Kline Tower renovation | Capital Projects

Fourteenth-floor lounge at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Fourteenth-floor conference space at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Fourteenth-floor collaboration space at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Fourteenth-floor boardroom at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Eighth-floor collaboration space at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Eighth-floor communicating stair at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Second-floor classroom at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

Second-floor collaboration space at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

First-floor lobby at Kline Tower, Yale University, photo by Thomas Holdsworth

This comprehensive renovation project converts research laboratories into new classrooms, meeting rooms, academic offices, and collaboration spaces within Kline Tower (KT), while also enhancing connectivity with the surrounding buildings.

Bold but thoughtful changes, such as a new grand staircase that now connects the lower three floors of the tower, were made to the original Philip Johnson-designed structure to bring people together across the building. Another signature feature of this project includes a re-envisioned fourteenth floor, which once housed mechanical systems, and what is now one of the university’s most coveted event spaces. New conference areas on this floor provide panoramic views of Yale, greater New Haven, and the Long Island Sound.

location

219 Prospect Street

project size

186,000 gross square feet

Construction schedule

Fall 2020 to August 2023 (tower), summer 2024 (concourse)

Impact on the area

Building and its surrounding area are fully operable.

for THE COMMUNITY

Grounds surrounding the building received new plantings and grow-in continues.

building details

Architect, 1966: Philip C. Johnson, DFAH 1978
Renovation, 2023: Stantec (designer); Gilbane Building Company (contractor)
Style: Late Modernism, New Formalism

sustainability

The Kline Tower renovation is targeting a LEED Gold v4 certification. For more information about Yale’s built environment, visit the Office of Sustainability.