Worcester Dining Commons at UMass Amherst (Mockup)

Worcester Dining Commons at UMass Amherst (Mockup)

by Alex SchreyerNo Comments
Opened in October 2020, the Worcester Commons building at UMass Amherst is an 87,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility designed by Perry Dean Rogers Architects to anchor the Northeast Residential Area. Replacing the original mid-century dining hall, this $68 million, three-story building functions as a vibrant student life hub that seamlessly blends award-winning dining with campus community spaces. This mockup provides an excellent closeup view of one of the exterior design elements: A "pulled brick" design was employed in parts of the facade where header bricks occasionally protrude beyond the wall surface, creating a pattern that provides interesting shadows over the course of the day. Gallery Mockup Specs Location: University of Massachusetts, North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA Mockup Produced By: Shawmut Construction Status: Removed Image taken: April 2020 Photographer: Alexander Schreyer...
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Project at Boston Seaport (Mockup)

Project at Boston Seaport (Mockup)

by Alex SchreyerNo Comments
This was one of those projects where I just happened upon a construction site. An interesting feature of this mockup is the use of several corbeled soldier-course bricks at the parapet level. Mockup Specs Location: Seaport, Boston, MA, USA Mockup Produced By: Unknown Status: Removed Image taken: March 2019 Photographer: Alexander Schreyer...
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John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst (Mockup)

John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst (Mockup)

by Alex SchreyerNo Comments
Opened in January 2017, the John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst is a pioneering, 87,500-square-foot facility that serves as a highly visible showcase for green building technology and sustainable architecture. Designed by Boston-based firm Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the $52 million, four-story structure co-locates three closely aligned disciplines: the Department of Architecture, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP), and the Building and Construction Technology (BCT) program. Although this building is structurally a Type IV-HT heavy-timber building, the mockup was only used to work on the exterior envelope and therefore omits the main structural system. It is a good example for an aluminum clad rain-screen design, though, and it shows nicely the parapet design (later covered in aluminum paneling). Our Mass Timber book covers this building and its various details extensively. Mockup Specs Location: University of Massachusetts, North Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, USA Mockup Produced By: Suffolk Construction Status: Removed Image taken: April 2016 Photographer: Alexander Schreyer Links The John W. Olver Design Building at UMass...
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Amherst College Greenway Residences (Mockup)

Amherst College Greenway Residences (Mockup)

by Alex SchreyerNo Comments
Designed by Kyu Sung Woo Architects and completed in 2016, the Amherst College Greenway Residences consist of a 110,000-square-foot, four-building undergraduate housing complex (Ford, Lee, Greenway C, and Nichols Biondi Halls) clustered along the scenic eastern edge of campus. While most of the facade consist of brick cladding, portions of it feature unique sections of perforated stainless steel metal panels accented with colored backing cassettes. This mockup shows an up-close view of those cassettes and highlights nicely the color backing. Mockup Specs Location: Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA Mockup Produced By: Unknown Status: Removed Image taken: March 2016 Photographer: Alexander Schreyer...
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Project at Boston Seaport (Mockup)

Project at Boston Seaport (Mockup)

by Alex SchreyerNo Comments
This is yet another project where I just happened upon the mockup and don't have any further information. It is a great example for various facade detailing options (concrete panels, aluminum window systems, aluminum panels). What was most astonishing, though, was the fact that it was just standing in the open - not behind a fence - which gave it a more sculptural quality than is typical for these. Mockup Specs Location: Seaport, Boston, MA, USA Mockup Produced By: Unknown Status: Removed Image taken: April 2013 Photographer: Alexander Schreyer, UMass Amherst...
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