Acentech Services for Fenway Health – Anshen+Allen Architects

Boston, MA – Acentech Inc., a multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual systems design, and vibration consulting firm provided consulting and design services for The Ansin Building of Fenway Health, a new state-of-the-art health facility and research center in Boston’s West Fens neighborhood.

Boston, MA – Acentech Inc., a multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual systems design, and vibration consulting firm provided consulting and design services for The Ansin Building of Fenway Health, a new state-of-the-art health facility and research center in Boston’s West Fens neighborhood.

Working with Anshen+Allen Architects who provided interior architecture services, Acentech consulted on architectural acoustics, mechanical system noise and vibration control, audiovisual and IT systems design for the 10-story, 100,000sf facility, the largest facility ever constructed by an organization with a specific mission to serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Fenway Health provides high quality, comprehensive health care in a welcoming environment.

Acentech designed the audiovisual and IT systems for the new building. Audiovisual systems serve several conference rooms, a three-segment divisible meeting space, the boardroom, and the 176-seat auditorium located on the top floor. The designs include digital signage systems, complex large-screen display systems, videoconferencing, distance learning, and a room scheduling system.

Acentech also designed the IT system for the facility, which not only supports these technological spaces, but also supports the various pieces of medical equipment and needs of the staff. It provides Fenway with a VoIP phone system, building wide data network, and WiFi connectivity. Additionally, the data network is both the primary means for interconnecting the AV systems and provides the Fenway staff with a single point of control, helping to lower the resources used by Fenway to manage and maintain the various systems.

Each conference room includes a touch screen control panel that provides users with a single, uniform interface to the systems, allowing even a novice user to easily recall presets to support the various types of events supported by that space.

Acentech worked closely with Anshen+Allen to seamlessly integrate the system designs into the building’s interior architecture, ensuring that the various audiovisual devices, such as loudspeakers, video projectors, and screens, are hidden from view when idle.

Elkus Manfredi Architects of Boston served as exterior architect for the Fenway Health project.