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Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
Office dA

the People

Architect
Office dA
1920 Washington Street, #2
Boston, MA 02118
T: 617.541.5540
F: 617.541.5535
www.officeda.com

Principals in charge:
Monica Ponce de Leon, Nader Tehrani

Project architect:
Daniel Gallagher

Project manager:
Arthur Chang

Project team:
Lisa Huang, Sean Baccei, Kurt Evans, Anna Goodman, Ahmad Reza Schricker, Ghazal Abassy

Structural engineer
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
41 Seyon Street, Building 1, Suite 500
Waltham, MA 02453
781-907-9341 tel.

Senior project manager:
Matthew H. Johnson, P.E.

Mechanical/HVAC engineer
Mark Jurkowski
Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc.
33 Shaws Lane
P.O. Box 880
Springfield, MA 01101
413-785-1947 tel.

Electrical engineer
Tom Dykeman
Dykeman Electrical 
65 Dexter Road
East Providence, RI 02914
401-438-4350

Consultant(s)
Lighting:           
Bob Hogan
Hogan Macaully Architects
112 Union Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-453-3525

Signage:
Ligeia Uker
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.
710 South 2nd Street, 7th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55401

General contractor
Shawmut Design and Construction 
3 Davol Square, Suite A 275
Providence, RI 02903

Project manager:
Matthew Dempsey
                                   
Photographer
John Horner    
617-625-9025 tel.
www.johnhornerphotography.com

 

 

the Products

Window Treatments
Bali Contract / Mecho Shade
www.mechoshade.com

Glazing
Glass:
Tempered Glass with 3M Translucent Film

Doors
Entrances:
Technical Glass Products Fire Lite

Hardware
Locksets:
Sargent
www.sargentlock.com

Hinges:
Rixson
www.rixson.com

Closers:
Sargent
www.sargentlock.com

Pulls:
Sargent
www.sargentlock.com

Railings:
Custom steel by DeAngelis Iron Works

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
GFRG Balcony Ceiling / Armstrong ACT

Suspension grid:
Armstrong

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:   
Fire-rated MDF CNC-milled panels in Baltic birch plywood

Cabinetmaking:
Legere Group

Paints and stains:
Sherwin Williams/Benjamin Moore
www.sherwin-williams.com
www.benjaminmoore.com

Special surfacing:
Simple Saver Wall System

Resilient flooring:
Cork Flooring by Expanco

Carpet:
Shaw Contract Tile
www.shawcontractgroup.com

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Knoll Upstart
www.knoll.com

Reception furniture:
Circulation and reference desks in Baltic birch plywood CNC-milled with brushed cold-rolled steel

Chairs:
Steelcase, Keilhauer, Knoll, Dakota Jackson www.steelcase.com
www.keilhauer.com
www.knoll.com
www.dakotajackson.com

Tables:
Agati, Knoll
www.knoll.com

Upholstery:
Seating Upholstery:
Pallas
www.pallastextiles.com

Shelving:
Bookstacks by Space Saver
www.spacesaver.com

Signage:
Ligeia Uker of Meyer, Scherer, & Rockcastle, Ltd.
www.msrltd.com

Lighting
Floor Lamps:
Artemide
www.artemide.us

Stack Lighting:
Bartco
www.bartcolighting.com

Downlights:
Focal Point
www.focalpointlights.com

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