Media Laboratory

Centerbrook transformed an unused 15-foot volume above the MIT Media Lab's black box theater into a new third-floor technology garden surrounded by glass-fronted faculty offices. The project created flexible workspace for research and collaboration while preserving the theater below.

The theater received a new walk-on wire mesh ceiling that simplifies the installation of lighting and sound equipment for productions.

Client

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Location Cambridge, MA
Year Completed 1994
Photo Credit Steve Rosenthal
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Colorful metal partitions, glass-fronted offices, and a stainless-steel trough planted with ivy bring light, color, and nature into the center of the high-tech building.