Design-Build Institute New England recognizes four regional design-build projects

Hunter Laboratory - Brown University - Providence, R.I.

The Kent School Music and Mattison Auditorium - Kent, CT

Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge - Worcester, MA

Kendrick Place - Amherst, MA

PROVIDENCE, RI Design-Build Institute, New England Region honored four outstanding regional projects at the 2015 Design Awards Dinner.  Each of the award-winning projects represents the organization’s focus on excellence in integrated design-build project delivery.

The Hunter Laboratory Renovation at Brown University in Providence, received the Gold Award for Buildings. Gilbane Building Company with Toshiko Mori Architects led the design-build team. The project transformed an existing historic four-story, 42,000 s/f facility into 21st century laboratories, classrooms and faculty offices. Judges were impressed with Brown’s pursuance of unique project execution strategies, and the team’s collaborative process.

Kendrick Place, a five-story 58,500 s/f mixed-use building in Amherst for Archipelago Investments, LLC, took the Silver Award for Buildings.The design-builder was Cutler Associates, Inc., with DiMella Shaffer architects and Holst Architecture.  The project, located within close proximity to multiple area campuses, was specifically tailored for the college town. It offers 36 apartments and 4,000 s/f of retail space. According to the developers, the design-build team was selected for their reputation for high quality design-build projects for higher education. Judges felt the collaborative approach enabled the design-build to be quickly responsive to difficult changes that occurred late in the project.

The Kent School Music and Mattison Auditorium received a Merit Award for the complete renovation of an aging music department and auditorium, which included converting a 1930s double-loaded corridor into an acoustic music and practice space. The design-build team was S/L/A/M Construction Services with The S/L/A/M Collaborative.  According to judges, the team illustrated how the close integration of the design-builder, team members and owner benefited a complex project.

The Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge in Shrewsbury/Worcester, Mass, took the Gold Award for Highways and Bridges. The design-build team for the $104 million structure was The Middlesex Corp. with Fay, Spofford& Thorndike. The bridge,which spans Lake Quinsigamond, is the first of the Commonwealth’s historic $3 billion Accelerated Bridge Program, and one of its signature projects. According to judges, the project illustrates how even the most complex of projects can be enhanced using the design-build delivery system.