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The building's intent is to allow access to public program at the ground level (cafe, gallery, and hygrothermal labs). The porosity of these spaces is reflected in the light facade. Private program (offices and daylight labs) are placed in a heavy mass above. The lecture hall, whose program is paradoxically both private and public is displaced in the parti. It becomes the beacon to the city of Boston across the wharf.

The Architects building responds to both the width and height of the Childrens Museum. It’s length is determined by the building across the street. It rests on the North-east corner of the site. As such, it strengthens the edges of the existing urban fabric and creates a public park along the boardwalk.