News Improving Food Access with Wellfleet Food Pantry 08/17/2026 Joy Squared helped the Wellfleet Food Pantry envision a permanent home that could better support shoppers, volunteers, and deliveries. Working within a compact, cost-conscious footprint, the team developed an efficient, welcoming design shaped by the Pantry’s day-to-day operations and community-focused mission. How Interior Design Brings Clarity to Complex Spaces 08/10/2026 Interior design is sometimes misunderstood as the final layer of a project: the finishes, furniture, fixtures, and details that come after the larger architectural decisions have already been made. Those aspects are important components of interior design work, but there is much more benefit to be had from the process. A Full-Circle Moment: Planning a Deep Energy Retrofit for Boston’s Interfaith Apartments 07/16/2026 Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) requires large buildings across the city... Coppersmith Village: Resilient Housing on Boston’s Inner Harbor 05/28/2026 Coppersmith Village revives a former industrial site, adding vitality to the streetscape and expanding housing options... Shawsheen Road Awarded Funding 04/20/2026 Last week, the City of Boston announced more than $52 million in new funding to support the creation and preservation of... Welcoming New Team Members 02/10/2026 In the past year since our merger into Joy Squared, we’ve been excited to grow our team and welcome new members... The Year in Review: Looking back on our first year as Joy Squared Design 01/14/2026 With the advent of 2026, we celebrate a full year as Joy Squared Design. Our growth to a 20-person practice.... A Legacy of Architecture, Social Justice, and Community: Celebrating Kitty Ryan 11/25/2025 This fall, we celebrate the retirement of Kitty Ryan, co-founder of The Narrow Gate Architecture and ... 570 Warren Street Ribbon Cutting 11/22/2025 Last Tuesday we were honored to attend the ribbon cutting of our project, 570 Warren Street... Aileron Phase 1: Affordable Homeownership 11/11/2025 This summer, seven first-time homeowner families moved into the Aileron condominiums in East Boston... Celebrating Joy Squared 10/02/2025 On June 18th, we opened our office doors to clients, colleagues, and contributors to celebrate ... 35 Harvey Street Preservation Award 06/16/2025 Last week we were honored to receive the 2025 Preservation Award ... Bow Linden Construction Kick-Off 02/21/2025 Construction is about to kick off on our scattered site project in Somerville’s Union Square... 570 Warren Street Phase 1 Completion 01/21/2025 We’ve recently completed work on Phase 1 of a 10-unit SRO with Commonwealth Land Trust... Introducing Joy Squared Design 01/01/2025 We are overjoyed to announce that Joy Street Design and The Narrow Gate have merged to form Joy Squared Design!...