MBTA Iron Horse Park
OVERVIEW
W.T. Rich was hired to manage the construction of a new two-story Iron Horse Park Operations Control Center that will include a full-story clerestory above the roof level and will be executed using a steel-framed braced structure. A two-way structural concrete slab will be implemented on the first floor, with concrete metal decking at the second floor. Metal roof decks will be constructed on the low and high roofs of the building. The building envelope will consist of weathering steel rainscreens, a modified bitumen roofing system as well as curtain wall glazing at the lobby and clerestory.
Exterior work will include the construction of new site grading, site walls and the paving and striping of a parking lot to be located in the front of the building. W.T. Rich will administer the installation of a new stormwater drainage line, drainage storage and treatment system as well as supporting site utilities. A new landscape and irrigation system will be enforced throughout the project.
Project Information
Location: Billerica, MA
Contract Value: $33 million
Size: 24,000 SF
Type: New Construction
Owner: Town of Billerica
Designer: Taylor & Burns Architects | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Delivery Method: MGL Chapter 149
HIGHLIGHTS & CHALLENGES
- Iron Horse Park's existence as a Superfund, established to allow the EPA to monitor and clean up potentially hazardous or contaminated sites, presents environmental challenges. A storied history of industrial activites at the site, beginning in 1912, resulted in the contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water. The project team is faced with challenges in meeting its exterior goals while appeasing ongoing environmental efforts to clean up the site and reduce the potential for human exposure to hazardous substances.
- This project faces a complex and highly intricate architectural scope in designing a uniquely detailed control center for multiple end users. Additional interior challenges include the installation of a two-story display management system and clerestory light scoops. Administering pre-weathered steel, exterior rain screens and the use of rail items within gabion walls present further challenges in achieving the goals of a multi-faceted architectural landscape.
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