RYB

BURLINGTON

A shared design priority amongst the entire project team is incorporating sustainable strategies and materials throughout the project, including a high-performance, low-embodied carbon exterior building envelope, open-loop geothermal wells and cross-ventilation for low-cost heating and cooling, an expansive rooftop solar PV array, and prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) structural panels. When completed in 2028, RYB A will be the largest mass timber project in the State of Vermont, and one of the largest mass timber buildings in the Northeast US.

Our design for RYB A embraces the City's urban planning goals by separating the project's massing into two distinct building volumes connected by open-air pedestrian bridges and walkways. The building maintains a consistent, 6-story elevation along the newly-established Innovation Lane to reflect the massing of the historic Queen City Mill located across Lakeside Avenue and establish a consistent street wall for the future redevelopment of adjacent parcels in the SEID district, but steps down towards the West in order to modulate the building's scale as it approaches existing residential neighborhoods and create opportunities for rooftop spaces with panoramic views out to Lake Champlain and the Adirondack range. The landscape design features two, interconnected internal courtyards with native plantings, stormwater gardens, gravel wetlands, shared community gardens, and abundant bicycle parking and storage.