Klopfer Martin Design Group

Inman Square, a historic and bustling neighborhood at the convergence of Cambridge and Somerville, MA, serves as a key multimodal connector while retaining a distinct local identity. This project reimagined an existing accident-heavy intersection to improve safety, accessibility, and placemaking through strategic design interventions. The design demonstrates the power of small-scale, locally funded and community-driven […]

Like many New England municipalities impacted by the decline in manufacturing, Lawrence, Massachusetts has been active in redefining itself as part of a more diverse, service-oriented economy, one that requires close partnerships between the City, its institutions, individual businesses, and private property owners. In 2010, the City of Lawrence and MassDevelopment began studying strategies to […]

Located within the Olmsted designed Fisher Hill Historic District in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Fisher Hill Reservoir and gatehouse were completed in 1888. The reservoir distributed water to the area for Boston’s Metropolitan Water District for over 60 years until it was decommissioned, drained and essentially abandoned. Listed with the United States National Register of Historic […]


Suffolk University is an important institution in Boston, but it lacks a tangible presence as a campus, particularly when it comes to a recognizable landscape place. The purpose of this project was to overcome that deficit and create the university’s first landscape space as a part of the construction of a new academic building. The […]