Lincoln Community Center Lincoln, MA
The new Community Center serves a multi-generational population. There is programming by the Council on Aging and Human Services, the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Lincoln Extended-Day Afterschool Program.
Flexibility was a key design driver. Shared spaces include:
- Divisible Multipurpose Room with a full kitchen,
- Divisible Fitness Room,
- Activities Room,
- Classrooms,
- Community Gathering space at the heart of the plan.
The community values connections between the indoors and outdoors. The building is fully daylighted. All the shared spaces have direct visual and physical connections to the surrounding landscape. There are three primary outdoor spaces: the East Play Space (including the Community Gathering Patio), the North (Senior) Patio and Garden, and the West Entry Patio (featuring a rain garden).
Designing to Passive House building envelope standards, being all-electric, and net-zero ready are fundamental goals. Managing embodied carbon in material selection, construction management, and building operations are priorities.
