The 70,000 sq ft building will be the home of the Pardee School for Global Studies, and will contain conference facilities, classrooms, offices and social spaces.
Research areas surround double-height “living rooms” for informal gatherings, connected by a large staircase that is itself a meeting and socialising area.
The building will have solar panels and its envelope will be triple-glazed, meaning that 85% of its interior spaces will require no mechanical heating or cooling.
The use of a mass-timber structural frame, with what DS+R describes as “monolithic massing”, reduces embodied carbon by 87% when compared with steel or concrete.
Sean Gallagher, DS+R’s director of sustainable design, said: “We are thrilled to be part of Boston University’s effort to make urban environments healthier, more vibrant places to live. The Pardee School of Global Studies marks a significant step toward densifying urban centres in a carbon-neutral way.”
The project is due to be completed in 2027.
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