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High-Profile: Educational Facilities Development News
Columbia Completes Olin Project Needham, MA - Columbia Special Projects Division (SPD) recently served as the design-build construction manager at Olin College for the renovation of its music facilities. Allegro Interior Architecture served as the project architect. Columbia SPD collaborated with Olin’s facility management team from design inception through project completion, managing the architect, engineers, and subcontractors. The expansion included ener-
gy-efficient pendant lights, a security key- fob pass system, tel/data, and power distribution for recording systems. Columbia also retrofitted surrounding walls with acoustical treatment to ensure minimal noise penetration. A challenge to this project included the fact the space was near the Campus Center, which is the hub of student activity. Columbia SPD carefully phased all work and utilized various construction techniques to minimize disruption.
Acella Completes Yawkey Dorm Architects S.A. Architecture Brewster, MA Acella Construction Corporation, a Norwellbased construction services firm, recently completed the construction of Tom & Jean Yawkey Dormitory at Latham School in Brewster. Latham School is a program offered at the Latham Centers, a nationally known, innovative treatment facility on Cape Cod. Students at the school range from ages 8 to 22, and include girls who have coped with troubled histories, have experienced trauma and failed placements. They also include individuals living with Prader-Willi
Syndrome. The new 9,600sf dormitory is a two-story wood-framed building and will house 16 students and eight staff members. Included in the project is an elevator, basement storage and an unfinished second floor for future expansion. Construction was divided into two phases to accommodate the client's funding. The dorm is named in honor of former Boston Red Sox owners Jean and Tom Yawkey. Acella worked on this project in close collaboration with S.A. Architecture of Orleans.
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Dignitaries at the ribbon-cutting included (left to right): Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, president, Bridgewater State College; Frederick J. Clark, Jr., chairman of the Mass. Board of Higher Education; Donald Smyth, chairman of the BCC Board of Trustees; State Senator Scott P. Brown; Dr. John Sbrega, BCC president; and State Senator James E. Timilty.
Bufftree Celebrates New Campus E. Randy Jarvis Architects New Bedford, MA - Students from the Attleboro area attending Bristol Community College can now pursue their dream of higher education in a newly renovated, up-to-date facility combining today’s high-tech capabilities with more student-friendly amenities. The recent ribbon-cutting on what is known as the Attleboro Corporate Campus, the former Texas Instruments building purchased by BCC in 2006, featured a gathering of educational and civic leaders as well as
representatives of the project’s contractor, Bufftree Building Company. Bufftree renovated 25,000sf of what had been manufacturing space on the first level and created classrooms, computer labs, conference and library rooms, a health lab, and chemistry and biology labs. In addition, the site has been modified to conform to ADA standards. The architectural firm was E. Randy Jarvis Architects of New Bedford.
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