Located across from the Harvard Business School on Western Avenue, the Enterprise Research Campus was created through a partnership between the Harvard Allston Land Company and real estate owner, operator, and developer Tishman Speyer. It aims to strengthen the relationship between academia and industry while also becoming an integral part of the Allston-Brighton neighbourhood – a place where scientists, students, entrepreneurs, and residents come together. The masterplan was designed by Studio Gang, Henning Larsen, SCAPE, and local firm Utile. The first phase includes One Milestone, a conjoined pair of education, office, and laboratory buildings, also by Studio Gang and Henning Larsen, The David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University conference centre by Studio Gang, and the Atlas Hotel by Marlon Blackwell Architects, as well as a variety of public artworks embedded in landscaped spaces designed by SCAPE.

MVRDV’s design comprises one eight-storey mid-rise and a 17-storey tower, incorporating high energy and water efficiency, as well as state-of-the-art MEP systems, to target LEED-Gold sustainability certification and Fitwel certification for healthy buildings. The two buildings, as well as the neighbouring Atlas Hotel, share a one-storey plinth that includes a co-working space, a gym, a game room, and meeting rooms designed by interior architects Michaelis Boyd. On the roof of this plinth is a roof garden for residents also designed by SCAPE.