Harvard Undergraduate House Renewal

Harvard Undergraduate House Renewal, Full Swing House

Cambridge, MA

Design for Education Education Adaptive Reuse

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Client

Harvard House Renewal Project Management Office

Size

280,000 SF (7 buildings)

Certification

LEED Silver

BBB’s design for the Harvard Undergraduate House Renewal Program preserves the spirit and culture of each residential House by creating a home away from home for students during their swing year.

Harvard University’s undergraduate houses are at the heart of the student experience. Each House is an independent live/learn facility that incorporates all aspects of student life and includes sleeping, dining, learning, and gathering spaces. As part of the House Renewal Program, BBB designed the swing space necessary to vacate residence halls and relocate students into existing buildings in and around Harvard Square.

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A centerpiece of the project is the conversion of the former Inn at Harvard into student housing and communal facilities, including a central dining hall in the building’s atrium, that serve as a temporary hub for each House under renovation. BBB worked closely with Faculty Deans and Harvard administrators, and with feedback from students, emulated the functions and comforts of the House to create a home away from home during the swing year.

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Project Credits

BBB Partner-in-Charge

Elizabeth R. Leber

BBB Team

Aaron Lamport
Michael Elizabeth Rozas
Monica Siebenmorgen

Structural

Silman

Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing

Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers

Lighting

SBLD Studio

Food Service

Hopkins Foodservice Specialists

Landscape Architecture

Pressley Associates

Code/Life Safety

R.W. Sullivan

Photography

Courtesy of Harvard, Peter Vanderwarker

Awards & Press

Harvard Gazette

House Renewal in 'Full Swing'

Harvard Undergraduate House Renewal, Full Swing House

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