The tower's form is efficient: a six-story box carefully positioned to pass loads through the existing garage down to its footings. The expression of the building takes cues from both its elevated position against the backdrop of the sky—some 80 feet above street level—and its high visibility from many vantage points around the city and Hood Park.
Using a 5'x15' module, the facade is variable and fluid. The copper-colored metal panels capture and reflect sunlight in varied ways throughout the day. Reflective glass lends verticality and mirrors the sky while minimizing solar heat gain. Expressive laser-cut fins shade the windows while creating a dynamic flowing expression that envelops the building.
Urban Revival
100 Hood Park Drive Addition at Hood Park
Charlestown, MA
The new tower addition at 100 Hood Park Drive continues Hood Park’s evolution from a forgotten industrial corner of Charlestown to a vibrant mixed-use urban destination. Now in construction, the six-story, 154,700 square foot lab/office building is set to attract small- and medium-sized life science companies and incubators to one of Boston’s most transformed neighborhoods.
The LEED Gold Certified tower sits atop an existing parking garage, lab, and retail building designed by SMMA with structural bracing to accommodate future expansion.
