Harvard University

Cabot Science Center New Construction and Renovations

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Size
500,000+ gsf

Services
Feasibility Study
Program verification
Lab Planning and Design
Architecture

Certifications
LEED Gold

Awards
Boston Society of Architects: Citation for Excellence in Architecture

Boston Society of Architects/Society for College and University Planning: Award for Design Excellence, Higher Education Facilities

Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts: Build Massachusetts Awards Program, Honor Award, 2003

Ellenzweig’s nearly 50-year collaboration with Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has seen the completion of more than 40 new construction and renovation projects. Located in five buildings in Harvard’s Cabot Science Center, these laboratories and support facilities serve more than 30 Principal Investigators, including five Nobel Laureates, and their research groups. Two of these buildings, Naito Chemistry and Bauer Life Sciences, both designed by Ellenzweig, were new additions that unified the buildings of the Center.

Program spaces include laboratories, core laboratories, and lab support for research in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science.

Additional spaces include a café, lobby with exhibit space showcasing research images, offices, conference rooms, lounges, and the Department Center, which provides a variety of facilities for researcher and graduate student interaction. A new courtyard (formerly a parking lot) and a refurbished courtyard provide outdoor spaces enjoyed by the entire campus community.

Naito Chemistry and Bauer Life Sciences are a masterful blend of experimental sophistication, superb architectural design, and innovative use of common space. They represent the manifestation of years of intense exchange between Ellenzweig and this Department on the development of state-of-the-art laboratories and research infrastructure for powerful new areas of research.

James Anderson, Ph.D., Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry

Harvard University