Eric Laignel
Watertown Exploratory Labs (WELL)
Firm LocationBoston, United States
CompanyElkus Manfredi Architects
Lead ArchitectElizabeth Lowrey FIIDA, RDI
Design TeamConsigli Construction: General Contractor; McNamara Salvia: Structural Engineer; WSP: MEP, FP Engineer; Jensen Hughes: Code Consultant; SGH: Building Envelope Consultant; Castelli Design: Lighting Colburn & Guyette: Food Service Design; Kalin Associates: Specifications; Robbie McCabe Consulting: Hardware; VDA: Vertical Transportation; Emily Fine Arts: Art Curator; Kysa Johnson: Muralist
ClientSpear Street Capital
Elkus Manfredi Architects provided planning and design of the adaptive re-use of the former Western Electric Company headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts. Built in 1931 as an industrial manufacturing facility, the seven-story Art Deco structure has been transformed into a LEED Gold-certified multi-tenant lab/office campus ecosystem for life science innovation, bringing start-ups and larger established companies together in a community that sparks and accelerates innovation. Located near the life sciences epicenter of Kendall Square, the building is now Watertown Exploratory Labs (WELL).