EXP | 795 Columbus Avenue | Northeastern University

[HelloBostonHi]

bonus train photo

 

[lethalmonk6]

Some curved units finally ready to go in on the North elevation

 

[Bruins11363]

Some curved units finally ready to go in on the North elevation

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[Zash]

Different kind of glass going in on the bottom right of the building. You can also see the plaza has been closed off and the temporary handicap accessible ramp has been removed.

 

[DAVE]

Different kind of glass going in on the bottom right of the building. You can also see the plaza has been closed off and the temporary handicap accessible ramp has been removed. View attachment 24672

I wanna go sledding on that roof

 

[Zash]

 

[HelloBostonHi]

OxBlue Construction Time-Lapse Cameras

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[Charlie_mta]

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OxBlue Construction Time-Lapse Cameras

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It resembles a corrugated aluminum box culvert, but it is unique and striking in its appearance. Overall, I like it.

 

[RandomWalk]

It’s a slinky wrapped around a tumbler.

 

[theSil]

I might be speaking a little soon, but right now BU and Northeastern are competing for Boston's best project completed in 2022 in my opinion.

 

[kz1000ps]

I might be a sucker for curves but this thing is so much more appealing to me than the BU blonker

 

[stefal]

Payette has and continues to build a stellar facade design portfolio

 

[Suffolk 83]

How much more expensive is a facade like this compared to ordinary commercial real estate buildings?

 

[goody]

How much more expensive is a facade like this compared to ordinary commercial real estate buildings?

The short answer is a lot. This has what it would guess to be a lot of additional scope cross a few trades which adds complexity and cost in addition to just material costs, not to mention coordination on the design team and contractor (I wonder what the shop drawings are like?). I'd WAG at least 30 percent more over a simple glass box but wouldn't be surprised if it was higher.

 

[lethalmonk6]

The short answer is a lot. This has what it would guess to be a lot of additional scope cross a few trades which adds complexity and cost in addition to just material costs, not to mention coordination on the design team and contractor (I wonder what the shop drawings are like?). I'd WAG at least 30 percent more over a simple glass box but wouldn't be surprised if it was higher.

Expensive items to consider:
Since this is a Payette project, all the glass is triple glazed.
Curved glass - Curved glass is expensive. This also means you need curved extrusions. Originally, the project had more actually "curved" areas that were VE'd to be straight facets.
Stainless steel sunshades - Another layer of complexity that requires its own engineering, coordination, fabrication, etc.
Custom fabricated steel "T" profile storefront - This scope hasn't been started yet, but its at the ground level and therefore the finish level will need to look very nice (AESS level 3)

 

[DZH22]

6/9 From Waltham

IMG_1753 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_1786 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Zash]

That one misaligned fin is 🥲

 

[RandomWalk]

“If you fixed this fin, You’d be attending this school now.”

 

[Zash]

http://instagr.am/p/Ce82wAogNen/

 

[TomOfBoston]

The above are from a student tour of the interior. They are not my pictures.