The Boston Globe, Gensler

The Boston Globe

Location

Boston, MA


Completed

2018


Size

62,525 SF


Owners

The Boston Globe


Architect

Gensler


Photographer

© Richard Mandelkorn


A world leader in journalism, the Boston Globe recently relocated from its Morrissey Boulevard facility to the second and third floors of 53 State Street in vibrant downtown Boston. The renovation includes offices space, conference rooms, common areas featuring social spaces, a newsroom “hub”, and reuse of a grand staircase in the building lobby as the main entrance. Offering a clean and minimalistic aesthetic, the lobby uses discrete low-brightness downlights interspersed with decorative pendants, and repurposes the ‘B’ and ‘G’ from the Globe’s former headquarters sign. Office spaces are comfortably bright, taking advantage of linear fixtures integrated within the ACT support system. Conference rooms extend this clean aesthetic, employing a rectilinear ring of light around each room with a blade of clear acrylic.


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