CASE STUDY: Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Boston, Massachusetts, Schwartz/Silver Architects
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Credits
Formal name of building: Jeremiah Burke High School & Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library
Location: Dorchester, MA
Completion Date
April, 2009
Gross square footage
65,000 sq. ft. new construction
Total construction cost
$37,500,000
Owner
City of Boston: Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Library, Boston Centers for Youth & Families
Architect
Schwartz/Silver Architects
75 Kneeland Street
Boston, Ma 02111
617-542-6650
617-951-0779 (fax)
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Robert H. Silver FAIA Principal in Charge
Mark Schatz AIA LEED AP Design Principal
Randolph Meilklejohn AIA LEED AP Principal
Angela Hyatt AIA Interior Design Principal
Nelson Liu Project Manager
Michele Baldock, Associate AIA Project Designer
Peter Kleiner AIA LEED AP
Philip Chen AIA LEED AP
Susan Morgan LEED AP
Richard Lee
Interior designer: Schwartz/Silver Architects
Engineer(s):
LeMessurier Consultants, Structural Engineers
SAR Engineering, MEP/FP Engineers
Johnson Engineering and Design, Electrical Engineers
Nitsch Engineering, Civil Engineers
Consultant(s)
Landscape: Stantec Consulting
Lighting: Ripman Lighting
Acoustical: Cavanaugh & Tocci
Other:
JMC Associates (Food Service)
A.M. Fogarty & Associates (Cost Estimator)
General contractor:
W.T. Rich Company, Inc.
Photographer:
Alan Karchmer
Tel: 202-244-7511
© Alan Karchmer
Renderer:
Schwartz/Silver Architects
CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Product Specification
Exterior cladding
Masonry: Belden Brick, Granite
Metal panels: Morin/Metecno & Alucobond
Glass curtainwall: Alumicor
Wood: Plyboo
Roofing
Built-up roofing: Tremco
Elastomeric: Sarnafil
Windows
Steel: Kane (metal screens)
Aluminum: Alumicor & Wausau
Glazing
Glass:
Oldcastle (Typ, Igu); Solera (clerestory); Vanceva Colored (Interlayers)
Skylights: American Skylights
Insulated-panel or plastic glazing: Mapes
Doors
Entrances: Alumicor
Metal doors: Saftifirst, De la Fontaine (rated DR/FR)
Wood doors: Marshfield
Fire-control doors, security grilles:
Cookson (coiling overhead grille)
Hardware
Locksets: Schlage
Hinges: Select
Closers: LCN
Exit devices: Von Duprin
Pulls: Rockwood
Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings: Armstrong, Tectum
Suspension grid: Armstrong
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Bamboo & granite (by Kennebec Millwork Co.)
Paints and stains: Sherwin-Williams, Valspar
Wallcoverings: Cork Bulletin Wall (by Forbo), Tectum (AWP @ Com Ctr)
Paneling: Bamboo (by Plyboo)
Plastic laminate: Laminart
Special surfacing: Bamboo stair treads (by Teregren),
Terrazo (by Joseph Cohn & Son), Polished Concrete (Retroplate)
Floor and wall tile:
Daltile (bathroom walls/floor, high school servery)
Resilient flooring:
Armstrong, Mondo (sport floor @ weight room)
Carpet:
Interface
Raised flooring:
Horner (wood basketball floor),Kinetics (raised spring system Furnishings
Office furniture: Turnstone, VS
Reception furniture: Metro, VS
Chairs: VS, Metro, Vitra
Tables: VS, Metro, Brayton
Upholstery: Designtex
Gym seating: Interkal
Lockers: Republic (mtl), American Accessories (phenolic)
Classroom furniture: VS, Turnstone, Steelcase
Bookstacks & endpanels: MJ Industries, Worden
Display Cases, Bulletin Boards, Marker Boards: Newline
Projector Screens: Draper
Signage: Inpro
Lighting:
Interior ambient lighting:
Cooper, Ram Busch, Translite, Winona, PMC Lighting, Insight;
Downlights:
FC, Lithonia, Legion, Omega, Linear, Lightolier
Task lighting: Bartco
Exterior: Gardco, Rab, Cooper, Hydrel
Controls: Hubbel
Conveyance
Elevators: United
Accessibility provision (lifts): National
Plumbing
Incl. water fountains and water-saving fixtures as applicable):
Kohler, Elkay, Chicago