Babson College
Glavin Family Chapel
Project
Glavin Family Chapel
Client
Babson College
Location
Wellesley, MA
Completion
1997
Size
5,100 GSF
A 40-foot high space provides a nondenominational sanctuary for gatherings of 150 people. Two solid walls of granite face towards the busy campus center, while two walls of glass open the sanctuary toward the light-filled wooded area beyond.
Awards + Recognition
2003 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
2002 BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Design Honor Award
2001 AIA New England Architecture Design Honor Award
2001 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
2001 Faith&Form Magazine Religious Art and Architecture Design Award
1998 Associated Builders and Contractors Commercial/Institutional/Industrial Construction Excellence Award
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | TMP Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Landscape Architect | Carol R. Johnson Associates
Lighting Consultant | Ripman Lighting Consultants
Acoustical Engineer | Kirkegaard Associates
Stained Glass | Peter McGrain (artist) + Sepentino Stained Glass (fabricator)
Hanging Hull Fabricator | Mitch Ryerson with Rick Wrigley
Photographer | Steve Rosenthal
Artists | Francis Pratt (Sculpture), Peter McGrain and Sepentino Stained Glasss (Stained Glass), Mitch Ryerson with Rick Wrigley (Ceiling Hull), Rick Wrigley and Gatehouse Furniture Studios (Doors, Altar, Podium, Ark), Georges Goldstein (Tapestries), Peter Hauk (Eternal Light), Beverly Seamans (Statue)