To make space for the refreshed Children’s Garden, half of the existing courtyard was demolished and leveled of its original site furnishings and plants. Custom features were installed including benches, a jungle gym, tunnels, a trellis with metal leaves, walking paths and other interactive areas. All structures and elements were custom-designed and fabricated for the Children’s Garden, and are comprised of anodized aluminum, hand-formed concrete, wood and natural installations including discovery platforms with fossils and soils. Work was managed around a fully operational museum with security requirements including off-site material checks, 48-hour notice for deliveries and background checks for drivers and vehicles.

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Sitework and excavation began in phase one to support a 5,200 sq. ft. basement expansion for dressing rooms and function space and a 9,200 sq. ft. expansion on the first floor and balcony level, which includes the installation of a new elevator. The project scope also included demolition of much of the existing building, upgraded M/E/P systems, refreshed finishes including new dance floors, as well as a new kitchen and bar area to support functions.

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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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The interconnected complex includes a 200-seat, multi-purpose studio for rehearsals, lectures and events, a 150-seat café building with servery and kitchen designed to encourage interaction between musicians and guests, and a curved covered walkway connecting two additional learning/practice studios. The facility hosts space dedicated to the Tanglewood Music Center, a prestigious summer academy, and the Tanglewood Learning Institute, a popular lecture and adult education program. The project also incorporates an updated campus horticultural plan, which required a new irrigation system, the preservation of a historic oak tree and the planting of over 144 new trees and shrubs to provide shade for concert-goers.

These signature facilities feature world-class acoustics, high-end HVAC systems, sound and vibration isolation treatments, intricate millwork and a wood and curtain wall façade. Our team fast-tracked early construction to ensure the building was enclosed by the start of Tanglewood’s 2018 summer season. The only work permitted to occur during the festival months was on the interior of the new facilities; a strict delivery schedule will be maintained and work will be closely monitored to ensure the Tanglewood experience was maintained throughout construction. The new complex achieved LEED Gold certification.

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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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Interior renovations include a redesigned box office, four new event suites, new and upgraded restrooms, an expanded concourse and retail spaces. Improvements were made to the mechanical and electrical systems, including a new chiller plant, emergency generator and upgrades to the fire protection and security systems.

The exterior work now complements the architectural and aesthetic design of the convention center, as well as the adjacent CitySquare development. Also included among exterior improvements were a new façade, digital marquee, streetscape and a landscaped promenade leading into the facility.

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The new three-story Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion houses a world-class art collection behind a unique glass curtain wall system. The modern structure provides space for exhibitions, studios, classrooms, art storage and offices and has been granted LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Our team also renovated the adjacent brick Georgian-style museum building, including M/E/P upgrades and infrastructure reconfiguration to accommodate the new addition. The project was completed in 2013, in time to celebrate Colby’s bicentennial year.

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A design-assist delivery method is being utilized for the building’s mechanical controls and custom curtainwall for improved constructability and efficiency. To support peak performance quality, extensive acoustic considerations are required throughout various trade packages. The new facility—constructed on the College’s active campus—is part of a larger arts initiative that includes Colby’s Museum of Art, Lunder Institute for American Art and downtown’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center and arts collaborative.

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This project includes restoration of the existing dilapidated memorial fountain, construction of a new memorial wall that will be engraved with names of Metropolitan Police Department officers who have died in the line of duty, and beautification of the site through new plantings and landscaping. The existing condition of the fountain included intensely colored aggregates and advanced decorative inlay. Horizontal boring was required under the historic fountain in order to install new mechanical systems.

The project is located on a very tight site with the new wall being constructed in close proximity to the building areaway, which requires careful coordination. The team also discovered a number of unforeseen existing conditions, such as significant debris from previous construction projects, large mature tree root systems, and existing unidentified plumbing and conduits. Consigli tested the existing soil to ensure the construction debris would not prevent compaction and brought in new, clean soil, to amend the existing as needed. The team coordinated with the DC Forester, the Landscape Architect, and our arborists to adjust field installations to avoid the largest tree roots, and to airspade/expose and trim roots as needed. Finally, the team worked with the building owners to identify and remove lines that had previously been abandoned in place and to repair and protect previously unknown/undetected lines.

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