1. Located at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusitts
Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutritional Research
Located at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusitts
Architectural Features
Nine story facade transitioning to five stories to tie together the grand university scale to the residential scale on the opposing side.
Brick veneer base with granite water table inspired by adjacent historic brownstones
Nearby bay windows called for aluminum and glass curtain wall set off by brick piers mounted in a series of bay windows.
ARC Architects
Primary Project Team
Building Uses
Mechanical
Systems
The Jaharis Center is a 180,000 square foot multi-use facility. Floors 1–3 are predominantly for classroom and office use, while floors 4 – 9 are laboratory space. It Features a 202 person auditorium, and a café with prep areas.
Structural Systems
● 100% Outdoor Air
● All Air Supplied Via VAV/CAV Boxes
With Hot Water Terminal Reheat
● 4 Identical, Custom AHU Supplying
70,000 Max cfm
● Perimeter Finned-Tube Radiation
Heating
● Air Side Finned Tube Heat Recovery
rated at 9792 MBH
● One 800 nom. ton Double Effect
Steam
Absorption Chiller
● One 600 nom. ton (high efficiency)
Centrifugal Chiller
● Two Inducted Draft Cooling Towers,
One Single and One Double Cell
Cooling 1824 nom tons together
Electrical
● 480Y/277 3-phase, 4 wire
- Composite Metal Deck
ConcreteFlooring System
- Structural Cantilevered Grade
Beam Foundation
Composite Steel System With
Braced Frames
• Total Project Cost of $63
Million
• Design-Bid-Build Project
Delivery Method / Lump Sum
• Construction began in Jan
2001, and was completed in
August 2003
Construction
Reed Berinato
ARC Architects
Mechanical Option