The Boston Children’s Museum Expansion and Renovation is designed to transform the visitor experience for this important location in Boston’s historic Fort Point Channel District. CambridgeSeven design is conceived to augment the strong, simple mass of the existing nineteenth century warehouse structure while creating a completely new look for the Museum. The scheme is also conceived to renew the entire Museum visitor experience both inside and out and to take full advantage of its dramatic waterfront site.

Key features in the project include a completely new circulation system, a dramatic new entry, lobby and site approach and new gallery exhibition spaces. The scheme reveals the high energy children’s and family programs previously been hidden behind the heavy brick façade of the existing building while transforming the gallery circulation and visitor amenities. The new Museum work is also conceived to enhance the infrastructure elements of the building systems and to ensure a healthy and energy efficient environment.

The project is a LEED Gold certified building and incorporates many environmentally friendly features as an integral part of the design. When combined with new site and landscape amenities, the expansion and renovation project transforms the Museum connection and presence on the Fort Point Channel waterfront and act as a new gateway to the district.