PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Architect
William Rawn Associates
Architects, Inc.
Size
238,000 SF
Value
$130.4 Million
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Certification
LEED Platinum
Awaiting Net Zero
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Complete
October 2019
GGD proudly participated in the new construction of the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex. The Community Complex consists of the Valente Branch Library, Gold Star Pool, Human Services space, including a preschool, an area to hold afterschool programs, and Administrative offices. GGD provided HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Security and Data/Communications systems engineering services for the 278,000 square foot facility.
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Our design included high-performance systems of energy-efficient lighting, a geothermal heating and cooling plant, solar water heater, and rainwater reclamation.
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The project was selected by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) to participate in the 2019 Pro-Tour Series in August of 2019. We were fortunate to have attended this event as a speaker to the tour groups that explored the school building and complex.
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King Open Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex
Location:
850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
Awards
2023 Urban Land Institute - Winner Architecture Award of the Americas
2023 Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator
2022 National AIA COTE Top Ten Award
2022 National AIA Educational Facilities Design Excellence Award
2022 American School & University William W. Caudill Citation
2022 BSA Harleston Parker Medal People's Choice Award
2022 IFLA Green Library Award Finalist
2022 Learning by Design Magazine Educational Facilities Design Award Honorable Mention
2021 National AIA/ALA Library Building Excellence Award (Valente Library)
2021 AIA New England Design Merit Award
2021 BSLA Design Merit Award
2021 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award for Green Architecture
2021 IIDA New England Humanity of Design Award
2021 Metropolis Planet Positive Northeast Region Education Award
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Green Building Award Honorable Mention
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Institutional Interior Award Honorable Mention
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Interior Lighting Award Editor's Picks
2020 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
2020 BSA Sustainable Design Honor Award
2020 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2020 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award for Block, Building, and Street
2020 Engineering News Record New England Project of the Year
2020 Engineering News Record New England Best K-12 Education Project
2020 IES Boston Section Illumination Merit Award for Energy and Environmental Design
2019 USGBC Massachusetts Green Building of the Year
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