Summer Slammers: Before and After Residence Hall Projects

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43 Harvard Street Worcester, MA 01609 508.757.7500 www.cutlerassociatesinc.com Residence Halls • Before/After Success Stories Mead Hall Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts before after New England Design-Build ‘Summer Slammers’ Bullock and Wright Halls Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts before after Welcoming environments Smart study rooms Convenient laundry access Comfortable common areas Campus character maintained Challenge: Solution: Results: Benefits: Contemporize two 1950’s era residence halls through a fast-tracked 14-week summer renovation Creative yet cost-effective design-build solution maximized value of the $3.5-million budget and prioritized needs for future renovations A contemporary identity with new exterior and updated interior lighting, colors and fabrics for new smart study rooms, laundry centers and community kitchens Bullock and Wright Halls are a key component of the ‘First Year Experience’ at Clark, and improvements contribute to the students’ unique learning or social opportunities and sense of community Complete construction during a 3-month, fast-tracked summer Cutler’s architects worked to preserve Mead’s architectural character and develop common areas for residents to gather, socialize and study Mount Holyoke added beds through our renovation of existing space and a former servant quarters, and additional infrastructure work was done, preparing for future renovations Accessibility is a crucial issue in older buildings – Cutler’s solutions provide Mount Holyoke’s students with attractive access options Challenge: Solution: Results: Benefits: CONTACT SOON: Rod Shaffert, LEED AP [email protected] / 508-757-7500 Ext. 3074

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Cutler Associates can help get your project planned, budgeted, scheduled and built this summer. Here are two summer slammer success stories: one at Clark University and one at Mount Holyoke College.

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43 Harvard Street Worcester, MA 01609 508.757.7500 www.cutlerassociatesinc.com

Residence Halls • Before/After Success Stories

Mead Hall • Mount Holyoke College • South Hadley, Massachusetts

before after

New England Design-Build ‘Summer Slammers’

Bullock and Wright Halls • Clark University • Worcester, Massachusetts

before after

Welcoming environments

Smart study rooms

Convenient laundry access

Comfortable common areas

Campus character maintained

Challenge:

Solution:

Results:

Benefits:

Contemporize two 1950’s era residence halls through a fast-tracked 14-week summer renovation

Creative yet cost-effective design-build solution maximized value of the $3.5-million budget and prioritized needs for future renovations

A contemporary identity with new exterior and updated interior lighting, colors and fabrics for new smart study rooms, laundry centers and community kitchens

Bullock and Wright Halls are a key component of the ‘First Year Experience’ at Clark, and improvements contribute to the students’ unique learning or social opportunities and sense of community

Complete construction during a 3-month, fast-tracked summer

Cutler’s architects worked to preserve Mead’s architectural character and develop common areas for residents to gather, socialize and study

Mount Holyoke added beds through our renovation of existing space and a former servant quarters, and additional infrastructure work was done, preparing for future renovations

Accessibility is a crucial issue in older buildings – Cutler’s solutions provide Mount Holyoke’s students with attractive access options

Challenge:

Solution:

Results:

Benefits:

CONTACT SOON: Rod Shaffert, LEED AP [email protected] / 508-757-7500 Ext. 3074