Teen Center in Boston Blurs the Work-Play Boundary
With younger generations joining the workforce, there has been much discussion and research into how those younger workers are influencing the physical workspace. But what about the reverse? The Architectural Team, a master planning and design firm specializing in adaptive reuse and urban revitalization, recently announced the completion of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston‘s Mattapan Teen Center, located in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. The design concept applies workplace principles to a space geared toward the time teens spend outside school, and the resulting space looks a lot like a really fun office. The 7,200 square foot project transformed a decommissioned public library, which the firm designed and built into a space that aims to support the social, emotional and cognitive abilities of youth in a safe, contemporary, technology-rich environment. Originally built in the 1920s as a public works project, the former Mattapan Library had been closed since …
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