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FORM LANGUAGE
The sloping ground plane is defined by paths and clusters of spaces leading to the track crossing. The glass volume of the office pod is shaded by a curved bronze solar veil that flows along the sloped landscape edge. The guard panels on the pedestrian bridge are articulated by layered sheets of weathering steel. Aggressive energy targets and an integrated approach to sustainability impacted everything from programmatic organization to enclosure design. The building’s dynamic skin was developed using a parametric model and custom compositing software that enabled us to accurately simulate solar performance, and thus optimize the sunshade system design. The layered organization of the research lab creates a vibrant culture while minimizing energy usage.

LIVING ROOM FOR CITY & CAMPUS
The ground plane of the complex is defined by academic and public functions oriented around a six-story atrium in ISEC, which functions as a “living room” for both the campus and the city. The daylight filled atrium, a hive of student activity, forms a new campus-scale public space surrounded by collaboration spaces, acting as a mixing chamber for a cascade air system to recycle air. The integration of undergraduate education with graduate research is one of Northeastern’s goals, enhanced by transparency that celebrates the science within.

Photography (c) Keitaro Yoshioka; (c) Ngoc X Doan Photography; (c) Warren Jagger Photography