INTRODUCTION

Margulies & Associates is a group of

talented architects and interior designers working collaboratively with clients who value design. Based in Boston, the 50-person firm is known for its interactive approach, which incorporates the input of those who will use the space into every aspect of the design.

Services For clients in the corporate, real estate and institutional communities, the firm offers a comprehensive range of architecture and interior design services: Strategic real estate planning Site evaluation and feasibility analysis Space planning Architectural design Interior design Move management Construction coordination

Leadership The four principals of Margulies & AssociatesMarc Margulies, AIA, Daniel P. Perruzzi, Jr., AIA, Janet Morra, AIA and Andrew J. Dean, AIA form a cohesive and experienced team. Individually, each oversees project teams serving a variety of clients; collectively, the group is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the firm. The firms principals are supported by senior associates, associates and a team of administrative professionals.

Recognition Consistently ranked as one of the most active practices of its kind in the region, Margulies & Associates has received recognition for excellence in client service, design, leadership and communications from a wide variety of professional and civic organizations. Margulies & Associates was included on the 2006 Zweig Letter Hot Firm List of the 100 fastest-growing design practices in the country.

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DESIGN PROCESS

A Collaborative Approach
The Old Way Traditionally, architects have developed new designs through a series of meetings with clients, often stretching over many months. Arriving at the clients offices with presentation boards and rolls of drawings, the design team presents an array of ideas and alternatives. After listening to the clients reactions and requests, the designers retreat to the studio, returning a week later to repeat the cycle. Our Way Early on in his career, Marc Margulies recognized that emerging technologies could be harnessed to eliminate

the back-and-forth dynamic of the traditional design process. Marc has been recognized for his innovative use of new technology to incorporate the input of those who will occupy and use the new space into every phase of the design process. The practice Marc has built is committed to providing the benefits of this collaborative approach. How it Works Supported by an evolving array of the latest technology tools, our designers facilitate working discussions between the design team and those who will use the finished space. As the initial design emerges, drawings are projected onto a screen directly from the designers laptops. Every member of the client organizations team can immediately see how the finished space will look and feel, and hundreds of decisions can be made during a single meeting.

Including a construction manager in these collaborative sessions can further streamline the process. As the team considers, for example, a particular configuration or material, the construction manager can explain the impact of that decision on the project timeline or budget. Receiving this immediate feedback can reduce or eliminate the need for design changes later in the project schedule. The Benefits Revisions that once took weeks or months, with multiple schemes reviewed and commented upon by different departments or groups, now can happen almost instantly. Combining our clients knowledge of the needs of their own businesses with the creativity of our designers produces beautiful, supportive spaces that deliver functional and strategic business advantages.

Your 3-D design program has streamlined

the decision-making process for us.

Steve Andrews, CFO, Carat Interactive

Traditional Design Process

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Designers User groups Client contact Executives Construction manager Consulting engineers

Client contact User groups

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Real Time Revisions

Revise Repeat

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CLIENTS

Companies and Institutions We Serve

Spanning a variety of industries, our client list reflects the caliber of the organizations that have entrusted Margulies & Associates with design projects over many years: 501 Boylston Street Akamai Technologies Allaire / Macromedia AMB / Campanelli Analog Devices athenahealth Barefoot Books Bayer Healthcare Diagnostics Bay Networks Baystate Financial Berkshire Financial Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Boston Coach Bracebridge Capital Brigham & Womens Hospital Brown University Bullhorn Caff Paradiso Candlewick Press Candlewood Suites Hotels Carat Interactive Ciba Corning Diagnostics Citizens Bank Citizens Energy Corp. Cognex Coyle Company Crosspoint Associates Davis Companies Digital Equipment Corp. Epiphany Equity Office Properties eSecLending Evergreen Solar Fidelity Investments First Marblehead Fleet Bank

Forrester Research Four Cambridge Center Gaston & Snow Gillette Gloucester Street Cigar Co. Gomez Advisors Greenberg, Seronick & OLeary Greenpoints Grove Bank Growth Company Gutierrez Company Harvard Medical School Hinckley Allen & Snyder Holcim Ltd. Intercontinental International Place JAFCO Ventures K Capital Kens Foods Liberty Mutual Lois Paul & Partners Lowell Connector Park Lucent Technologies / Bell Labs Maric, Inc. Massachusetts General Hospital MCI MFS Mirick OConnell

National Development New England Financial Nordblom Northland Investment Nuvera Fuel Cells OneBeacon Insurance Open Market Osram Sylvania Oxford Bioscience Palmer & Dodge Partners Healthcare Payton Construction Permabit Pioneer Investments Racepoint RCW Mirus Robinson & Cole RSA Security Salem, Saxon & Nielson Scudder, Stevens & Clark Sapient Sherin & Lodgen State Room Sterling Bank StorageNetworks TFA Leo Burnett The Body Shop Tishman Construction Tufts Healthcare TYCO Healthcare US Trust

Above: The Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Quincy Member Services Center, which represents a portion of the more one million square feet of office space the firm has designed for this client.

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