Photo Attributions

General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects in association with JGE Architecture + Design

Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 4/1/2024
Program type(s): Education - College/University (campus-level)
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 59,085
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 25,770
Project substantial completion date: 4/1/2024
Climate zone: 5A
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: Associate Architect: JGE Architecture + Design
Engineer - MEP/FP/Security/AV/Envelope: BVH integrated Services, now Salas O’Brien
Engineer - Structural: RSE Associates
Engineer - Civil: Nitsch Engineering
Engineer - Geotechnical: GZA
Landscape Architect: Stimson
Code Consulting: WB Engineering, Jigsaw Life Safety
Lighting: LAM Partners
Acoustics: Cavanaugh Tocci
Accessibility: KMA
Cost Estimating: Vermulens
Sustainability: Integrated Eco Strategy
Architectural Specifications: Kalin Associates
Construction Manager: Consigli Construction

Project Overview:
The Davis Center manifests the enduring impact of student advocacy for social justice and inclusive community at Williams College. The reimagined 25,800 sf Davis Center nestles a major new addition between the existing, beloved Rice and Jenness Houses to create a unified complex. The project is net-zero operational and embodied carbon, incorporating fossil-fuel free systems, deep-energy retrofit strategies, low-carbon wood structure, and healthy material choices. Pursuing Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, the Davis Center is a bold and vivid expression of Williams’ commitment to cultivating a community that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative.

Submission portfolio