Studio Luz Architecture and Urban Design

What We Do

Architecture + Urban Design + Community Engagement

Work Experience

Multi-Unit Housing + Residential

We design responsibly for all income levels, ranging from single family residences to multi-family dwellings.

Commercial + Retail

We create immersive environments, elevating brands through our commercial office interiors, athletic spaces, and retail experiences.

Institutional

We strive to maximize functionality and equity for all our non-profit spaces and university work.

Urban Design +
Community Engagement

We ensure that planning decisions reflect diverse community needs by improving urban infrastructure and connecting neighborhoods to resources.

Harpoon Brewery Visitor Center
Commercial + Retail

Harpoon Brewery Visitor’s Center

SEAPORT DISTRICT, BOSTON, MA New beer hall and visitor’s centerCompletion: 2013 Project Overview Encompassing a beer hall, touring area, retail outlet, and event hall. The Harpoon Brewery Visitors Center transforms...

Commercial + Retail

NOBULL Headquarters

Boston, MA 100,000 SFCompletion: 2023 Project Overview The NOBULL US Headquarters is a workplace that embraces the lifestyle of people who work hard and don’t accept excuses. The HQ design...

Acorns House
Institutional

Wellesley College Acorns House

Wellesley College Acorns Renovation Wellesley, MA Institutional Renovation; 3,375 sfCompletion: 2016 Project Overview Transforming a residential modernist building into a dynamic new home for Asian, Latina, and LGBTQ Advising. Student...

Institutional

Sociedad Latina

Sociedad Latina Roxbury, MA Institutional Renovation; 6,457 sfCompletion: 2021 Project Overview Traditional three-story apartment building transformed into a multi-use space for a Boston-based organization that supports Latinx communities through mentorship...

69 Church Street
Multi-Unit Housing + Residential

69 Church Street

Bay Village, Boston, MA Mixed Use: 5 residential units over a commercial space.Completion: Under construction, 2020 Project Overview This historic renovation and new vertical addition establishes an architectural dialogue between...

691 Mass Ave Residences
Multi-Unit Housing + Residential Market Rate Housing

691 Massachusetts Avenue Residences

Boston, MA

South End, Boston, MA Multi-unit residential 40 units, 45,000 sf, 30 parking spaces Completion: 2011 Project Overview The design team took on the challenge of respecting the historical context of...

Brockton Campello Masterplan
Urban Design and Community Engagement

Brockton Campello Masterplan

Brockton Campello Complete Neighborhood Plan Brockton, MA Community Engagement, Capacity Building, Urban Design + PlanningCompletion:2023 Project Overview The Campello Complete Neighborhood plan establishes a continued vision for an economically viable...

Lawrence West Island - Brewery Aerial View
Urban Design and Community Engagement

Lawrence West Island

Lawrence West Island Lawrence, MA Planning Study for Mixed Use DevelopmentMulti-unit residential 574 units, 409,000 SF, Commercial/Light Industrial 390,300 SF, 18 Retail Spaces 17,000 SFCompletion: 2022 Project Overview This land...

Indeed, interaction is fuel for Studio Luz principals Hansy Better Barraza and Anthony Piermarini, whose work negotiates experiences of community and introspection.

David Sokol, Architecture Record Design Vanguard issue