Lab Planning 101: Avoid Nightmare Scenarios in a Lab Buildout

 CRE Industry Taps Life Science Talent Pool for Expertise By RJ Panzo, Senior Vice President, Life Sciences, Cresa Rapid innovation in the life sciences has driven the need for many different types of labs and technical spaces. Where standard chemistry and biology labs could once accommodate most processes, the rise of cell/gene therapies, RNAi, protein…

NEW TECHNOLOGIES PRESENT A SEISMIC/SHIFT IN WORKPLACE DESIGN

Disruptive Technologies “Smooth” Facility Management for PTC’s New Global Headquarters By Marc Margulies and John Civello   New technologies are disrupting traditional ways of working and standard concepts of workplace design and facility management. These so-called “disruptive technologies” for real estate and facility management functions offer opportunities to fundamentally change the workplace paradigm in three…

Technology showcase: PTC’s new digs combine lively workspaces with exhibits for its products and platforms

Gold Award: PTC began its fitout even as 121 Seaport was still under construction.   BUILDING TEAM AWARDS | JUNE 10, 2019 | JOHN CAULFIELD, SENIOR EDITOR   For its new headquarters, PTC, a market leader in Internet of Things and augmented reality systems, took an 18½-year lease on the top nine floors of the…

Office Envy: A Map to Navigate the Massive HQ of PTC in the Seaport

In a seven-story office, “Where are you?” is a frequent question By Lucia Maffei – February 19, 2019     Things didn’t look like this in Needham, for sure. After 18 years in the greater Boston area, industrial software maker PTC – one of the biggest software companies in Massachusetts, with more than $1 billion in revenue and…

PTC Yolks Its Fortunes to Seaport’s ‘Egg’ Building

By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 1, 2019   Skanska took a chance with a nontraditional design for its speculative 121 Seaport office tower, developing an oval-shaped building that stands out from most of the South Boston waterfront’s boxy architecture. The unorthodox approach was a selling point for PTC, a Needham-based…

Hot Property: Cresa Offices

What: Cresa offices  Where: 280 Congress St., Boston  Built: 2018  Owner: Boston Properties  The Boston offices of tenant representation brokerage Cresa have relocated to Atlantic Wharf on the downtown waterfront.  Cresa hired Boston-based architects TRIA to provide interior architecture and corporate design services, creating an open and collaborative workspace that maximizes natural light and offers commanding Boston Harbor views.  Glass-fronted offices and clusters of low-walled…