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The argument of this project can be situated between its urban and architectural context. The urban context is defined by Main Street which delineates the threshold between Cambridge and MIT communities. The larger project entailed a respect for the historic buildings of Main Street while introducing new civic structures that enhanced connectivity between the community and Charles River. One of the main challenges of the context involved the infrastructure of the Red Line, with the Kendall Square T stop located directly under the site. Allowing the station to function seamlessly during construction also contributed to the design strategy. The architectural context, thus, involved the repurposing of existing underground structures that served the Red Line station. The subway environment also necessitated an overhaul of accessibility issues with ample stairs, escalators and elevators. These resulted in headhouses that speak to existing design standards as mandated by the MBTA. In tandem, the above ground environment is now defined by high-rise buildings which have surged beyond human scale, and part of the challenge was to provide a mediating scale in the form of a civic threshold: a gateway monumental from the human standpoint while still diminutive from the perspective of the new urban context. Ultimately, this project involves a translation of an infrastructural context into an architectural one, adopting urban design techniques to create habitable spaces that bring two communities together. NADAAA: Principals: Nader Tehrani; Katherine Faulkner, AIA Project Managers: Harry Lowd, RA; Tom Beresford Team: Arthur Chang, AIA; Alex Diaz; Tim Wong, AIA; Nick Safley; Elias Bennett; Ali Sherif; Katie Solien; Ergys Hoxha; Luisel Zayas Perkins&Will: MIT Canopy Robert Brown, Principal-In-Charge Sandy Smith, Project Manager Ramsey Bakhoum, Project Architect Marko Goodwin, Specification Writer Kendall /

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Headhouse Robert Brown, Principal-In-Charge Sandy Smith, Project Manager Ramsey Bakhoum, Project Architect Marko Goodwin, Specification Writer Wade Lewis Matthew Pierce Joshua Rathbun Stephen Messinger Ryan Kurlbaum Jensen Ying Philippe Genereux Karim Wahba Patrick Jones Hajar Aldouri Landscape Architecture: Hargreaves Jones Structural Engineering: SGH, McNamara Salvia MEP/FP: AHA Consulting Engineers Lighting: SoSo Limited, Lam Partners Code: Jensen Hughes Civil: Nitsch Engineering Geotech: McPhail Associates MIT Graphics by Pentagram Vertical Circulation: Van Deusen and Assoc (VDA). Canopy Fabrication and Design Assist: Lyman-Morse Canopy Composites Engineering: Al Horsmon, Naval Architect Canopy Finite Element (FE) Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis: Doyle CFD Building Performance (Wind / Snow Analysis): RWDI Headhouse Enclosure, Fabrication and Design Assist: Linel and Ipswich Bay Glass Waterproofing: SOCOTEC CM: Turner Construction Company Clients MITIMCO Benjamin Lavery Associate Director cell: (617) 429-6935 One Broadway, 9th floor, Suite 200 (E70) Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 blavery@mitimco.mit.edu MBTA Jen Mecca, Deputy Chief

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Transit-Oriented Development jmecca@MBTA.com 857-289-1761 Contractor Turner Construction Greg Pease gpease@tcco.com and Van Duros vduros@tcco.com 2 Seaport Lane, Suite 200 Boston, Massachusetts 02210 (617) 247-6400