Lawrence, MA Kaplan Construction completed an expansion to the Bellesini Academy, an independent school supporting 100 students in grades five through eight. Kaplan provided design/build services for the addition.

The two-story, 5,800 s/f addition will provide a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) center for all students with a science lab, technology center, art center, movement center for yoga and dance, and an alumni lounge, as well as a hallway with four classrooms dedicated to the girls’ program. The ground up construction, built on the site of a former rectory, was connected to the existing school.

Project team members included:

• Cornerstone Architects – project architect

• Feldman Development Partners – Owner’s representative

• Ipswich River Engineering – Structural engineer

• Reid Mechanical Corp – HVAC

• Rice & Brouillard Electric Inc.  – Electric

• Lynco Fire Protection Inc. – Fire protection

• Gaffny Plumbing – Plumbing.