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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Samuel Tak Lee Building

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Paul Kassabian, Susan Knack-Brown

Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill in the 1960s, Building 9 houses Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Department of Urban Studies and Planning and its Center for Real Estate. With a generous donation from Sam Tak...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Composites-FRP / CFRP / GFRP, Interior Renovation, Structural Strengthening, Waterproofing, Windows

53 State Street Roof Deck

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Michael Bolduc, Sal Capobianco

Exchange Place at 53 State Street includes the 1896 Boston Stock Exchange and the modern glass-clad tower. The new roof deck serves as a showpiece space for Exchange Place offering entertaining and gathering space with views of Boston’s...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Office

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Feasibility Study, Green Roofs, Metal-Steel, Peer Review, Structural Adequacy Assessment, Structural Strengthening, Wood

1100-1114 West Randolph Street

Chicago, IL

Constructed in 1919, the one- and two-story buildings at 1100, 1108, and 1114 West Randolph Street represent the industrial building type common to this West Loop neighborhood. The owner was considering a renovation and vertical expansion and...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Structural Design, Structural Investigation

Markets:Retail

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Condition Assessment, Feasibility Study, Interior Renovation, Masonry-Brick, Structural Strengthening

Davidson College, Interdisciplinary Science Center

Davidson, NC

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Pedro Sifre

Looking to expand and bring a more interdisciplinary approach to academics, Davidson College built the E. Craig Wall Academic Center. The project included the new 135,000 sq ft Wall Center, renovations to the existing Martin Chemistry...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Below-Ground Waterproofing, Building Science, Concrete, Condition Assessment, LEED Projects, Revit/BIM, Roofing, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening, Thermal and Moisture Drive

Tufts University, Science & Engineering Complex

Medford, MA

Project Contacts: Joshua Kivela, Michael Louis, Pedro Sifre

With the Science & Engineering Complex, Tufts University expands and promotes collaboration within related programs on its Medford campus. The project involves complete renovations to Anderson and Robinson Halls. It also includes connecting a...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Award Winning, Braced Frame, Construction Administration, Curtain Wall, Field Testing, Foundation, Laboratory, LEED Projects, Peer Review, Roofing, School, Structural Strengthening, Underpinning, Waterproofing

The Printing House West Village

New York, NY

Project Contacts: David Jacoby, Sean OBrien, Kevin Poulin

With the adaptive reuse of the 1911 Printing House, the project team created varying styles for the sixty-four residences, including condominiums, two luxury townhouses in a new addition, and renovated maisonette units on the first floor of the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Canopy/Ceiling, Code Consulting, Condominium, Curtain Wall, Fire Engineering, Fire Protection, Masonry-CMU, Metal-Steel, Renovation, Residential, Roofing, Structural Strengthening, Windows

88 and 90 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

The condominium complex at 88 and 90 Lexington Avenue reinvents two adjacent rental properties as a single condominium building. SGH was the structural engineer for the renovation project.

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Condominium

Keywords:Concrete, Condominium, Interior Renovation, Metal-Steel, Renovation, Residential, Structural Strengthening

Hotel Durant

Berkeley, CA

Project Contacts: Paul Cordova

The Hotel Durant, built in 1929, is listed on the City of Berkeley Landmark Preservation List. A year after construction, the hotel added an east wing for a total of 145 guest rooms. SGH was retained by prospective owners to identify seismic...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Hospitality

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Historic, Preservation Technology , Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Structural Strengthening

The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

New York, NY

Project Contacts: Nathaniel Smith, Milan Vatovec

Established in 1809, The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in the city and the entire complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to the basilica’s historical significance and its...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Religious

Keywords:Concrete, Historic, Interior Renovation, Masonry-Brick, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Slab, Structural Stabilization, Structural Strengthening, Walls

Glendale High School Administration Building

Glendale, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger

Constructed in 1969, this two-story building houses administrative offices and the school library. As part of a campus modernization project, Glendale High School wanted to mitigate the seismic deficiencies resulting from a soft-story...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Education - K-12

Keywords:Nonlinear, Performance-based, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Soft Story, Structural Strengthening

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Samuel Tak Lee Building

53 State Street Roof Deck

1100-1114 West Randolph Street

Davidson College, Interdisciplinary Science Center

Tufts University, Science & Engineering Complex

The Printing House West Village

88 and 90 Lexington Avenue

Hotel Durant

The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral

Glendale High School Administration Building

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