October 2021 Update
Awards
Specular won a Planet Positive Award in the Surfaces, Tiles, and Materials category. The award, by Metropolis Magazine, “recognizes the most creative projects and products from around the world that benefit people and planet.”
Specular was also named an Architizer A+Product Award Finalist in the Flexible Design Category! The finishes are fully customizable, with flexible and bespoke systems to pair with a one-of-a-kind finish.
Editorials
VF Corp HQ was featured in Interior Design Magazine. Architect of Record, OZ Architecture, created a unique space for each performance brand that exemplified each unique brand ethos via an “outdoorsy-tech” aesthetic. Sticking to naturally-inspired shades for the interior design, a rusty, earth toned aluminum, Gilded Rust, was specified to clad banquettes and planter boxes in break spaces. The material was flexible in 0.8mm aluminum, offering both sharp corners and large curves for a variety of shapes in the space.
Moderna is expanding its headquarters at 325 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA, the company’s headquarters. Our upcoming collaboration with installer IBG and architect NBBJ will offer a state-of-the-art office space for the worldwide known biotech company. Read more in the Boston Business Journal.
On the road
We (finally) got back on the road! In October we were in DC talking facade design and construction at the Facades+ Conference with The Architect’s Newspaper. It was a fantastic morning of education, discovery, and renewed conversations with old friends.
We proudly sponsored the 39th Annual Sandcastle Classic in San Francisco on 10/23, alongside our friends at Woods Bagot! Teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers, corporations and local elementary school students work together to build giant sand sculptures. The funds raised by teams and sponsors make it possible for Leap to continue providing arts programs to Bay Area schoolchildren.
