Northeast
333 Kent Avenue
A former bakery and later an artist's home and studio, the building at 333 Kent Avenue was reinvented and expanded with a two-story vertical addition.
Lawrence, MA
Washington Mills Lofts
Scope/Solutions
Formerly a textile mill, Washington Mills Lofts is now a trendy apartment building taking advantage of the mill’s tall ceiling heights and large windows. With exposed brick and timber framing, the apartments offer modern amenities with nods to the building’s history. SGH evaluated timber beams as part of the adaptive reuse project.
SGH performed a visual survey of growth characteristics on select timber beams. As part of our grading assessment, we performed a microscopic examination on extracted wood cores to identify the species.
Using the guidelines in ASTM D245 – Standard Practice for Establishing Structural Grades and Related Allowable Properties for Visually Graded Lumber, SGH predicted the allowable stresses for the timber components for use by the structural engineer of record.
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Project Summary
2007
Completion Date
Award
Winner
Solutions
Repair & Rehabilitation
Services
Structures | Applied Science & Research
Markets
Residential
Client(s)
Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects
Specialized Capabilities
Repair & Strengthening | Materials Science
Key team members
Additional Projects
Northeast
1000 Stone Place
SGH evaluated the existing timber floor and roof framing at 1000 Stone Place and recommended allowable design properties to develop the property into luxury apartments.