McNamara/Salvia, Inc. - Consulting Engineers   











40 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA


Type: Laboratory
Location: Cambridge, MA
Floor to Floor Height: 15'-0"
Ceiling Height: 9'-0"
Structural System: Steel framing with composite metal deck
Parking: Interior loading dock
Gross Square Footage: 250,000
Frame Type: Braced frame at core
Foundation Type: Pressure injected footings
Description:
9-story built to suit high hazard high rise laboratory for Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Curving and sloping facades with relieved brick and high end curtainwall. Mechanical system hidden by complex screen systems. Site was excavated approximately 8'-0" and light weight foam blocks were used to compensate for building loads that the in place clay would feel.

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