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Genzyme Center

Cambridge, Mass.
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner


Photo © Anton Grassi

the People

Owner
Lyme Properties LLC, Cambridge, MA, Base Building

Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA, Tenant Improvements

Architect
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, Inc., Venice, California

Principal/Partner:
Stefan Behnisch

Principal:
Christof Jantzen

Partner:
Günther Schaller

Design Architects Building & Interior
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, Stuttgart, Germany

Project Partner:
 Martin Werminghausen (Design Architect Stuttgart)

Project Architect for Base Building:
Maik Neumann (Design Architect Stuttgart)

Executive Architects
House & Robertson, Los Angeles (base building)

Next Phase Studios
Richard Ames, Scott Payette
Boston (tenant improvement)

Engineer(s)
Structural:
Buro Happold, New York

M/E/P:
Buro Happold, New York

Fire engineer:
Rolf, Jensen & Associates, Inc., Framingham, MA

Security engineer:
Techmark Security Integration, Inc., Pembroke, MA

Kitchen engineer:
Colburn & Guyette, Marshfield, MA

Consultant(s)
Environmental Consultancy:
Buro Happold
Bath (GB) and New York, NY
Tony McLaughlin

Natural and Artificial Lighting Consultancy:
Bartenbach Lichtlabor GmbH
Innsbruck, Austria

Planting interior gardens:
LOG ID, Tübingen, Germany

Acoustics/AV consultant:
Acentech Inc. with McKay/Conant/Brook, Boston/Los Angeles

Elevator consultant:
HKA, Laguna Hills, CA

General Contractor
Turner Construction, Boston, MA www.turnerconstruction.com

Photographer(s)
Roland Halbe
Boeheimstr. 45
D-70199 Stuttgart
Germany
tel +49 711 6074073
contact@rolandhalbe.de
www.rolandhalbe.com

Stefan Behnisch,
Anton Grassi

 

 

the Products

Structural
Filigree System and Components:
Fabricator– Mid StateFiligree Systems; Installer– Turner Concrete Company

Exterior Cladding
Glass Curtain Wall:
Fabricator– Sota Glazing Inc.; Installer– Karas & Karas

Roofing
Green Roof:
Roofscapes, Inc.

Photovoltaic Panels:
Powerlight Corporation

Windows
Skylights:
Architectural Skylight Company; Installer– Karas & Karas

Doors
Fire Shutters:
Manufacturer: Atlas; Installer– Bacon Industries

Interior Finishes
Ceiling Painting:
Design– Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner; Painting– Soep Painting Corp.

Steam Absorption Chillers and Other Key Mechanical Components:
Installed by J.C. Canistraro Inc.

Curtains (Heat Retention Drapes):
Création Baumann; Installer– Bay State Blackboard Co.

Lobby Finishes:
Pavers by Hanover Pavers

Cabinetwork and Custom Woodwork:
Modern Industries

Carpet:
Fabricator– Miliken www.milliken.com; Installer– Business Interiors

Furnishings
Office Furniture/Cubicles:
Steelcase www.steelcase.com (desks/shelves/fabrics, colors design: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner)

Special Furniture:
Fritz Hansen: Jacobsen Swan and Eggs
Herman Miller www.hermanmiller.com: Eames Chairs; Alvar Aalto Zebra chairs; Nelson Coconut Chairs; Le Corbusier Leather Chairs Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken, Tauberbischofsheim, Germany

Lighting
Light Enhancement Systems:
Exterior– Heliostats, Fixed Mirror System: Bomin Solar

Interior– Prismatic Skylight: Bomin Solar,
Chandelier: Design Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner; Production: Bomin Solar

Light Wall:
Contract Shading Systems

Reflective Panels:
Karas & Karas,

Reflective Perimeter Blinds:
Warema

Interior Specialty Lighting and Light Shelves:
Boston Window

Conveyance
Glass Elevators:
Custom Cabs Inc.; Thyssen Krupp www.thyssenkruppelevator.com

Plumbing
J.C. Canistraro Inc.

Other
Planters on Terraces:
Carbona Metal Fabricators

Interior Gardens:
Greenscape Inc.

Water Feature:
Carbone Metal Fabricators

 

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