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Smith College, Clarke Science Center
Location
46 College Ln
North Hampton, MA
By the numbers
Institutional
6 Floors
218,000 SF
Completed Winter 2012
Collaborators
Smith College - Owner/ Landlord
CSL Consulting, LLC - Owner Representative
Bond Brothers, Inc. - Construction Manager
RDK Engineers - MEP Consultant
RW Sullivan - Building Code
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The Clarke Science Center occupies three interconnected buildings within the Smith College campus; Burton Hall, built in 1914, and Sabin-Reed and McConnell Halls, both built in 1967. With a combined total area of 218,000 GSF spread out in six above-ground stories and two below-ground levels, the complex contained astronomy, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, geology, math, physics, psychology, neuroscience engineering, environmental science, a shared microscope facility, vivarium, classrooms and administrative offices.
As a result of Smith building Ford Hall, the new Science & Engineering Building, several departments moved out of the Clarke Science Center, creating a vacancy which required re-programming and re-organization. The departments which moved to Ford Hall were chemistry, biochemistry, computer science and engineering.
Interviews occurred with all faculty and department heads to develop a space needs program. This included offices, research labs, teaching labs, classrooms, shared equipment and research facilities – vivarium, microscopy suites, warm rooms, cold rooms and shared space. We assisted the school administration and science center to prioritize the needs of the faculty, and created a matrix of minor, intermediate and extensive renovation needs. The building remained occupied during a multi-phased renovation which took two (2) years to complete.
The work included a complete overhaul of the building’s mechanical, life-safety, lighting, and emergency power systems. In addition, the building’s interiors were renovated to bring the spaces up to ADA regulations and current life-safety building code requirements. For the historic Burton Hall, a new slate roof and new windows were installed to match the original design aesthetic yet upgraded for energy conservation requirements. The building’s security system was also upgraded.
Smith College, Clarke Science Center
218,000 SF
6 Floors
Collaborators
46 College Ln
North Hampton, MA
Completed Winter 2012
Smith College - Owner/ Landlord
CSL Consulting, LLC - Owner Representative
Bond Brothers, Inc. - Construction Manager
RDK Engineers - MEP Consultant
RW Sullivan - Building Code
The Clarke Science Center occupies three interconnected buildings within the Smith College campus; Burton Hall, built in 1914, and Sabin-Reed and McConnell Halls, both built in 1967. With a combined total area of 218,000 GSF spread out in six above-ground stories and two below-ground levels, the complex contained astronomy, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, geology, math, physics, psychology, neuroscience engineering, environmental science, a shared microscope facility, vivarium, classrooms and administrative offices.
Interviews occurred with all faculty and department heads to develop a space needs program. This included offices, research labs, teaching labs, classrooms, shared equipment and research facilities – vivarium, microscopy suites, warm rooms, cold rooms and shared space. We assisted the school administration and science center to prioritize the needs of the faculty, and created a matrix of minor, intermediate and extensive renovation needs. The building remained occupied during a multi-phased renovation which took two (2) years to complete.
The Clarke Science Center occupies three interconnected buildings within the Smith College campus; Burton Hall, built in 1914, and Sabin-Reed and McConnell Halls, both built in 1967. With a combined total area of 218,000 GSF spread out in six above-ground stories and two below-ground levels, the complex contained astronomy, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, geology, math, physics, psychology, neuroscience engineering, environmental science, a shared microscope facility, vivarium, classrooms and administrative offices.
As a result of Smith building Ford Hall, the new Science & Engineering Building, several departments moved out of the Clarke Science Center, creating a vacancy which required re-programming and re-organization. The departments which moved to Ford Hall were chemistry, biochemistry, computer science and engineering.
Interviews occurred with all faculty and department heads to develop a space needs program. This included offices, research labs, teaching labs, classrooms, shared equipment and research facilities – vivarium, microscopy suites, warm rooms, cold rooms and shared space. We assisted the school administration and science center to prioritize the needs of the faculty, and created a matrix of minor, intermediate and extensive renovation needs. The building remained occupied during a multi-phased renovation which took two (2) years to complete.
The work included a complete overhaul of the building’s mechanical, life-safety, lighting, and emergency power systems. In addition, the building’s interiors were renovated to bring the spaces up to ADA regulations and current life-safety building code requirements. For the historic Burton Hall, a new slate roof and new windows were installed to match the original design aesthetic yet upgraded for energy conservation requirements. The building’s security system was also upgraded.
