Twenty Two Liberty
A foundational identity for Fan Pier’s first residential building, introducing a new model for waterfront living in Boston.
About the project
Twenty Two Liberty was developed at a moment when Fan Pier was still largely undefined. For decades, the site had remained underdeveloped, a stretch of parking lots at the edge of a Seaport district better known for industry than residential life. Although The Fallon Company had assembled twenty-one acres for development, few people could yet imagine the area as a residential destination.
The challenge extended beyond introducing a single building. Placemaking began with marketing the district itself, establishing a destination before it could function as a neighborhood. Early efforts included public events, the first office building, One Marina Park Drive, and eventually the site’s first residential building, Twenty Two Liberty. The identity needed to help people envision a place that did not yet exist.
Messaging was developed to attract affluent suburban buyers from communities such as Wellesley, Weston, and surrounding towns who were ready to downsize without giving up quality or lifestyle. Rather than positioning the move as a retreat from suburban comfort, the brand reframed it as an opportunity to gain proximity, energy, and experience at the water’s edge.
The tagline “What do you see out your front door?” became a central narrative device. It shifted focus away from interior amenities and toward the experience of daily life along the harbor, emphasizing the movement, light, and activity of the waterfront as something uniquely urban and engaging. Living at Twenty Two Liberty was presented as the rare opportunity to be both in the city and directly on the water.
The visual identity reinforced this idea through a disciplined architectural system designed to feel contemporary without relying on short-lived trends. Typography, color, and composition established a clear point of view while creating a flexible framework capable of supporting future residential phases as Fan Pier continued to evolve.
Discipline
Brand Strategy, Messaging, Brand Identity, Visual Language, Environmental Graphics, Website Design and Development, Signage, Digital Advertising, Video
A disciplined typographic system and restrained palette drew from yacht detailing, reflective glass, harbor light, and shadow to create a contemporary maritime language.
Red accents referenced nautical signal flags, contrasted against silver, black, and deep midnight tones inspired by the harbor after dark.
Abstracted wave forms created a subtle dimensional pattern across printed materials and environmental graphics, adding texture without ornament.
The brochure cover was foil stamped in matte silver on metallic stock, creating an object that felt architectural, tactile, and distinctly tied to the waterfront setting.
The brochure cover was matt silver foil stamped on silver paper. The interior pages were filled with rich imagery depicting life at your fingertips from the ICA to the working harbor.
Twenty Two Liberty helped establish Fan Pier as a credible residential address and introduced a new model for waterfront living in Boston. The project sold out prior to completion, validating the neighborhood’s transformation and setting the tone for future residential development along the harbor.
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