New life for Old Quincy
Nearly halfway through the renewal of Old Quincy, student rooms are starting to take shape, as are the common and program spaces, while work outside the House is moving from the courtyard-facing façade around the building to the street side, putting the project on track for its scheduled August completion. “Seeing the new framing reassures us that Quincy House will be whole again. It is so exciting to see the lower level [basement] being transformed into usable student spaces,” according to a statement from Quincy House Masters Lee and Deborah Gehrke. Blackwell points out some of the energy-efficient technology that will be employed throughout the building. Models show that better-insulated walls and windows will cut the energy used to heat the building by 30 percent. On the lower level, large cutouts in the wall will soon hold glass doors connecting a large multipurpose room with an open-air terrace. The room will help address...