Academic

Cambridge, MA

David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University

Harvard Treehouse is a unique collaborative space made of mass timber and low-carbon materials. A conference center and social hub, the new building’s interior is all exposed wood, branching up over three floors. Mark Richey utilized various Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified woods to help Harvard meet the world’s most ambitious green building standard, the Living Building Challenge.

Architect

Studio Gang

General Contractor:

Consigli Construction/Smoot Construction

Photographer:

Jason O'Rear

Exterior planking is Alaskan yellow cedar. Interior handrails are solid white oak. A reception desk features random match rift white oak veneer and solid surfacing. An impressive, suspended ceiling in the third floor Canopy Hall main events space is a poplar core plywood with exposed edges and three-dimensional wall paneling is solid white oak wood and veneer.

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