The 2,400 sq. ft. performance space is the centerpiece of the facility. Its seating for up to 145 people can be reconfigured to accommodate a variety of events. Our in-house Millwork Shop installed custom-fabricated millwork paneling, which is now the venue’s architectural hallmark, both visually and acoustically.

The building’s modern, curving façade and upswept roof line, accented with both glass and natural wood detailing, evokes the artistic creativity of Bard’s liberal and performing arts education programs.

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The residence hall buildings features a multi-purpose room, game room, vending machines, Resident Director apartment, kitchens, study areas and laundry facilities, a ground-level campus store and administrative offices. The two buildings face to create a courtyard, which provides community greenspace, hardscaped walkways, seating areas and terraces. The project was designed to encourage a more collaborative environment at Bates, integrating living, study and social spaces into one campus location.

The Campus Avenue Student Housing project was part of Bates’ ongoing master plan implementation, which our firm has been involved with on multiple projects including the Alumni Walk, Dining Commons and Chase Hall, beginning in 2006.

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Prior to the start of construction, we relocated gas and utility lines located within the footprint of the addition. The updated ground and first floors of this former residence provide conference and administrative space, featuring the integration of high-tech audio/visual systems, while preserving the original historic finishes such as intricate millwork and marble flooring. The upper floors were transformed into galleries, framing rooms, art preparation and administrative space, which required robust HVAC, lighting and humidity controls to maintain the collections.

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• Expansion of a 24/7 live heating plant serving nearly two dozen campus buildings with high-pressure steam
• Migration of existing equipment exhaust from the original steam tower to the new
• Construction in the heart of the occupied academic campus with significant pedestrian and vehicular traffic

Boston College’s existing five-story Central Heating Plant operates and maintains three high-pressure steam boilers providing service for up to 22 campus buildings. The expansion project included the construction of a new addition connected to the existing live plant to house two new boilers. Additionally, the existing boiler exhaust chimney was dismantled and two of the existing boilers were migrated to exhaust out of a newly constructed exhaust stack erected atop the new structure. Other equipment installed included a new 13.8 kilowatt (kW) switchgear, emergency generator, AHU, VRF system and a fuel storage system.

Construction of the steel-framed addition required deep excavation work and support of excavation (SOE) with both water and sewer lines being routed around the footprint. Enabling work included the relocation of an emergency backup generator, transfer gear, fuel storage tank and a storage building removal. Safety hazard mitigation was a key focus in pre-construction and throughout the project, as the addition was being completed while the heating plant was fully occupied by the plant facility staff. Additionally, the project site was located in the heart of the occupied academic campus with over 14,000 students being routed around the site daily, requiring vehicular and pedestrian re-routing plans and communication.

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The addition’s striking two-story glass atrium and curtain wall façade overlooks playfields and Boston Harbor, creating an indoor/outdoor transitional space for students and alumni.

Extensive logistical planning was required to complete work on this active campus, which is adjacent to operational athletic fields and busy student pathways. Our self-perform work included the building’s siding for this green/sustainable project,  which is pursuing LEED Silver certification.

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Extensive exploratory work was completed during the summer months leading up to the start of the renovations. During this time, multiple crews conducted reviews of the building’s windows, lintels and façade, utilizing a full scaffolding system. Additionally, multiple test pits were dug to confirm location and elevation of existing utilities as well as drain connection and inverts around the building. On the interior, each dorm room and bathroom was evaluated to coordinate exhaust upgrades and improvements.

The project was designed and built to LEED Gold certification per LEED v4 standards and features a new stormwater recharge system.

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After a 12-month pre-construction effort, the north tower’s rehabilitation was completed in 2003, while the second was restored in 2004. The towers were carefully disassembled stone by stone, with each block carefully labeled and stored. Approximately 20-30% of each tower’s stones were replaced with granite from the same local quarry that supplied materials for the original construction.

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The 600 sq. ft., glass and bronze entry pavilion includes a gracious new steel and stone stair and glass elevator which leads down to the visitor service spaces and a new lower level gallery entrance. The new below-grade addition houses seven galleries, including a dedicated seminar room, and includes an upgraded loading facility, high capacity elevator and a new public stair connecting upper and lower gallery spaces. To support the teaching mission of the museum, the project provides a highly efficient administrative office wing and high-density archival storage spaces.

The restoration of the Walker Art Building included structural and waterproofing upgrades as well as new gallery lighting, signage and the insertion of advanced mechanical systems within the historic building envelope. The building also required code and accessibility upgrades and the incorporation of state-of-the-art security and climate control systems to meet current museum standards.

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Bowdoin College (Bowdoin) constructed a new state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the broad study of the Arctic consisting of two mass timber buildings—the Center for Arctic Studies and Mills Hall—connected underground by a utility/pedestrian tunnel. The Center for Arctic Studies is critical to Bowdoin’s multidisciplinary teaching and study of the Arctic and the environment, featuring teaching and laboratory spaces for collaborative work among students, faculty and researchers. The Center will also house galleries and support spaces for the College’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, to be relocated from its current campus location. Mills Hall, largely dedicated to academic program areas, will host classrooms and faculty offices, including a 60-seat cinema classroom. The classrooms are designed to facilitate active learning and the use of new and evolving technologies. The building also includes an event space accommodating 288 seated guests.

To confirm schedule and cost equivalence, Consigli completed a 4D structural erection schedule analysis and cost analysis of the timber structure against other structural options, including steel and concrete. All work was managed in the heart of Bowdoin’s active, occupied campus. While 68 trees were removed from the project site, 85 trees better adapted to Maine’s changing climate were planted at project completion.

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