Power on Campus - Harvard Energy Facility Showcases the Beauty of Infrastructure
On a prominent, highly visible site within Harvard University?s Allston Campus, a celebration of the beauty of infrastructure is beginning to take shape. Designed by Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the 58,000 square foot Allston Campus District Energy Facility (DEF) represents a new, highly efficient infrastructure typology, delivering electricity and water for the campus, whilst simultaneously showcasing the intricate complexity of engineering and design.
Night view. Image Courtesy of Leers Weinzapfel Associates
On a prominent, highly visible site within Harvard University?s Allston Campus, a celebration of the beauty of infrastructure is beginning to take shape. Designed by Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the 58,000 square foot Allston Campus District Energy Facility (DEF) represents a new, highly efficient infrastructure typology, delivering electricity and water for the campus, whilst simultaneously showcasing the intricate complexity of engineering and design.
Daytime view. Image Courtesy of Leers Weinzapfel Associates
The scheme places an emphasis on publicizing an often-hidden infrastructure. The façade of the DEF is dominated by a wrapping of metal fins, alternating between varying degrees of openness to frame views of various equipment areas within. On the public face, the fins are raised above ground level to reveal the main equipment hall, inviting the public to observe a complicated system of chillers, boi...
Night view. Image Courtesy of Leers Weinzapfel Associates
On a prominent, highly visible site within Harvard University?s Allston Campus, a celebration of the beauty of infrastructure is beginning to take shape. Designed by Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the 58,000 square foot Allston Campus District Energy Facility (DEF) represents a new, highly efficient infrastructure typology, delivering electricity and water for the campus, whilst simultaneously showcasing the intricate complexity of engineering and design.
Daytime view. Image Courtesy of Leers Weinzapfel Associates
The scheme places an emphasis on publicizing an often-hidden infrastructure. The façade of the DEF is dominated by a wrapping of metal fins, alternating between varying degrees of openness to frame views of various equipment areas within. On the public face, the fins are raised above ground level to reveal the main equipment hall, inviting the public to observe a complicated system of chillers, boi...
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