ABA’S PHILLIPS OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES LIBRARY RENOVATION RECEIVES 2021 ROBERT H. KUEHN AWARD

Ann Beha Architects is pleased to announce that Thank you to Phillips Academy and to the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library Renovation at our exceptional project team: Phillips Academy, Andover, is a recipient of a 2021 Preservation Robert H. Kuehn Award. ABA: Thomas Hotaling AIA, Josh Aisenberg AIA, Ric Panciera AIA, Ian Miller AIA, Carl Damas, The Robert H. Kuehn award recognizes extraordinary Stacey Woodworth projects that meld collaborative partnerships with Construction Management: creative and cutting-edge ideas for the rehabilitation Consigli Construction Company and active reuse of historic buildings. Structural: Odeh Engineers “The 2021 preservation award recipients embody MEP / FP: AHA Consulting Engineers the possibilities that preservation creates for our communities, our citizens, and our future,” said Cost: A. M. Fogarty & Associates Jim Igoe, President of Preservation Massachusetts. Lighting: Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting “Preservation is about more than an historic building or landscape — it preserves people’s stories, the Acoustics: Acentech places where they live and work, and lessons for Code: JS Consulting Engineers the future. We can tell a more complete American story by including all people, places, and possibilities. AV: The Sextant Group This year’s award recipients represent the strong Envelope: Building Restoration Services Corp. foundations and supportive collaborations that help make that a reality.” Civil: Samiotes Consultants

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Phillips Academy, Andover Oliver Wendell Holmes Library — Tang Institute

AnnBehaArchitects PHILLIPS ACADEMY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES LIBRARY ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS

AnnBehaArchitects AnnBehaArchitects central component of the Andover experience for nearly 90 years, the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library has been re-designed by Ann Beha Architects to enhance the academic, creative, and social life of the Academy. Integrating the interior of the original 1929 building with that of a 1987 addition, ABA’s

2.5 A vision preserved the library’s historic spirit while transforming the spaces into nimble, adaptable settings 2 1.5 capable of responding to the shifting demands of learning and information access. 1 B

The renovated main entry opens into Through the creation of a new exhibition lighting and up-to-date audio-visual an expanded lobby that has been and study center adjacent to the systems better serve students for study and reconfigured to provide views to the building’s main reception area, ABA has gathering. The beloved Garver Room, its outside and bring in more daylight. The given a more prominent place to the original finishes and fixtures reconditioned, library staff now sits front and center at Archives and Special Collections and has been preserved and enhanced for a consolidated help desk that faces the the Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection, quiet study. These and the interventions main entrance. The open plan makes the Academy’s renowned collection of at the library core make possible a 50% Existing bookstacks are demolished. wayfinding more transparent, with clear historic maps. Archival materials have increase in student seating without sightlines to the main stair, the Archives been consolidated and moved into enlarging the building’s footprint, a crucial and Special Collections Reading Room, new climate-controlled storage, with design decision for sustainability and the a children’s area, open reading areas, a curated selection used for teaching preservation of open space on campus. and the campus beyond. A digital display and learning with objects in the now shares news and showcases student connected classrooms. Following the principles of the Phillips work. Window wells flanking the main Academy’s Sustainability Framework and entrance reveal activity in the ground- Throughout the library, rooms have been Climate Action Plan, ABA embedded floor makespace, and a generous daylit designed with change, collaboration, environmental management strategies staircase in the lobby provides a direct and innovation in mind. A key design into the design. The introduction of energy- connection to this creative work area. move — demolishing the core of the efficient air-conditioning without affecting

2 original building to remove five levels of the character of heritage spaces — a

1 More than 20% of the library’s usable book stacks — created space for new major objective of the project — was square footage is dedicated to a new floors with reconfigurable classrooms and accomplished by recovering space B makerspace, which includes a woodshop, group study areas at the heart of the occupied by an outdated ventilation robotics lab, and communal worktables. library. The general print collections have system. More than 90% of the existing With equipment not found elsewhere been distributed around the building building structure, 95% of existing exterior at the Academy, the makerspace has to ensure that books maintain a strong cladding, and 50% of interior materials allowed the curriculum to expand, presence among digital resources. were reused in the project. New plumbing drawing in students for classes and fixtures reduce water use while strategically independent exploration and creation. An existing gallery has been redesigned placed recycling and bottle-refilling A multiscreen interactive digital wall in to provide an adjustable framework for stations promote sustainable practices in A new core is constructed for program the neighboring ideation area offers more the Tang Institute, an incubator for global the library’s post-construction life. spaces and building services. room and resources to explore creative education methods. In the Freeman pathways and data analysis. Room, its historic fabric renewed, new

