the People

Owner
Artists for Humanity

Architect
Arrowstreet
212 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144
617-623-5555 tel.
617-625-4646 fax
www.arrowstreet.com

Principal-in-charge:
James P. Batchelor, AIA

Project manager and designer:
Patricia Cornelison, AIA

Construction architect:
Anthony Iacovino, AIA

Engineer(s)
Structural:
Rene Mugnier Associates
777 Concord Avenue, Suite 201
Cambridge, MA 02138-1053
617-547-7773 tel.

Mechanical/Electrical:
Zade Company
140 Beach Street
Boston, MA 02110
617-338-4406 tel.

Civil:
Samiotes Consultants
10 Central Street St
Framingham, MA 01701
508-877-6688 tel.

Geotechnical:
UTS
14 Cole Road
Windham, NH 03087
781-718-4084 tel.

Sustainability:
The Hickory Consortium
85 Depot Road
Harvard, MA 01451
978-456-6950 tel.

Consultant(s)
Lighting:
US Lighting Consultants
New York, NY

Photovoltaic system:
Northern Power Systems
182 Mad River Park
Waitsfield, VT 05673
802-496-2955 tel.
www.northernpower.com/

General Contractor
T.R. White Company
368 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210

Photographer(s)
Richard Mandelkorn Studio
781-259-3310 tel.
rick@richardmendelkornphoto.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
AutoCAD usa.autodesk.com; Energy10 www.nrel.gov/buildings/energy10/; DOE2 doe2.com; Loop DA (natural ventilation modeling software); RETScreenInternational (photovoltaic design); BLCC 5 (energy cost effectiveness) doe2.com; Expedition (project management) www.primavera.com

the Products

Structural system
Steel pile foundation; steel columns and beams; braced frame system; concrete composite deck slab; bar joist roof with metal deck.

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
Aluminum curtainwall by Kawneer www.kawneer.com; Overlapping corrugated 3-ft. x 30-ft. stainless-steel panel siding by Fabral.

Other:
Carlsle membrane www.carlisle-syntec.com; Dow polystyrene insulation board dow.com; Densglas sheathing on light-gage steel framing with additional batt insulation www.denglas.com; Hanover precise pavers at bridge and courtyard www.hanoverpavers.com.

Roofing
White TPO membrane by Firestone www.firestonebpco.com, over six-inch minimum thickness rigid insulation by Dow on metal deck dow.com.

Glazing
Glass:
One-inch insulated, double-pane glass by Salem Glass www.salemglass.com; north façade glass is argon-filled, but south façade glass has limited heat shield.

Doors
Entrances:
Glazed aluminum entrance doors by Kawneer www.kawneer.com

Other:
Thermal glazed aluminum roll-up door by Arm-R-Lite www.armrlite.com

Interior finishes
Paints and stains:
California Paints Dryfall low VOC paint, white www.californiapaints.com; steel framing is exposed in galleries and studios; both finished with low VOC paint.

Paneling:
Corrugated Deglas panels manufactured by Degussa USA www.degussa.com

Special surfacing:
Fireproofing where required to support exit stairs and shaft construction, by Grace Monokote; spray fireproofing, where concealed; intumescent spray fireproofing, where exposed to gallery.

Resilient flooring:
Floors of studio and gallery spaces are sealed concrete for IAQ, durability, and utilitarian reason; Retroplate for gallery floors and Ashford formula in studio spaces.

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Gallery lighting by Zumtobel www.zumtobel.com

Controls:
Dimming equipment by Digital Lighting Systems www.digitallighting.com

Plumbing
Mechanical and cooling systems are exposed and manually operated with fans and operable windows. Heating systems use high efficiency equipment, including a large heat exchanger for the winter ventilation air, high efficiency boilers, and water heaters. The simple warm weather cooling system relies on two large Greenheck exhaust fans to purge the building air during the coolest time of the night. The fans must be manually controlled in conjunction with opening windows to provide make-up air. The windows and fans are closed at the beginning of the day to retain the cooler air in the insulated volume of the building.

Other
Metalwork:
Glass handrails, custom toilet partitions, and metal sidewalk guards by Nick Rodrigues.