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experience: firm overview

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leadership through experienceSpagnolo Gisness & Associates Inc. (SG&A) has a proven track record with major international corporations, development firms and institutions. As a full service architectural, interior design, and planning firm, SG&A is built around a strong design culture that is truly client inclusive. We use state-of the-art tools and technologies to improve communication and enhance team collaborations because it always translates into time and money saved. SG&A has structured our entire organization and each project-specific design team to provide you with focused design expertise, exceptional value, and most importantly, trusted service.

Our design portfolio includes over 31 million square feet of successful, innovative projects encompassing numerous complex base building and interior design programs. With 80% of our clients returning with repeat business, SG&A’s success is based upon our ability to manage sophisticated design programs of all sizes and types for world-class clients throughout the northeast region.

we always engage our clients so that they understand and agree with both the process

and the results.

Consistently ranked in the Top 25 of the Boston Business

Journal’s Book of Lists: Interior Design Firms

Consistently ranked in the Top 35 of the Boston Business

Journal’s Book of Lists: Area’s Largest

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contentsWhy We’re Unique 7

Innovation 11Sustainability + Technology

Office Building Experience 15 ING Regional HQ | Reservoir Woods | ISO New England | Quorum Way Sun Financial | Viega USA

Interior Design Experience 33PUMA North American HQ | VistaPrint Worldwide HQ | Cumberland Farms/Gulf Oil e-Dialog | ING Real Estate | Viega USA | Corporate HQ | ACME Packet | Communispace Mixed-Use Experience 57GTECH Center | Yale New Haven Hospital | One Brigham Circle | Victory Square Arborpoint at Woodland Station | Dyer Street | Salisbury Beach

Higher Education Experience 75Emmanuel College: Julie Hall, Marian Hall | UMass Dartmouth: ATMC Tufts University: Packard Hall, Wildlife Clinic | Brewster Academy Wentworth Institute of Technology | Stonehill College Firm Leadership 97Founding Partners | Principals | Directors

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team collaboration

client responsiveness

Everything we do at SG&A provides measurable value to our clients – or we don’t do it. Whether it is a private college, law firm, or internet start-up, we always strive to understand the vision, mission, culture, and operation for each organization we work with.

It is this “intellectual capital” related to our understanding of our client’s goals for their entire organization, not just their goals for real estate and facilities performance, that provides great value. And how we use that information to turn the every day into extraordinary is what sets SG&A designs apart from the competition.

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communication balanced approachcreativity


[innovation]

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sustainability

LEEDing the wayAs an award winning, New England design firm, SG&A is committed to exploring sensible, sustainable strategies tailored to our clients’ goals on all of our projects. We look forward to working with the your project team to review the sustainability opportunities for this project, including LEED certification if requested. Regardless of whether you choose to apply for LEED certification or not, SG&A will provide you with as sustainable a project as possible given the schedule, budget and existing base building limitations.

With 15 LEED accredited professionals in-house, SG&A’s designers have successfully created green design solutions for:

ISO New England Headquarters, Holyoke, MA | LEED Gold CertificationUnited States Coast Guard, R&D Facility Ft. Trumbull, CT | LEED Silver CertificationING Northeast Regional Headquarters Windsor, CT | 2008 CT Climate Change Ldrshp AwardViega, Training Facility Nashua, NH – 2007 IIDA NE Best Sustainable Design Tufts University, Wildlife Center Grafton, MA – natural light and sustainable materials Richmond Square Providence, RI – living green roof and runoff systemHammond Pond Parkway Newton, MA – LEED Silver Anticipated Certification100 Burlington Center Burlington, MA - LEED Silver Anticipated Certification


bim [building information modeling]

Seeing is Believing : BIM & 3D VisualizationSG&A is committed to improving design processes and client interactions through the use of building information modeling (BIM) technology. BIM is the creation and use of coordinated, consistent, computable information about a building project that yields reliable digital representations of the building in both two dimensional and three dimensional representations used for design decision-making, production of high-quality construction documents, clash detection, performance predictions, cost-estimating, construction planning, and facilities management. We are embracing this new technology and becoming a leader in our local design community with the implementation of Autodesk Revit, a BIM software program.

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[office buildings]


MIT InVESTMEnT CO.| InG REAL ESTATE | ALSTOM POWER RESERVOIR WOODS | THE MATHWORkS | COMPUTER ASSOC. ExTEL DEVELOPMEnT CO. | ISO nEW EnGLAnD | InSTROn nSTAR | QUORUM WAy | TAURUS InVESTMEnTS | LIBERTy MUTUAL | LUCEnT TECHnOLOGIES | MITRE CORPORATIOn | SUn FInAnCIAL ORACLE | PALOMAR | VIEGA | STAPLES | US COAST GUARD | VICOR


Vision. Mission. Culture. Operation. It is what makes every client unique. And, every SG&A building design uniquely responsive.

