601 Congress Street

Special Recognition

  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Stull and Lee
  • Manulife Financial
  • Consultants McNamara/Salvia (Structural); R.G. Vanderweil Engineers (MEP); Sasaki Associates (Interior Design, Landscape Architecture)
  • Division Commercial
  • Location Boston, MA
  • General contractor Clark/Suffolk Construction

Photos

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601 Congress Street photo #1
Photo: Vanderwarker
601 Congress Street photo #2
Photo: Vanderwarker
601 Congress Street photo #3
Photo: Vanderwarker

Overview

Jurors appreciated the double-skin façade of this LEED-certified project on a brownfield site. Air flow through eight-inch cavity between inner and outer shells increases the wall's thermal resistance, and adjustable shades within that same gap can be set to keep solar radiation out.