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Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary

Boylston, MA

Project Contacts: Erik Farrington, Pedro Sifre

As a gateway to the expansive forty-five acre sanctuary, the Trailhead House offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the area’s woodlands and wildlife. Given the sanctuary’s focus on preserving the natural environment, the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, BIM, Concrete, Green / Sustainable Design, LEED Projects, Metal-Steel, Revit/BIM, Wood

Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House

Staten Island, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

The earliest section of the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House was constructed in the early 1660s by Pierre Billiou at a time when Staten Island was part of part of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland. Thomas Stillwelll added to the home in the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Condition Assessment, Deterioration, Geotechnical, Historic, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Wood

Cedarmere Mill

Roslyn Harbor, NY

Project Contacts: Kevin Poulin

Cedarmere was named by William Cullen Bryant, who purchased the forty-acre property in 1843. Bryant constructed the mill in 1862 in the Gothic Revival style. Page Ayres Cowley Architecture was leading a major restoration to the mill and observed...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Keywords:Chimney/Stack, Heavy Timber, Mill Building, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Truss, Wood

Bowdoin College, Whittier Field Support Building

Brunswick, ME

Project Contacts: Jason Der Ananian, Emily Hopps

Bowdoin College undertook a phased project to renovate the historic Whittier Field and Magee-Samuelson Track. In the second phase, the college constructed a new wood-framed, single-story support building housing locker rooms, training areas,...

Services:Building Enclosure Design

Keywords:Athletic Field, Building Enclosure Commissioning, Commissioning, Field Testing, LEED Projects, Wood

HITT Contracting, Co|Lab

Falls Church, VA

Project Contacts: Jeffrey Kerr, Eric Ober

With a commitment to advancing the building industry, HITT Contracting sought to create an exciting new space to inspire collaborative research, testing, and learning. The two-story Co|Lab features an exposed mass timber frame structure that the...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Keywords:Heavy Timber, LEED Projects, Laboratory, Roofing, Wood

Philip Johnson Thesis House, 9 Ash Street

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Matthew Johnson

Designed by Philip Johnson, the house at 9 Ash Street was his Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) thesis project. He studied modularization and used prefabricated wood-framed panels for the home’s floor, walls, roof, and...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Preservation Technology , Residential, Roofing, Window Wall, Wood

Harvard University, Lowell House

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Erik Farrington, Katherine Wissink

Lowell House, a neo-Georgian building constructed in 1930, is Harvard University’s largest undergraduate residence hall. As part of a larger dormitory renewal program, the university undertook a two-year project at Lowell House to renovate...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Dormitory, Interior Renovation, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Revit/BIM, Roof Replacement, Roofing, Stone-Limestone, Stone-Slate, Structural Strengthening, Windows, Wood

Waverly Hall, 115 Mount Auburn Street

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Derek McCowan, Pedro Sifre

Constructed in the late 1800s, Waverly Hall is part of the Harvard Square Historic District. The owner wanted to renovate the residential building to create modern micro apartments while maintaining its historic character. SGH worked as the...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation, Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Apartment

Keywords:Award Winning, Construction Administration, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Brick, Preservation Technology , Renovation, Residential, Shear Wall, Structural Strengthening, Windows, Wood

China Pavilion Expo Milano 2015

Milan, Italy

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

Expanding on Expo Milano 2015’s theme, Feeding the Planet – Energy for Life, China Pavilion focuses on sustainability and coexistence of nature and city. The undulating roof structure appears to float above the “Land...

Services:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, BIM, Digital Fabrication, Heavy Timber, International, Long-Span Structure, Metal-Steel, Wood

Boston Society of Architects, Coopered Column at Urban Timber: From Seed to City

Boston, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson

The exhibition, Urban Timber: from Seed to City at the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) Space, was curated and designed by Yugon Kim and Tomomi Itakura. Kim and Itakura are principals at the Boston-based architecture firm IKD. The Coopered...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Wood

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September 25, 2018

Building a Passion for Preservation

By: Matthew Daw

SGH Senior Principal Mat Daw shares his love of structural engineering and historic preservation, discusses how he came to join SGH, and looks to the future in Washington, DC.

Keywords:Adjacent Construction, Careers, Historic, Preservation Technology , Wood

Categories:Experience, Industry, Points of View