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 1 OVERVIEW SECTION

1. East Entry Vestibule 8. New Group Study Area HISTORIC SPACES STACKS COLLECTIONS STORAGE ACCESSIBILITY 2. Renovated Lobby 9. Renovated Open Reading Area Well-utilized historical A new structural core General collections are The main entry is upgraded 3. New Help Desk 10. Collections Storage spaces are upgraded with replaces the original redistributed across all levels, to be fully accessible. audio-visual technology bookstacks and and special collections are 4. New Makerspace 11. New Elevator and building services, supports new academic consolidated into climate- 5. New Ideation and Study Area 12. Special Collections Storage including air conditioning. programs and services. controlled compact shelving. 6. Compact Storage 13. Dole Room (Classroom) 7. New Divisible Classroom 14. Exterior Envelope Upgrades

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AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 2 BRIGHT AND INVITING The reconfigured space near the main entrance breaks down traditional barriers between library functions, with a children’s area abutting a glassed-in space that serves as the Archives and Special Collections and Knafel Map Collection Reading Room. The reading room can also be used by students for quiet study.

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 3 “I look at [the library renovation] as a means to create a physical center for innovation on a campus filled with ideas . . . this project gives us an opportunity to harness the energy of this creativity in a new way . . . I think the new space gives us the opportunity to share the wonderful ideas students have and tell their amazing stories.” — Michael J. Barker, Director of Academy Research, Information, and Library Services

FLEXIBLE SPACES An expansive classroom, divisible into two standard-size rooms, stands at the heart of the library. When deployed as a single room, the Knafel Map Collection, now stored in the library, can be shared with groups using both original artifacts and digital displays. Other campus groups can also schedule time in the room. Sizable openings in room partitions allow for natural light and a visual connection to the adjacent informal reading areas.

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 4 INNOVATION AS TRADITION Located at the junction of the makerspace and the relocated general collections, a new ideation and study area extends the creative energy across the library’s lower level. A multi-screen interactive digital wall supports academic programs, including data visualization classes, and provides a place to present and display student inventions and other content. Shelves flanking the digital wall feature books composed by Andover alumni, gesturing to the Academy’s long history of creativity and scholarship. AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 5 WORKING TOGETHER On the second floor, new group study rooms, outfitted with collaborative tools including digital displays and white boards, have replaced book stacks. A flexible, open study area features a floor-to-ceiling writable wall.

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 6 ADJUSTABLE FRAMEWORK The former McLean Gallery has been transformed into a new home for the Tang Institute, a global ideas lab focused on developing and sharing innovative approaches to teaching and learning. An expansive new glazed opening on the south wall brings in daylight and connects the interior with the outside. The historical details of the space, including the large glass laylight, have been preserved and enhanced.

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 7 MADE FOR MAKING Building on the success of an existing but much smaller makerspace, a new makerspace known as The Nest more than triples the footprint dedicated to hands-on creative work. Well-lit bays provide dedicated areas for 3D printing, laser cutting, carpentry, sewing, and storage. Communal worktables and open workstations support both independent and collaborative projects. Garage doors connect adjacent data and robotics labs to the main makerspace area.

AnnBehaArchitects Phillips Academy: Oliver Wendell Holmes Library | 8 PRESERVATION OF SPIRIT The Georgian-revival Garver Room has been rejuvenated, its original oak fixtures and furnishings reconditioned to support quiet work and reading. A re-lamping of historic fixtures with LED lights improves visibility at the individual desks and enhances the study experience. The area behind the ox-eye window above the main entrance houses ductwork for new, energy-efficient mechanical systems.

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nn Beha Architects is engaged in contemporary design and in the preservation and adaptive re-use of landmark buildings. Based in and practicing internationally, ABA has led planning and design projects for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Chicago; the Smithsonian Institution; the US Department of State; and .

Owner: Phillips Academy

Construction Management: Consigli Construction

Structural Engineering: Odeh Engineers

MEP / FP Engineering: AHA Consulting Engineers

Cost Estimating: A. M. Fogarty & Associates

Lighting Design: Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting

Acoustics: Acentech

Code: JS Consulting Engineers

Audio / Visual: The Sextant Group

Envelope: Building Restoration Services Corp.

Civil Engineering: Samiotes Consultants

Specifications: Kalin Associates

Environmental Graphics: Selbert Perkins Design

Photography: Peter Vanderwarker

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