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HARVARD UNIVERSITY, RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, FAY HOUSE RENOVATION

Architect: Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. Location: Cambridge, MA Client: The President and Fellows of Harvard College (The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE OPEN OFFICES WITH SHARED WORKSPACE PLUS LARGE PRIVATE OFFICE AND CONFERENCE ROOM Area: 20,584 sf SHEERR ROOM AS OFFICE CIRCA 1950s Construction Cost: $9,000,000 (est.) Scheduled Completion: June 2012 Distinctions: LEED Gold certification targeted

Fay House is the original home of Radcliffe College and now the administrative building for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. It

PRIVATE OFFICES AND OPEN OFFICES was builtOPEN in OFFICES 1807 AND and SHARED expanded OPEN WORKSPACE both horizontally and vertically over the years.

Following an initial programming study and scoping analysis, VSBA embarked on a renovation to preserve the most importantSHEERR ROOM historic AS OFFICE CIRCA features 1950s and character of the building while:

PRIVATE WORK SPACE • creating more efficient, functional workspaces OPEN WORK SPACE • assessing and addressing structural deficiencies CIRCULATION • improving life safety PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE SHARED WORK SPACE • making the building more accessible, in complianceSHEERR with WING current ALTERNATE OFFICE LAYOUTS FAY HOUSE RENOVATION accessibility codes RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY VENTURI SCOTT BROWN AND ASSOCIATES NOVEMBER 25, 2008 • improving comfort and efficiency through new building systems 12 • improving the building envelope and addressing deferred maintenance throughout the building

PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE OPEN OFFICES WITH SHARED WORKSPACE PLUS LARGE PRIVATE OFFICE AND CONFERENCE ROOM • replacing windows SHEERR ROOM AS OFFICE CIRCA 1950s • achieving a minimum goal of LEED Gold certification.

PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE OPEN OFFICES WITH SHARED WORKSPACE PLUS The Colonial/Federal Revival Sheerr Room was Radcliffe’s first auditorium. LARGE PRIVATE OFFICE AND CONFERENCE ROOM A major goal of our renovation was to preserve its character while meeting SHEERR ROOM AS OFFICE CIRCA 1950s the new audio/visual requirements. This multi-use, reconfigurable space

PRIVATE OFFICES AND OPEN OFFICES OPEN OFFICES AND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE now features a large screen and projection system, video teleconferencing system, overhead speakers, and amplifier.

SHEERR ROOM AS OFFICE CIRCA 1950s

PRIVATE WORK SPACE

OPEN WORK SPACE

CIRCULATION PRIVATE OFFICES AND OPEN OFFICES OPEN OFFICES AND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE SHARED WORK SPACE SHEERR WING ALTERNATE OFFICE LAYOUTS FAY HOUSE RENOVATION RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY Office layout alternatives VENTURI SCOTT BROWN AND ASSOCIATES NOVEMBER 25, 2008 12 SHEERR ROOM AS OFFICE CIRCA 1950s

PRIVATE WORK SPACE

OPEN WORK SPACE

CIRCULATION

PRIVATE OFFICES AROUND SHARED OPEN WORKSPACE SHARED WORK SPACE SHEERR WING ALTERNATE OFFICE LAYOUTS FAY HOUSE RENOVATION RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY VENTURI SCOTT BROWN AND ASSOCIATES NOVEMBER 25, 2008 12 VSBA

Timeline of Additions and Renovations to Fay House images from October 21, 2008 PreDesign Study booklet

1887 1890s

1887

1807

1890 1634 - Guy Bambridge clears land 1830s 1890s 1894 1645 - Prentice Family Farm House

1807 1850 1850

1807 - Nathaniel Ireland 1831 - Stephen Higginson - 1870 - Mansard Roof Added by 1890 - Longfellow, Alden & House Alterations Maria Fay Harlow - Additions and Built 2 Story Brick House in Removed Circular Stair, Alterations 1879 - Harvard Annex Founded style of BulÀ nch Added Straight Stair Removed Mansard Roof Moved Entrance from Mason Built Brick 3rd Storey with St. to Garden St. 1887 Pitched Flat Roof and Balustrades Painted Exterior Gray to look Roof added Closed Front Entrance on like stucco 1888 Flat Roof Garden Street added Added Side Entrance Added Colonial Staircase and Woodwork 1892 - Longfellow, Alden & Harlow - Additions and Alterations Added Auditorium Wing Added 3rd Floor Library and Skylight - Donated by Alice Longfellow 1893 - Roof Platform and Observatory Added 1806 1890 1 1890 1892 1895 Passageway Pitch Roof 1898 Font Wall Replaced

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Timeline of Additions and Renovations to Fay House (continued) images from October 21, 2008 PreDesign Study booklet HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

1938 c.1900 1 971 1988

c.1910

1950s 1902 1927 1982

2008

1900 1950 1950 2000

1902 Library Moves Out 1923 - Transformations 1934 - Atkinson Room 1962 The Architects 1982 Goody Clancy Associates: Garden St. Entrance Renovation Collaboration: Dormitory Alteration 1906 - Arthur Shurtleff, Re-opened Altered Landscape Architect - 1983 - Alterations by Goody Side Entrance Removed Quadrangle Scheme for Yard 1963 - Remodeling: The Clancy Associates - Yard Entry Added and Building Architects Collaborative - President Martina Horner 1924 - Alterations President Mary Bunting Re-opened Side Entrance Gray Paint Removed, Bricks New OfÀ ces Interior Finishes restored Elevator Added 1972 - Renovations: Harvard 1999 - Radcliffe Institute for Auditorium Divided into University Planning OfÀ ce Advanced Study merged with OfÀ ces Harvard University 1977 - OfÀ ce Renovation: 1926 - Perry, Shaw and Harvard University Planning 2001 - Exterior Repairs and Hepburn OfÀ ce New Roof: Perry and Radford Masterplan for Radcliffe Architects 2003 - Renovation of Common Area: Perry and Radford Architect TIMELINE OF ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS 1983 1983 FAY HOUSE RENOVATION RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY VENTURI, SCOTT BROWN AND ASSOCIATES OCTOBER 21, 2008 25

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Building timeline Radcliffe Institute Fay House