Metropolitan Storage Warehouse Redevelopment/Renovation (MIT) | 134 Mass. Ave | Cambridge

7/21: Interestingly, these floating floor plates (in white) are suspended from the roof via cables:

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NHMaples said:
I'm still trying to figure out those Escheresque windows inside another window.
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I think it's a really creative approach:
I'd guess they were really trying to accomplish two seemingly irreconcilable aims, which is to, a), get a lot more light into the building, while, b), not obliterating all evidence of the original building elements and style. I think it works, because I think most viewers will recognize which component is the "old" window, and so, in a sense, it's preserved.
 
bigpicture7 said:
Today (8/24); glass curtainwalls on the west side are nearly complete:

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I think this is one of the first photos I've seen that shows the glass's transparency - a lot of prior photos show a much more mirror like effect.

I acknowledge that this is the less important face of this building, and that it'll ultimately depend a lot on lighting conditions, but I feel like the transparency of glass additions make or break a lot of "thoughtful contextual renovations."
 
Scaffolding is down on the back end/loading dock area of the building, revealing the "slice" of windows and the interior skylights. Also, ongoing work to "core-out" round sections of bricks is visible. A render from DS+R shows what we can expect that to look like from the inside:

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trulko said:
Scaffolding is down on the back end/loading dock area of the building, revealing the "slice" of windows and the interior skylights. Also, ongoing work to "core-out" round sections of bricks is visible. A render from DS+R shows what we can expect that to look like from the inside:

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They look too random, like bullet holes. Ugh!
 
Yeah, not sure what’s going on here, and I’m a sucker for round windows. I trust it will look good in the end.
 
type001 said:
Yeah, not sure what’s going on here, and I’m a sucker for round windows. I trust it will look good in the end.
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Evenly spaced rectangular windows, similar to these original windows on the other sides of the building, would have complemented the general look of the old building better than the round windows:

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stick n move said:
I feel like this would have been better to turn into dorms or housing vs chopping it up so much and throwing glass all over the place. Looks weird, just my opinion tho.
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Absolutely no way this would be housing without chopping it up significantly. Super thick masonry walls with tiny windows.
 
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