Buildings by TypeCivic Architecture

Mattapan Branch, Boston Public Library

Architects & Firms

William Rawn Associates

Boston

People/Products

Completion Date: May 2009

Owner: City of Boston

Program: A 21,000-square-foot public library.

Design concept and solution: The Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library was designed to honor the mayor’s initiative to bring important civic buildings to Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. The design opens the library’s front elevation with glazing to infuse the warm and inviting interior space with natural light. The welcoming transparency allows pedestrians to see directly into the wood-wrapped interior spaces and reading room. The children’s and young adult’s rooms are placed in the rear for privacy and protection. Sustainable features include daylighting strategies, water conservation, a cool roof, an on-site stormwater infiltration system, bike storage, and parking for alternative fuel vehicles.

Gross square footage:
21,000 sq. ft.

Site size:
72,000 sq. ft.

Total construction cost:
$10,000,000

Architect:
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
10 Post Office Square
Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02109
T: 617.423.3470
F: 617.451.9205
www.rawnarch.com

People

Owner:
City of Boston
Thomas M. Menino, Mayor
Boston Public Facilities Department
Property and Construction Management Division
Michael J. Galvin, Chief of Public Property
Joseph Mulligan, Deputy Director, Capital Construction Division

Contact: Joseph Mulligan, Deputy Director
City of Boston Capital Construction Division
617.635.0546

Architect:
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
10 Post Office Square
Suite 1010
Boston, MA 02109
T: 617.423.3470
F: 617.451.9205
www.rawnarch.com

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Principal-in-Charge of Design: William L. Rawn, FAIA, LEED AP

Principal-in-Charge of Design: Clifford V. Gayley, AIA, LEED AP

Project Architect: Mark Oldham, AIA, LEED AP

Project Manager: Philip Gray, NCARB, Registered Architect

Project Manager: Randy Wilmot, AIA, LEED AP

Assistant Project Manager: Robert Wear, AIA, LEED AP

Design Team: Ken Amano

Interior designer:
Lab [3.2] Architecture
Bruce Danzer, AIA, LEED AP
12 Commercial Street, No. 11
Provincetown, MA 02657
508.487.7146
www.lab32arch.com

Landscape designer: Tim McCormack

Engineer(s):
Structural Engineer:
LeMessurier Consultants
675 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 868-1200

MEP/Fire Protection Engineer:
Cosentini Associates, Inc.
One Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-494-9090

Civil Engineer:
H W Moore Associates, Inc.
112 Shawmut Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
617-357-8145

Consultant(s):
Landscape:
Richard Burck Associates
7 Davis Square
Somerville MA 02144
(617) 623-2300

Lighting:
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10003
212-674-5580

Acoustical:
Acentech Inc.
33 Moulton St
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-499-8063

Accessibility Consultant:
Kessler McGuinness & Associates, LLC
1121 Washington Street, Suite 3
Newton, MA 02465
617-641-2802

Cost Estimator:
Faithful & Gould
55 Summer Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617.423.5548

Code Consultant:
Sullivan Code Group
529 Main Street, Suite 203
Charlestown, MA 02129
617-523-8227

Surveyor:
Judith Nitsch Engineering, Inc.
186 Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-338-0063

Traffic Consultant:
Tetra Tech Rizzo
One Grant Street
Framingham, MA 01701-9005
508.903.2420

Environmental Engineer:
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc,
101 Walnut St
Post Office Box 9151
Watertown, MA 02471
617-924-1770

Geotechnical Engineer:
McPhail Assoc., Inc.
30 Norfolk St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-868-1420

Information Technology Consultant:
CCR Pryamid
110 Cedar Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
(781) 943-4400

General contractor:
WES Construction Corp.
650 Industrial Drive
Halifax, MA 02338
781-294-1080

Photographer(s):
Robert Benson
Robert Benson Photography
PO Box 2515
Hartford, CT 06146
860.951.3004
rbenson@robertbensonphoto.com

Credit: Robert Benson Photography
Copywright Notice: © Robert Benson

Renderer(s):
Al Forster
35590 Verdant View
The Sea Ranch, CA 95497
707-785-2184

Credit: Al Forster

CAD system, project management, or other software used: Autocad 2005