Region: Rochester
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University Of Rochester 3D-Geospatial Information System Virtual Campus Model
Turning Complex Utility Data into a Smarter Campus Tool At the University of Rochester, decades of utility plans and as-built drawings existed across thousands of documents, making it difficult for facilities staff to quickly access accurate information when it mattered most. For a campus with ongoing construction and maintenance activity, improving how this data was…
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University of Rochester Transit Loop
University of Rochester Transit Loop: Rethinking Access Across Campus Serving the combined University of Rochester Medical Center and Collegetown Campus requires more than a single point of arrival. With destinations spread across a dense and active district, the challenge was to create a transit solution that meets people where they are and makes getting around…
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Reconnecting a City: Reimagining Rochester’s Inner Loop North
Reconnecting a City: Reimagining Rochester’s Inner Loop North For decades, the Inner Loop expressway carved a physical divide through Rochester’s urban core, a remnant of Eisenhower-era highway policy that disproportionately disrupted neighborhoods of color and severed the connections between them. Now, the City of Rochester is writing a new chapter, one rooted in equity, accessibility,…
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Division of Military & Naval Affairs (DMNA) ASHRAE Level II Assessments
New York National Guard Facilities: Advancing Energy Performance Across a Statewide Portfolio Across New York State, National Guard armories serve as essential facilities supporting training, operations, and community response. Ensuring these buildings operate efficiently is critical not only for cost management, but for maintaining reliable, high-performing environments that support their mission. Our firm was retained…
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Partners + Napier: New Corporate Headquarters
The Agency’s Brand, Built Into Every Detail “Where we live is who we are.” That mantra from CEO Sharon Napier set the tone for everything that followed. Partners + Napier is an award-winning marketing and advertising agency that was ready to bring its team under one roof. Previously divided between two buildings and limited by…
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LeChase Corporate Offices
A Headquarters That Practices What It Builds When a construction company builds its own headquarters, every material choice is a statement. LeChase Construction enlisted our firm in a design-build capacity to consolidate three separate offices into a single, 60,752-square-foot, two-story facility at Canal Ponds Park. The vision was to create a modern, open-plan environment that…
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Ford Street Bridge Rehabilitation
Ford Street Bridge: Engineering a Future Without Erasing the Past Over 20,000 vehicles cross the Ford Street Bridge every day. Originally constructed in 1918 to carry trolley and vehicular traffic, this 390-foot, three-span pony truss structure over the Genesee River is more than a transportation link. It’s a contributing component of the historic Barge Canal…
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Aqueduct Reimagined & Riverfront Promenades
As part of the City of Rochester’s ROC The Riverway initiative, the Aqueduct District Street Improvements Project redefined the downtown riverfront as a vibrant, pedestrian-centered district. Positioned to support the City’s Aqueduct Reimagined project and the arrival of Constellation Brands’ corporate headquarters in the historic Aqueduct Building, the improvements create a seamless connection between heritage…
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RTS Community Mobility Connection Hubs
Rethinking How a Region Moves A transit system is only as strong as the connections it creates. When Reimagine RTS set out to reshape the region’s fixed-route network, the strategy centered on meeting riders where they are. Community mobility connection hubs placed at key convergence points throughout the service area would extend the reach of…
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260 East Broad St Parcel 2
Downtown Rochester’s intersection of South Clinton Avenue and East Broad Street needed a building that could match the energy of one of the city’s most visible corridors. 260 East Broad Street answers that call. The five-story, 107,000-square-foot mixed-use development rises from the column grid of an existing three-story below-grade parking garage, its steel frame wrapped…
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Genesee River Waterfront Master Plan
Tucked between the Corn Hill historic district and the growing Brooks Landing corridor, a stretch of Rochester’s South Genesee riverfront holds enormous untapped potential. Strategically positioned just across the river from the University of Rochester, the area’s proximity to mixed-use development, student housing, and hospitality investment makes it a natural candidate for transformation. Yet for…
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Outdoor Mobility Training Area
A Space You Navigate With Every Sense This Outdoor Mobility Training Area was designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired, creating a specialized environment to support adaptation and community integration. Working closely with the Vision Rehabilitation Center staff, our firm developed a multifaceted space adjacent to their newly constructed addition that blends functionality with…