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University of Southern Maine Biosciences Institute: A Template for Facility PhasingSMMA's two-phased vertical design solution enables USM to do two things: create a 60,000sf laboratory facility in a very constrained site and build it over time as funding becomes available.
The Situation
Receive funding, design the facility, and identify the use is not the typical order in which academic institutions lay the groundwork for capital improvements. But the University of Southern Maine had an opportunity and proceeded to capitalize on it, regardless of an unusual chronology.
In 2001 the Maine legislature passed a bill to boost the State’s research and development market. As a... |
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New Residence Hall Enhances Student LifeSMMA's new award-winning residence hall at Providence College dramatically advances the institution’s achievement of two strategic goals: invigorate its East campus and increase its on-campus undergraduate resident student population.
The Situation
Providence College is a private liberal arts institution located on 105 acres in Providence RI. For 25 years almost a third of the campus, the former Chapin Hospital property adjacent to the east side of the College’s Main Campus, had been gradually improved to house students and provide additional academic and faculty office space. A need for... |
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Award-Winning Design Yields Multi-purpose Athletic Field
SMMA's innovative engineering and sustainable design approaches provide Providence College an NCAA athletic field and parking facility that conserve space, water, and labor.
The Situation
Providence College urgently needed a new NCAA-standard athletic field to meet a fast-growing demand for field sports, including lacrosse and field hockey. With no open space available on this urban campus, the client identified an existing parking lot on a steeply-sloped site as the only option for locating the new field. Because of the complex site, the team was required to address several technical... |
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A New School Model for Innovating Secondary Education
SMMA's creative design translate educational philosophy into an award-winning facility that more closely connects students and their community.
The Situation
The residents of Hudson, Massachusetts, believed that public education should involve civic, as well as educational, goals. A small, working class community west of Boston, Hudson had already created an innovative approach to middle and secondary education that addressed their belief. The concept of community had been integrated into the curriculum; students were required to participate in service projects; educational processes... |
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A Hub for Innovation and Collaboration: EMC’s New West Coast Campus
Designed and constructed in less than 12 months, the SMMA-designed 350,000 SF Mission Corporate Center for EMC in Santa Clara CA consolidates the activities of multiple newly acquired technology companies in an environment that appeals to relocated employees.
Bringing Together Talent:
The Situation
A series of West Coast purchases by Massachusetts-based EMC Corporation were made to broaden EMC’s value to customers by expanding the company’s R&D, software, and service capabilities.
According to Paul Fitzgerald, EMC’s Director of Facilities Services, the big idea from the start was... |
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