Session · Building types · Designers and consultants · Owners and developers

Crafts Street Senior Housing: A New Pacesetter

John Martin, Elkus Manfredi Architects; Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science · February 21, 2023 · PHN Presents

Crafts Street in Newton, Massachusetts: 185 senior residences, all electric, with a commercial kitchen and an indoor pool, designed for Passive House certification, and how the team planned to deliver it.

Key points

• The program: independent living, assisted living, and memory care in two connected wings.
• Passive House with high-load spaces such as a commercial kitchen and a pool.
• All-electric design for a large senior housing building.