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Houghton Arts Center

Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Houghton Arts Center
Description

The Houghton Arts Center is a certified net-zero building at The White Mountains School in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The architectural design is by Ruhl Walker Architects in Boston, Massachusetts. Bensonwood provided the engineering and general contracting for this high-performance building. The engineered wood curtain walls are Canadian cross laminated black spruce fabricated from reclaimed timbers. The outdoor stage columns came from a nearby forest. All clapboards are solid white painted fiber-cement with a stone base to match with the rest of the campus architecture.

Details

DESIGN / BUILD
Ruhl Walker Architects
YEAR
2013
STYLE
Modern
SIZE
4000 Sq. Ft.
BEDROOMS
1
BATHROOMS
1
STRUCTURE DETAILS
R35 OB Plus wall
R44 roof
Cross laminated timbers
ENERGY DETAILS
Net zero building, Geothermal heating, Rooftop solar array
PHOTOGRAPHY
David M. Budd