the People

Owner
The City of Boston, Department of Neighborhood Development for The Boston www.cityofboston.gov/DND/

Public Library www.bpl.org

Architects
Machado and Silvetti Associates, Inc.
Architecture and Urban Design
560 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
Tel (617) 426-7070
Fax (617) 426-3604
www.machado-silvetti.com

Principal in charge:
Jorge Silvetti

Consulting Principal:
Rodolfo Machado

Project Director:
Timothy D. Love, AIA

Project Architect:
Matthew T. Oudens, AIA

Design Team:
Michael Le Blanc, Gregory G. Canaras

Engineer(s)
Structural:
Lim Associates, Inc.
90 Hamilton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel: (617) 354-0780
fax: (617) 354-0809

Mechanical and Electrical:
TMP Consulting Engineers, Inc.
52 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111
tel: (617) 357-6060
fax: (617) 357-5188
www.tmpeng.com

Plumbing/Fire Protection:
Robert W. Sullivan, Inc.
Suite 302, Union Wharf
Boston, MA 02109
tel: (617) 523-8227
fax: (617) 523-8016
www.rwsullivan.com

Civil:
Samiotes Consultants
10 Central Street
Framingham, MA 01701
tel: (508) 877-6688
fax: (508) 877-8349
www.samiotes.com

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Richard Burck Associates, Inc.
7 Davis Square
Somerville, MA 01701
tel: (617) 623-2300
fax: (617) 623-2322

Lighting:
Lam Partners, Inc.
84 Sherman Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
tel: (617) 354-4502
fax: (617) 497-5038

Specifications:
Collective Wisdom
75 Bay State Road
Weston, MA 02193
tel: (781) 647-7732
fax: (781) 647-5297

General contractor
Peabody Construction Company, Inc.
536 Granite Street
Braintree, MA 02184
tel: (781) 848-2680
fax: (781) 849-3194
www.peabodyconstruction.com

Photographer(s)
Michael Moran
371 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013
tel: (212) 334-4543
fax: (212) 334-3854

CAD system used
Autocad R14 www.autodesk.com

the Products

Structural System
structural steel:
Canatal Industries, Inc.
2885 Boulevard Smith Nord, C.P. 6
Thetford Mines, Canada
tel: (418) 338-6044
fax: (418) 338-6829

Exterior Cladding
Masonry:
slate sculpings and slate shingles ("Heathermore")
slate panels (Norwegian "Black Lace"):
— supplier: Vermont Structural Slate
Box 98
3 Prospect Street
Fair Haven, VT 05743
tel: (800) 343-1900
fax: (802) 265-3865
www.vermontstructuralslate.com
— installer: Target Masonry
P.O. Box 781
Bridgewater, MA 02324
tel: (508) 697-4951
fax: (508) 697-9321

Metal/glass curtainwall:
lead coated copper panels, fascias, trim, and
copings
installer: Titan Roofing
70 Orange Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
tel: (413) 536-1624
fax: (413) 536-2560
www.titanroofing.com

Wood(unfinished):
Jarrah V-groove, tongue and groove, v-groove
Jarrah is an Australian ironwood
Mid-Canada Millwork - all exterior and interior wood
cladding, trim, and casework

Roof
Built-up roofing:
Modified bituminous roofing
Firestone www.firestonebpco.com
— Installer: Titan Roofing

Elastomeric:
EPDM roofing at all canopy roofs
Firestone
—Installer: Titan Roofing

Windows
Wood:
Jarrah exterior (unfinished) / African mahogany interior
(clear finish), approx. 25% operable units:
Duratherm Window Corporation
Route 32, Box 945
North Vassalboro, ME 04962
tel: (800) 996-5558
fax: (207) 872-6731
www.durathermwindow.com

Glazing
Glass:
1" insulated glass (Low-E coating on 3rd face)
1" insulated glass (sandblasted with Low-E
coating on 3rd face)
Viracon www.viracon.com

Doors
Wood doors:
same as wood windows above (Duratherm Corporation)

Hardware
Locksets:
Yale www.yalesecurity.com

Hinges:
Hager www.hagerhinge.com

Closers:
Yale www.yalesecurity.com

Exit devices:
Yale www.yalesecurity.com

Pulls:
Rockwood www.rockwoodmfg.com

Interior Finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Celotex – Cashmere www.celotex.com

Suspension grid:
Armstrong (offset grid) - clear anodized aluminum www.armstrong.com

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
African Mahogany (clear finish)

Paints and stains:
Pittsburgh Paints www.pittsburghpaints.com

Paneling:
African Mahogany (clear finish)

Resilient flooring:
Armstrong VCT www.armstrong.com

Cork flooring:
Expanko Cork Company (5/16" tiles, 12"x24", matte polyurethane finish) www.expanko.com

Wood flooring:
Plain sawn white oak (matte polyurethane finish)

Bluestone flooring:
locally available bluestone (varying sizes, natural cleft)

Funishings
Office furniture:
Meridian - office desks, credenza, file cabinets

Reception furniture:
African Mahogany circulation desk and service desks with "Black Lace" transaction counters custom fabricated by: Huston and Company
226 Log Cabin Road
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
tel: (207) 967-2345
fax: (207) 967-2360
www.hustonandcompany.com

Lounge seating:
"Phister" leather chairs and sofas by Knoll Studio www.knoll.com

Chairs:
• "White Collection" sidechairs and armchairs by Agati (walnut, various sizes for adults and children) www.agati.com
• "Aeron" chairs by Herman Miller www.hermanmiller.com
• "40/4" walnut veneer plywood stackable chairs (in large meeting room) by GF Office
• "Devon" armchairs & sidechairs (also "Chelsea" tables and "Inverness" benches) by Smith and Hawken (teak garden furniture) www.smithandhawken.com

Tables/carrels/computer stations/display:
Walnut and African Mahogany pieces custom fabricated by:
Huston and Company (see above)

Upholstery:
Children's floor cushion fabric by Knoll Textiles

Steel book shelving:
Library Bureau Steel www.librarybureau.com

Lighitng
Interior ambient lighting:
• Lightolier (front reading room pendant downlights) www.lightolier.com
• Winona (stack area double pendant and wall-mounted uplights) www.winonalighting.com

Downlights:
• Zumtobel / Staff (recessed downlights) www.zumtobelstaffusa.com
• Lithonia (recessed parabolic) www.lithonia.com
• Ledalite (cove uplighting) www.ledalite.com

Exterior:
Kim (garden lights/pole lights) www.kimlighting.com
mcPhilben (step lights) www.mcphilben.com

Other
Walkerduct underfloor raceway system www.wiremold.com