Vassar Street Residence Hall
189 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
Image: John Horner Photography
Client and Collaborators
Design Architect:
Michael Maltzan Architecture
Executive Architect:
DiMella Shaffer
General Contractor:
Walsh Brothers Construction
Facade Consultant:
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Owner/Developer:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Capital Projects
Images: John Horner Photography
Large-format thin brick and custom shading devices for university housing.
The Vassar Street project, a major new dormitory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, utilized Island’s crane-set megapanel system, tailored to include shop-installed punched windows and a thin-brick rainscreen. The total facade scope included significant ground-floor storefront/entrance glazing and metal cladding, as well as a unique series of custom-punched sunshade awnings at each facade.
Project Information:
Year Completed: 2021
Certification: LEED Platinum
Services Provided:
Completion Contractor (Engineering, Fabrication, Installation)
Learn More:
Michael Maltzan Architecture, MIT Vassar Street Residence
Boston Real Estate Times, Construction begins on a new next-generation student residence on Vassar Street at MIT
Visual mockup.
Performance mockup.
Panel unloading (via tower crane).
Panel install (via tower crane).