So much happens inside the contemporary office building during today’s fast-paced world of work. First impressions, receiving visitors, maintaining security, taking calls, expressing corporate brand, providing comfort, safety and even some light refreshment = and you haven’t gotten passed the lobby yet!

We have learned over the years that a poorly designed building might not hinder a truly innovative company with lots of big ideas - think computer giant and the home office in the garage - but a well-designed building can sure improve efficiency, productivity, and retention of your best employees.

And, we know that it can improve team work, communication and collaboration among the five generations working together under the same roof for the first time in modern history. And, we have proof that it can improve the bottom line by being more energy efficient.

The results are in ...don’t take it from us, ask our clients.

We strive for the best in design. We know our design is at its best when it helps you to do your best.


ING real estate*Windsor, CT

* 2008 Climate Change Leadership Award Winner *


your future. made easier.project type: Retirement Services Headquartersarea: 485,000 Square Feet

Known for its clever branding, knowledgeable staff and dynamic approach to financial services, ING’s new Northeast Headquarters takes into account all this about ING and more. The result? The SG&A and ING team developed an exceptional environment that is operationally, technologically and aesthetically ahead of the game.


reservoir woodsWaltham, MA


premier officeproject type: Mixed-Use Class “A” Office Space area: 450,000 Square Feet

Reservoir Woods is the renovation of Polaroid’s 1968 manufacturing plant into a Premier Class “A” office building located at 920 Winter Street in the heart of Waltham’s Class “A” Office Building market. A clean, contemporary approach was incorporated into the exterior design which takes advantage of the generous floor to floor heights and tenant flexibility to provide for increased fenestration.

The program includes a 41,000 SF central lobby and amenity center which includes entries into the individual wings. Each wing of the project is designed to function as separate “stand alone buildings” while maintaining a connection to the main lobby and amenity center.


Iso new england Holyoke, MA

striking gold project type: Commercial Office area: 160,000 Square Feet

ISO New England recently became the first Commercial Corporate Headquarters to receive LEED Gold Certification in New England. Containing a 90,000 s.f. precast and curtain wall building with a connector bridge to a 60,000 s.f. renovation of their existing facility, the building includes office space, a 7,000 s.f. computer room and a 5,000 s.f. 2 story Control room to monitor New England’s power grid. The renovated building includes a 5,000 s.f. addition for a new entrance lobby and conference space as well as a full service cafeteria and office space.



quorum way Chelmsford, MA

bay state expansion project type: Corporate Center area: 270,000 Square Feet

The 26 acre site in Chelmsford provides the Lisle, Illinois based telecom-munications company with an attractive corporate campus environment for its Bay State expansion. The master plan features two three-story Class A office buildings totalling 270,000 s.f. Tellabs plans to employ 1,000 employees at the heavily wooded site bordering a state park.

The access drive from Mill Road is flanked by natural vegetation on both sides, while extensive landscaping creates a park like environment. The greenery extends to dramatic entrance towers which are detailed with an architectural cantilevered cornice clad in contemporary glass and metal finishes. Boldly sited, the buildings are designed to project an image that expresses community.

The interior features a dramatic two-story lobby finished in clear maple, glass and New England slate. The facilities house a fitness center, cafeteria, data operations and laboratories. The interior of each wing is efficiently designed with long span bays and 120’ depths maximizing exposure to natural light and allowing maximum flexibility.



sun financial Wellesley, MA


neighborhood relations project type: Commercial Offices area: 125,000 Square Feet

The Sun Financial site master plan and building design in Wellesley Hills is the result of a collaborative team effort involving the client, architect and community. Through intense regulatory and neighborhood focus group meetings, SG&A created a design that provides the necessary buffer separation between the commercial use and the long established residential area. The master plan involved the redesign of the entire campus including a housing component of nine new residences along the western edge of the site. Extensive berms, landscape features and a two acre conservation area provide an environmentally responsible solution to Sun Financial’s expansion program.


viega usa*nashua, nH

* 2007 iiDA NE Award Winner: Sustainable Design *


illuminating innovation project type: Class “A” Office and Training Spacearea: Office - 20,000 Square Feet, Training Building - 14,000 Square Feet

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc. designed the new office facility and training building for Viega in Nashua, NH. The exterior envelope of both buildings provides an innovative, contemporary design incorporat-ing creative exterior materials. The buildings are clad in a Terracotta Rain Screen tile manufactured in Germany as well as a composite metal panel rain screen, glass curtain wall and clear Low-E glazing. The facilities utilize many of Viega’s products including a radiant snow melting system in the entry walk-way.


cubist pharmaceuticals Lexington, MA

shaping the futureproject type: Corporate Campus Expansion area: 110,000 Square Feet

With schematic design complete, the current concept is focused on the vertical building addition and a new parking garage. The existing 90,000 sf facility is being expanded by two floors, to approximately 200,000 sf. The building functions are anticipated to be a blend of chemistry and biology lab/offices as well as an expanded ground floor vivarium. A multi-story “atrium” space is also envisioned as the link between the South Building and the vertical expansion on the North Building. A new main entrance will be created on the existing second floor level and the old lower level entrance driveway will be converted into an outdoor courtyard for employees. SG&A is the core and shell architect.



