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Harvard University Science Center Expansion
Cambridge, Mass.
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects

the People

Owner
Harvard University www.harvard.edu

Architect:
Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc.
280 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts
617-423-5711 phone
617-482-7257 fax
lwa-architects.com

Principal in Charge:
Andrea P. Leers, FAIA

Design Project Manager:
Winifred Stopps, AIA

Design Project Architect/ Construction Project Manager:
Alexander Carroll, AIA

Design Team:
Ellen Altman, AIA, Nicolas D’Angelo, Rachel Levitt

Project Team:
Tom Chung, AIA, Paul Standbridge, Chris Stanley

Engineer(s)
Structural and MEP:
Ove Arup & Partners USA
www.arup.com
–  Tom Dawes, Principal in Charge/Structural Engineer
– Ed Dalton, Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer
– Susan Leven, Electrical Engineer
– Jim Nadeau, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer

Consultant(s)
Cost Consultant:
Hanscomb, Faithful and Gould
www.hanscombfgould.com
Paul Male

Acoustics:
Cavanaugh, Tocci Associates, Inc.
www.cavtocci.com
Tony Hoover

Accessibility:
Kessler McGuinness & Assocs., LLC
www.kmaccess.com
David Kessler

Lighting Design:
Berg/Howland Associates
www.berghowland.com
Jeff Berg

Landscape Architect:
Stephen Stimson Associates
www.stephenstimson.com
- Stephen Stimson, Principal in Charge
- Richard Johnson, Project Manager
- Nancy Parmentier, Project Landscape Architect

Beneral Contractor
Linbeck www.linbeck.com
- William Morash, Project Executive
- Christian Riordan, Project Manager
- Keri Douglas, Project Engineer
- John Schromm, Project Superintendent
- Brian Kennedy, Project Superintendent

Photographer(s)
–  Alan Karchmer/Esto
–  Peter Aaron/Esto
Esto Photographics
(914)-698-4060 phone
esto@esto.com
esto.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
Vectorworks www.nemetschek.net

 

 

the Products

Structural System/Cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
Pilkington Profilit www.pilkington.com “Standard” Wired U-Channel Glass Plank by Westcrowns, Inc. insulated with Okapane capillary structured translucent insulation; Painted aluminum panels at interior of passageway to courtyard and as spandriel panels at glazing.

Roofing
Elastomeric:
Sarnafil www.sarnafilus.com; Lead-coated copper flashing

Windows
Aluminum:
EFCO Curtainwall – with operable casement lites – custom extrusion to accommodate channel glass planks www.efcocorp.com

Glazing
Glass:
Five-rated glass at stairwells – GPX/SuperLite II-XL, 120 minute transparent five-rated interior wall system

Skylights:
Supersky skylights at atrium, arcade, and greenhouse café www.supersky.com

Doors
Entrances:
EFCO aluminum entrances www.efcocorp.com

Wood doors:
Maple faced solid cove doors

Sliding doors:
Operable wall partitions – see below

Hardware
Standard

Interior Finishes
Interior glazed partitions:
Wilson Partitions www.wilsonpart.com

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Fabrizio Corporation Maple “Apple Ply” Construction

Paints and stains:
Sherwin Williams www.sherwin-williams.com

Paneling:
Aniline-dyed maple-venear plywood panels adjacent to doors

Floor and wall tile:
Slate floor at exhibition galleries – Vermont Unfading Green Natural cleft, butt jointed

Resilient flooring:
Marmoleum @ kitchens/Operable wall: Acousti-seal faced with maple venear (in temporary exhibit gallery) www.marmoleum.co.uk

Carpet:
Shaw contract carpet – Style: Simone – Color: Platinum www.shawfloors.com

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Covelite Class A suspended semi-indirect in offices; Neoray “Petite Nuage” direct/indirect in conference areas www.neoray-lighting.com

Exterior:
Sistemalux EOS Rectanglular Wall Recessed www.sistemalux.com; Sistemalux Prado Buried Uplight www.sistemalux.com

Museum lighting:
LSI Unitrade Housing System with LNIG low-voltage series track lights www.lsi-industries.com

     
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