Project: Draper Laboratory

Client: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Location: 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139

Property Type: Commercial

Program: Office + Atrium

Firm: Elkus Manfredi Architects

Consultant: Buro Happold

Algorithm: Solar Radiation Study

Software: Rhinoceros 3D + Grasshopper

Website: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Application: In collaboration with Buro Happold, a study was conducted to understand the solar heat gain in the space throughout the year at the equinoxes and solstices. With too much exposure to solar radiation, an analysis was done to mitigate this by placing shading mechanisms in the atrium at optimal locations.