808 Memorial Drive Renovation | Cambridgeport

[HenryAlan]

My difficulty with Brutalism has a lot to do with the color of unaltered concrete. Especially in a residential neighborhood, it makes things nicer when things have some vibrancy to them, some color. And there have been studies regarding this. A lot of them.

I see no reason why color couldn't be a component of brutalism. I don't like the idea of re-cladding that changes the shape or hides the concrete, but I'd be happy enough with some colors added in to the mix. No reason it has to be completely gray.

 

[DZH22]

9/17 From the Blue Hills. The color makes this one stand out from far away.

IMG_0152 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0153 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

1/28 From Larz Anderson Park, Brookline

IMG_0360 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[DZH22]

1/28 From Brookline

IMG_0485 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

NEI General Contracting Completes Renovation Of 490,000 SF Rivermark Towers

“NEI General Contracting, an award-winning general contracting firm, announced today that it has completed a 490,000 SF occupied renovation of an affordable housing complex for Homeowners Rehab, Inc. (HRI).Located at 808-812 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Mass., the Rivermark complex contains 89 apartments in a 10-story building, 211 apartments in a 19-story building, 38,000 SF of commercial space, and five levels of parking. Of the 300 units, 212 will be for low-income residents and administered by the Cambridge Housing Authority. The remaining 88 apartments will be rented at market rates. Designed by Bruner/Cott, work began in 2020 and was completed in December 2022.

HRI is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 1972 by a group of concerned residents who recognized the need to stabilize their community. With an initial focus on homeownership, HRI strived to support mixed income communities, rich in ethnic and racial diversity. HRI shifted its focus from homeownership to include rental properties in the 1990s, as a means of creating new opportunities for families who could not access Cambridge’s housing market post-rent control. Today, HRI continues to further its mission by developing and preserving affordable, high-quality rental housing and empowering residents through services and programming….”

https://www.citybiz.co/article/4106...tes-renovation-of-490000-sf-rivermark-towers/

 

[theSil]

A very tasteful use of alucobond panels, in my opinion.

 

[Vagabond]

 

[Czervik.Construction]

Of all the colors in the visible spectrum, the chose pumpkin?

 

[stefal]

I welcome the pop of color (that's also not just brick-red) for the 6 months of the year it's cloudy and grey out...

 

[JeffDowntown]

A very tasteful use of alucobond panels, in my opinion.

Hopefully with fire retardant backing foam so we don't get a Grenfell Tower repeat.