Biogen Global HQ | 75 Broadway | Kendall Common (née Volpe parcels) | Kendall Square

[bigpicture7]

8/7:

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[RandomWalk]

 

[RandomWalk]

First pieces of the facade are up.

 

[RandomWalk]

 

[bigpicture7]

You know what they say, if you can't smooth out those facade facets, own them

 

[taketern]

 

[RandomWalk]

 

[cooper]

You know what they say, if you can't smooth out those facade facets, own them

Install an awning in the gap, and then own it

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[stick n move]

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Nice shade of seafoam green imo.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[bigpicture7]

Today (8/30):

 

[stick n move]

6 more floors to go?

 

[Rommel]

6 more floors to go?

yess

 

[bigpicture7]

To my eye, in certain lighting conditions this is almost Fenway Park green. In bright sun, I agree with Stick it's more sea foam -like. Either way it is a totally new color for the area, which, as more and more of the facade is installed, is adding considerable vibrancy IMO. Between this and the Takeda building, dull Kendall is becoming a thing of the past. If the bright yellow exposed truss of 200 Main ever gets built, it'll be another leap in this vibrant direction.

 

[Rommel]

To my eye, in certain lighting conditions this is almost Fenway Park green. In bright sun, I agree with Stick it's more sea foam -like. Either way it is a totally new color for the area, which, as more and more of the facade is installed, is adding considerable vibrancy IMO. Between this and the Takeda building, dull Kendall is becoming a thing of the past. If the bright yellow exposed truss of 200 Main ever gets built, it'll be another leap in this vibrant direction.

Yes I agree

 

[CBCArch61]

I'm biased as a motorsport fan, but the first thought I had when I saw the metal panel was an Armco Barrier at many global racetracks such as Watkins Glen (NY). The image below is a different color (obviously), but it was just the first thing that popped into mind when seeing it.

 

[Arenacale]

Well now I'm somewhat embarrassed that I didn't make that connection myself, and I am at Watkins Glen annually.

I actually think it looks like already oxidized copper.

 

[BACsop]

A few misc. shots over Labor Day weekend:

 

[Stlin]

Not going to lie, this is what popped into mind.

That said, that's apparently a terracotta tile? It looks very different in varying lighting, but in some photos that shade is remarkably close in some to that sage green MassDOT likes to paint its bridge girders - see the painted bits of the GLX viaduct.