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East Street Commons
New Construction
Hadley, Massachusetts
Bordering the Norwottock bike path, the East Street Commons introduces 32 affordable and energy efficient single-story homes to Hadley, MA. Incorporating a central “commons” area, signature to Hadley’s landscape, this 55 and older community weaves open meadow green space through a variety of 2-bedroom homes designed in New England vernacular style.
Olympia Drive
New Construction
Amherst, Massachusetts
This project, sponsored by Amherst’s Department of Community Development, aims to build about 40 affordable, energy-efficient homes on a 13-acre, town-owned parcel convenient to the town center. Kuhn Riddle, with its consultants Scapes Builders and Doucet Associates, is conducting a feasibility study of this project, intended as ‘workforce housing’. The target is to design the residences to be affordable but with very high standards of energy efficiency, approaching net-zero.
Deerfield Academy
Fitness Center & Greer Store
Renovation
Deerfield, Massachusetts
A major renovation and expansion of the Philip Greer Store, the student center at the Academy, and conversion of un-used squash courts to a new, dual-level, 7,000 sq. ft. fitness center to serve the athletic department and the wider Academy community.
UMass Amherst
Marching Band Building
New Construction
Amherst, Massachusetts
New 15,000 square foot addition to an historic livestock arena that currently houses the university’s percussion program. The new building will include a 5,500 square foot rehearsal hall for the full marching band of 400 students, new administrative offices, student staff and support spaces, additional rehearsal rooms and instrument storage.
Greenfield Cooperative Bank
Renovation
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This town-center adaptive re-use project, in Greenfield Massachusetts, converts a former Packard dealership into corporate offices for Greenfield Cooperative Bank. The building includes 11,900 square-feet of renovated office space on two levels and a 5,900 square-foot basement level parking garage. Improvement included all new windows, building insulation, mechanical and electrical systems.
Pond House
New Construction
Becket, Massachusetts
This lake house in the Berkshires reflects the surrounding New England vernacular, while using light and form to create modern, playful spaces. Intersecting gabled roofs create interior hips and open corners with an expanse of glass to the view beyond. The design is simple, clean, and direct at the same time it is unique. Innovative design solutions balance the need for public and private experiences with sliding doors that close off rooms and entire levels.
Ode
Renovation
Northampton, Massachusetts
The design for this commercial space in downtown Northampton embraces the history embedded in the existing structure, materials and textures, and reveals them as architectural elements. Simple, clean forms, efficient space planning, and raw finishes give the space an industrial feel and become an ideal backdrop for the elegance of women’s clothing, poetry readings, and art gatherings