and wished to add offices on floors 27, 28, 29, and 30.
New Needs
Their original offices had been built during the heady days of the 1980s. Now, in a more cost-conscious era, Fish & Richardson was looking for less-costly construction—but the new floors still had to match the look of the earlier spaces, despite the cost restrictions. Lake came up with a number of interior design solutions, and also figured out ways the client could save money on mechanicals—an approach Lake calls “value engineering.”
Affordable Style
Where stile-and-rail doors had been used upstairs, on the new floors, Lake took less-expensive slab doors and cut a light out of them. Where etched glass had been used upstairs, downstairs Lake applied a film to the glass so that it appears etched.
“They always meet and often beat project schedules. They handle problems efficiently while presenting us with options, always with a clear focus on the bottom line…. They are proactive in making sure that work has minimal impact on our neighbors…”
Office Manager
Fish & Richardson P.C.
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