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Project: Genzyme Center
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Architect: House & Robertson Architects, Next Phase Studios
MEP/Environmental Consultant: Buro Happold
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Lighting Consultant: Bartenbach LichtLabor
Size: 344,00 sf, 12 stories
Completed: 2003

AE Interest: LEED Platinum, maximum natural light through a system of mirrors and louvers to reduce glare, daylight dimming system, interior and exterior use of glass provides 100% visibility of outdoors and natural lighting for 90% of the interior work space [2], filigree slab concrete leads to increased thermal efficiency and decrease in structural materials, PV panels, and indoor gardens. [1]

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