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Belmont Station Gateway

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Terrence McDonnell

As part of the Your New Blue program, the Chicago Transit Authority is re-envisioning fourteen Blue Line stations. The new Belmont entrance, inspired by a waterfall from the bygone Olson Park, is animated when it rains and water cascades down the...

Services:Structural Design

Keywords:Canopy/Ceiling, Fasteners and Connections, Metal-Steel, Station

ClassAct Schools

Philippines

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian, Paul Kelley

In October 2013, the Philippines experienced a large (magnitude 7.2) earthquake and major typhoon in a span of three weeks. These events caused significant damage throughout the island chain. As part of the rebuilding process, actLAB, a New...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Fasteners and Connections, International, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Material-Related, School, Truss, Wood

Site Double, 2012 Venice Biennale

Venice, Italy

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Site Double, designed by Milligram-Office and commissioned for the 2012 Venice Biennale, translates the idea of a single-family house in Detroit (near the Architect's studio) to a Venetian gallery. Site Double, which invokes the Venice...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Fasteners and Connections, International, Residential, Wood

160 East Elgin Street

Ottawa, ON

Project Contacts: Terrence McDonnell

The owner of 160 East Elgin Street wanted to revitalize the streetscape at their twenty-eight-story tower by creating a striking front entryway. The renovation includes a curved and insulated structural glass wall, which is approximately 35 ft...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Office

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Curtain Wall, Fasteners and Connections, Glass and Glazing, Office, Renovation, Structural Glass

University of Massachusetts, John W. Olver Design Building

Amherst, MA

Project Contacts: Greggrey Cohen, Jeffrey Langlois

The university wanted to bring their design programs – Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and Building and Construction Technology – together in one creatively designed building exemplifying their focus on...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Fasteners and Connections, Green / Sustainable Design, Heavy Timber, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Mockup, Stair, Wood, Wood Frame

Tubular Bells at Lafayette Square

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Let the Public Play, a project administered by the Cambridge Arts Council, brings playful environments to the city’s parks and playgrounds. As part of this project, Adam Simha, a Cambridge-based artist and metalsmith, designed Tubular Bells...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Art Work, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure

Boston Society of Architects, Catenary Compression: The Tensile Vault at Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

The 2015 exhibition, Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building, featured large-scale installations in the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Space. SGH provided structural engineering and materials science services for the three main...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure, Wood

Boston Society of Architects, Microtherme at Bigger than a Breadbox, Smaller than a Building

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Concrete, Fasteners and Connections, Temporary Structure

Heart of Hearts Sculpture

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian

To celebrate Valentine’s day, the Times Square Alliance invites architecture and design firms to submit entries for a public art installation. In 2016, the alliance selected Collective-LOK’s design, Heart of Hearts, as the winning...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Award Winning, Fasteners and Connections, Metal-Aluminum, Wind Loads