Northeastern Columbus Place

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Northeastern Columbus Place

  • location:
    Boston, MA
  • Date:
    Completed 2014
  • client:
    Northeastern University
  • collaborators:
    MEP Consultant: AKF Group, LLC
    Structural Engineer: Evan Hankin, PE
    Photography:John Horner
  • project_team:
    Principal-In-Charge: Elizabeth Whittaker
    Project Architect: Anne-Sophie Divenyi
    Project Manager: Jamie Pelletier
  • description:
    This renovation, located in Northeastern University Columbus Place & Alumni Center, is at the heart of the University’s Boston campus. The building’s existing lobby is reconfigured with a wrapped surface that seamlessly connects the formal building entry with interior programs, simultaneously defining the interior of the two-story lobby and creating a new café on the second floor. This café becomes a new social center for Northeastern University Columbus Place & Alumni Center, providing space for meetings as well as dining.

    The detailing of the continuous hinged surface incorporates a large format screen, signage, and lighting to project a progressive image for the institution. The surface unifies multiple programmatic nodes, carving out areas for seating and dining while integrating areas for plantings and media into a singular formal expression.