Genzyme Center
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| Genzyme Center | |
| Designer | Behnisch, Behnisch and Partner |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Date | 2004 |
| Building Type | office building |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Green Certification | LEED Platinum Certified |
| Green Certification Score | 52 |
| Street Address | 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 |
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| Building Details | |
| Area | 344,000 sq. feet |
| Stories | 12 |
| Site | 10-acre |
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"Genzyme Center is the corporate headquarters for a biotechnology company, with offices, an employee cafeteria, a library, gardens, training rooms, a conference center, cafes, and public retail space. Genzyme Center was created as a symbol of progress to represent a point of identification for the company, its employees, and visitors. The goal of the design was to develop a building from the inside out, from the individual working environment to the overall complex structure of the building. Largely due to the collaboration of the design team, developer, client, and construction team, this led to an environmentally friendly, highly communicative, and innovative signature building."—USGBC
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Project Description, U.S. Green Building Council, viewed on 2009.0909 http://leedcasestudies.usgbc.org/overview.cfm?ProjectID=274
LEED Scoresheet, United States Green Building Council, viewed on 2009.1002 http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=945
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Behnisch in Boston at ArchitectureWeek
