Bruner/Cott Architects

Construction is cruising at ! 🧱🚧🦺

The new Integrative Arts Lab, now under construction, will soon become a nexus for the arts at Wesleyan University – a social place that encourages community, collaboration, and conversation. The program includes spaces for visual arts, performing arts, maker spaces along with a flexible arts commons. Contemporary additions to the existing T-shape complex will expand the capabilities of the new facility, blending old and new.

Situated at the edge of campus, the site was formerly home to the Mohawk Manufacturing Company, among others. The oldest structure on site was constructed in 1850, with an addition built in 1922.

📸: Construction photos courtesy of our friends at FIP Construction and Drones Over the Valley LLC

Last week, Jason Jewhurst, FAIA, and Jackie Mignone, AIA, presented a at Facades+ Boston, hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper.

Their presentation, “Rivermark Reimagined: Residential Reclad and Deep Energy Retrofit without Tenant Displacement,” explored how our firm implemented a high-performance panelized façade system on an existing 1970s high-rise precast concrete multi-family housing building complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jackie and Jason shared the resulting measured data, reduced operational energy and decreased water consumption, and how the project prioritized community resilience.

Thank you, for hosting another fun and informative conference!

To learn more about the Rivermark project, visit the link in our bio 🔗

Frost Terrace is the winner of a 2024 Robert H. Kuehn Preservation Award from Preservation Massachusetts!

This award honors extraordinary projects that meld collaborative partnerships with creative and cutting-edge ideas for the rehabilitation and active reuse of historic buildings. Frost Terrace combines historic preservation and contemporary new architecture to create new, 100% affordable housing in the heart of Porter Square, Cambridge.

But wait, there's more!

Frost Terrace is in the running for hashtag and needs your help! You can show your support by voting on the Preservation Mass. website through noon on Thursday, June 27th. (Link in comments!)