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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

National September 11 Memorial and Museum

New York, NY

Project Contacts: William Konicki, Nathaniel Smith, Milan Vatovec

The “bathtub” slurry wall at the World Trade Center (WTC) site survived when the WTC towers collapsed in 2001, making it a symbol of endurance. WTC site redevelopers wanted a section of the wall incorporated and exposed within the...

Services:Structural Investigation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Foundation, Geotechnical, Monumental Buildings, Museum, Retaining Wall, Signature Project, Structural Strengthening

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Ronald Hamburger, Stephen Harris, Carolyn Searls

The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building and adjacent Opera House are aesthetically-similar, Beaux-Arts structures commemorating U.S. veterans of World War I. The Veterans Building provides office and meeting space for veterans...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Code Compliance, Historic, Masonry, Masonry-Terra Cotta, Metal, Metal-Steel, Monumental Buildings, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology , Revit/BIM, Roofing, Seismic Engineering and Retrofit, Skylight, Stone-Granite, Theater/Performing Arts

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

Quantum Me and Quantum Dee Sculptures

Davis McCarty, a Chicago-based artist, exhibits his sculptures at museums, iconic buildings, and art festivals around the world. As part of Mayor Emanuel’s 50 x 50 Neighborhood Arts Project, the Beverly Area Arts Alliance and 49th Ward...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Art Work, Cultural, Metal-Aluminum, Metal-Steel, Wind Loads

The Phillips Collection

Washington, DC

Project Contacts: Matthew Daw, Michael Zajac

The Phillips Collection opened in 1921. The four-story Georgian Revival residence was constructed in 1897 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum wanted to upgrade their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Equipment, Historic, Metal-Steel, Museum, National Register of Historic Places, Preservation Technology

Providence Public Library

Providence, RI

Project Contacts: Susan Knack-Brown

The Providence Public Library includes the original 1900 renaissance masonry building and the 1953 neoclassical Empire Street Addition. SGH investigated the condition of the building enclosures, prioritized repair recommendations, and identified...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Deterioration, Facade Inspection, Library, Masonry-Brick, Metal, Metal-Copper, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Stone, Stone-Limestone, Water Leakage

House of the Future

Anaheim, CA

Project Contacts: Mehdi Zarghamee

In 1954, the Monsanto Chemical Company provided funding to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plastics Research Laboratory to develop a futuristic house made of plastics. One goal was to demonstrate that a modular, cost-effective, and...

Services:Materials Design, Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Exhibitions/Park Pavilions, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Analysis, Plastic/Composite, Research/Development, Signature Project, Thermal

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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Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary

National September 11 Memorial and Museum

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

9 Ash Street

Quantum Me and Quantum Dee Sculptures

The Phillips Collection

Providence Public Library

House of the Future

China Pavilion Expo Milano 2015

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

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