Providence will soon see a new 10,000-square-foot building, targeted at start-up businesses and artists, made from recycled steel shipping containers. The Box Office is the brainchild of Peter Gill Case MArch ‘97, architect and developer, and was designed by Joseph Haskett MArch ‘02 of Distill Studio and Joshua Brandt of Stack Design Build to develop the project.  The building, when completed, will use 25% less energy than conventional new office buildings, and will offer tenants “green leases” that will give financial incentives for maximizing energy performance. Read more about the project in this Providence Journal article.

Gill Case is also founder of Truth Box, Inc., an architecture/development firm dedicated to the rapid transition to a green age: no waste, less energy used, healthy buildings and more renewable energy production. His projects include Monohassett Mills in Providence and Bayley Street Lofts in Pawtucket.