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Buckminster Hall
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Buckminster Hall is an historic, Georgian Revival house (c. 1925) that has been converted to a private recreational facility. Ravaged by fire and then left untouched for several years, only the structure’s original masonry shell remained intact. The two and a half story main building now houses a single gymnasium space, while a smaller adjoining building has become a clubhouse with game room and associated exercise spaces. As the interior of the original house was radically transformed to accommodate its new use, the historic exterior was meticulously restored, satisfying the divergent requirements of the owner and the Town’s Historic Commission.
Buckminster Hall’s exterior walls and original windows remain intact, now with a new structural steel frame and roof trusses constructed within the masonry shell to support the gymnasium’s volume. An interior layer of operable wood panels and translucent glass bring daylight and flexibility into the new space, allowing it to be used for social events opened to the landscape, or as a contained athletic facility. The two and a half acre grounds were graded and landscaped to accommodate playing fields, a batting cage, and a tennis court.
This project was recognized with a Historic Preservation Award by the Town of Brookline.
Photos by Florian Holzherr & Peter Vanderwarker
Buckminster Hall’s exterior walls and original windows remain intact, now with a new structural steel frame and roof trusses constructed within the masonry shell to support the gymnasium’s volume. An interior layer of operable wood panels and translucent glass bring daylight and flexibility into the new space, allowing it to be used for social events opened to the landscape, or as a contained athletic facility. The two and a half acre grounds were graded and landscaped to accommodate playing fields, a batting cage, and a tennis court.
This project was recognized with a Historic Preservation Award by the Town of Brookline.
Photos by Florian Holzherr & Peter Vanderwarker
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