PLA believes that the introduction of new and advanced sustainable concepts and technologies offer designers unparalleled opportunities in creatively fusing the technical and performance-based advantages of these new systems with poetic and aesthetic possibilities. Our projects seek to find new ways of seamlessly integrating technology with new creative expressions for shaping built environments.
Since 2003, PLA has been actively engaged in creating sustainable environments. We had remarkable opportunities in China to design buildings that used but a fraction of energy normally consumed by similar sized buildings (Jindu Sustainable Pavilion). We also worked on large scale urban design plans (Shaoxing & Paojiang Two Lakes Master Plan). PLA was able to translate lessons learned in our work in Asia to the US market both in small scaled NZE projects like the Jenson-DeLeeuw Residence and large-scale Urban Next Zero Energy projects like the Hydroelectric Canal in Boston’s Columbia Point.
Dry Dock Greenhouse Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lexington Micro Net-Zero Energy House Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Alpine Bakery Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Underground House Addition Central Massachusetts, USA
Jindu Sustainable Pavilion Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Burlington Mall Transformation Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
NZE Triple-Decker Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Concord House Garage Eastern Massachusetts, USA
Eco-Auto Research Showroom Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Eco-Auto Tek Brickbottom District Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Everett Solar Tower Everett, Massachusetts, USA
Floating Bridge Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Guaimaca Health Clinic Guaimaca, Honduras
“Rivendell” Jenson-DeLeeuw NZE House Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
Kendall Square Solar Micro Housing Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Not-So-Big House Prototype Anywhere, USA
Pandemic Tent Anywhere, USA
Payne Cutlery Brownfields Area-Wide Plan New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
PV+ Prototype House Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Shaoxing & Paojiang Two Lakes Master Plan Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
Texas Temporary House And Airstream Garage Texas, USA
The Hydroelectric Canal Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Uganda Vision and Dental Clinic Bwindi, Uganda
Worcester Loom Works Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Xiamen Hakka Towers Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
Youth Arts Center Boston, Massachusetts, USA