Berman & Simmons’ Restoration Receives Honor Award

Maine Preservation’s 2018 Honor Awards celebrated 13 revitalization projects from Augusta to Standish, as well as the Sagadahock Real Estate Association in Bath, as examples of outstanding historic preservation. Included in the list was the restoration of the historic Osgood Building, home to law firm Berman & Simmons for more than 100 years, in Lewiston,…

Designing for Positive First Impressions

Understanding the interaction between a client’s employees and their customers is the foundation of creating environments that work. SMRT’s design to modernize the reception, waiting and conference areas in Berman & Simmons’ headquarters strikes a careful balance: a welcoming entrance area, fronting comfortable conference spaces that afford privacy for the sensitive face-to-face meetings typical at…