SolBe Puddingstone

Location  Chestnut Hill

Types  ,

status  Completed

photography  BOS|UA

Millwork Design  BOS|UA

Design Team  Paxton Sheldahl &Silvia Illia-Sheldahl

Consultants  Acentech, Lam Partners, AKF & Code Red

Contractor  CHR

This 5,000-square-foot early childhood education fit-out for SolBe Learning strategically addressed significant site constraints. The design overcame challenges of limited natural light, stringent acoustic requirements, compressed ceiling heights, and imposing concrete structural columns.To maximize daylight, play areas were organized along the building’s perimeter, utilizing interior glazing to transmit borrowed light into core learning spaces. Customized acoustic ceiling tiles were employed to mitigate sound transmission while integrating linear lighting.The structural columns were repurposed as branded spatial identifiers, enhanced with color-tunable indirect lighting for dynamic environmental adjustments. Custom millwork was deployed to meet key storage functions, and a durable plywood wall cladding system was implemented to add material warmth and protect high-traffic surfaces.