Project Description
This project won an award from the 2019 AIA Housing Awards
FROM THE AIA:
Jefferson Park replaces public housing built in 1951. A local street is extended across Rindge Avenue into the heart of the community, knitting Jefferson Park into the neighborhood fabric. Four landscaped courtyards line this central spine, with walkways, landscaping, terraces and yards creating a carefully articulated gradation of space from public to private. The glass-wrapped community spaces lining the avenue offer places for meetings and classes.
Two story townhouses over one story flats are the primary building block. Flats have landscaped patios; stairs lead up to townhouse terraces and entries, giving every apartment its own doors and identity. To maintain a high density and quality of life two elevator buildings with patios and balconies anchor opposite corners of the site.
The massing, articulated with recessed terraces, stairs, pergolas, screens and south facing roofs uses a cross-cultural architectural language of solids and voids, horizontals and verticals, natural materials and bright colors.
Project Credits:
Project: Jefferson Park Apartments
Architect: Abacus Architects + Planners
Developer/Manager: Cambridge Housing Authority
Landscape Architect: Stantec, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Allen & Major Associates, Inc.
MPFP Engineer: Norian/Siani Engineering, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Nangle Engineering, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Lin Associates, Inc.
Geo-technical Engineer: McPhail Associates, LLC
Security Engineering Consultant: Safer Places, Inc.
Specifications Consultant: Collective Wisdom Corporation
Hazardous Materials Consultant: ATC Group Services LLC
Building Envelope and Roofing Consultant: Russo Barr Associates, Inc.
Waste Management and Recycling Consultant: GreenGoat
Energy and Green Communities Consultant: CleaResult Consulting, Inc.
Traffic and Parking Consultant: Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.
Traffic Signalization Consultant: World Tech Engineering LLC
Code Consultant: R.W. Sullivan
Radon Consultant: Fuss + O'Neill EnviroScience, LLC
Lighting Consultant: Available Light, Inc.
General Contractor: W.T. Rich Company, Inc.