About this project
One Harbor Shore is the third and final residential building developed at Fan Pier, completing the residential vision for the site. Positioned directly on Boston Harbor, it occupies a defining moment within a neighborhood shaped over more than a decade.
Following Twenty Two Liberty and 50 Liberty, the project carried a different responsibility. Rather than introducing a new destination, One Harbor Shore needed to bring coherence and closure to what Fan Pier had become. The identity had to align with the established neighborhood while expressing a more residential, lived-in point of view shaped by daily life on the waterfront.
The brand was centered on experience rather than status. The idea focused on ease, movement, and social life, capturing the pleasure of living by the water without relying on overt luxury language. That thinking informed both the visual system and the voice of the brand.
The logo takes its cues from the architecture itself, using reflection and geometry drawn from water and glass. It conveys stability and continuity while signaling a shift toward a more personal expression within the Fan Pier family. Typography, spacing, and color extend this approach, creating a system that feels clear, grounded, and intentional.
While the visual language remains composed, the messaging introduces a deliberate contrast. The tagline, “Life should be fun. Seriously.”, brings warmth and lightness to the identity, reflecting a lifestyle defined by enjoyment, ease, and a sense of freedom.