[interior design]


nORDIC PROPERTIES | PUMA | OSRAM/SyLVAnIA | kEURIG | STAPLES VISTAPRInT | DUnkIn’ BRAnDS | ASPECT MEDICAL | COMPUTER ASSOCIATES | ExCELSIOR RESTAURAnT | CUMBERLAnD FARMS/GULF OIL | COMVERSE | CVS PHARMACy | E-DIALOG | DynAMIC RESEARCH CORPORATIOn | GRILL 23 | InG | MIT TECH SQUARE ORACLE | VIEGA | RETAIL COnVERGEnCE/SMART BARGAInS SAUCOny | ROBERT HALF | VICOR | WILDFIRE | ALSTOM POWER


SG&A is uniquely qualified to deliver the experience, resources and services needed to provide solutions, to meet your challenges and exceed your expectations.

Although we have a particular affinity for working with companies and organizations that are “on the move” that is where the similarity between our clients end. Whether they are healthcare service providers, research organizations, manufacturers, software engineers, defense contractors or law firms and whether they are going commercial, going public or going international, our design teams create environments that work best for each unique company and respond accordingly to what they do and how they do it.

Our work is inspired and informed by the unique ambitions of each client and, because each client is different, our response is distinct each and every time. Our creativity is enhanced, never hampered, by the realities of aggressive schedules and tight budgets. Codes, statutes, financial goals and scheduling needs are at the core of all we plan, all we design.


PUmAWestford, MA

sportlifestyle passionproject type: Corporate Headquartersarea: 120,000 Square Feet

Where PUMA uses style, originality and wit as its product blueprints, SG&A uses these same founding principles to create the cornerstones of PUMA’s new home. Clients, visitors and employees now experience the distinctly PUMA sense of place carried from the entry driveway to the lobby and throughout the building, expressing the sportslifestyle way to live, work and play PUMA.



vistaprintLexington, MA

employer of choice project type: Worldwide Headquartersarea: 140,000 Square Feet

Everything VistaPrint does is imbued with its corporate philosophy. Recognizing this, the SG&A team created a flexible environment that not only allows free and open communication, but also one that stands at the heart of everything VistaPrint is and does. To reach this goal the team utilized inspiration from the printing industry to exhibit and illustrate the client’s brand. VistaPrint’s new headquarters personifies all that makes the company a world leader while its vibrant design focuses and reinforces its branded identity on a world-wide scale.



retail convergence*Boston, MA

fashion forwardproject type: Corporate Office area: 30,000 Square Feet

As a young, growing e-commerce company, Retail Convergence simply has a buzz about it. With Smart Bargains and Rue La La as subsidiaries, its convergence of high-value retail and technology has a knack for providing designer goods for less. Working closely with the client, the SG&A design team transformed an existing row of century old mill buildings into the contemporary, active office space Retail Convergence needs. Always with an eye toward the budget, the design utilizes contemporary building materials within the “brick and beam”, open floor plan to make the space “pop” with a sense of retail chic. Innovative multi-media web displays at the monumental stair allows employees to keep pace with the ever changing worlds of fashion, technology, media and e-commerce.


* 2010 iFmA boston Chapter Award of Excellence Winner *

* 2010 CORENet best Project of the Year (< 50,000 sf) *


cumberland farms | gulf oil Framingham, MA


everyday good project type: Corporate Office Headquarters area: 120,000 Square Feet

As a nationally recognized company with 900 retail stores, gas stations and support systems across the U.S, Cumberland Farms and subsidiary, Gulf Oil, are known for providing consistent convenience and value. SG&A team collaborated with Cumberland Farms and Gulf Oil to create a new, unified environment for the two sister companies that delivers the same quality and value they both stand for. Together with mixed branding elements from each firm’s history displayed throughout the space, the renovated building conveys the cohesive dynamic between the two distinct brands, encouraging teamwork and increased productivity for years to come.


e-dialog Burlington, MA


precisely passionateproject type: Corporate Office Headquartersarea: 42,000 Square Feet

As an internet advertising company that provides service to giants like TJX and the NFL, e-Dialog’s young, energetic staff bring their client’s marketing ROI to new heights. The company’s vibrant and contemporary new offices are all about e-Dialog’s 325 Generation X employees. This 21st century environment combines open and private offices, conference rooms, collaborative spaces, huddle areas and atrium cafe to provide just the right mix of function and utility to meet e-Dialog’s goals for enhanced inter-department communication and collaboration - without breaking the budget


ING real estate*Windsor, CT

* 2008 Climate Change Leadership Award Winner *


your future. made easier.project type: Retirement Services Headquartersarea: 485,000 Square Feet

Known for its clever branding, knowledgeable staff and dynamic approach to financial services, ING’s new Northeast Headquarters takes into account all this about ING and more. The result? The SG&A and ING team developed an exceptional environment that is operationally, technologically and aesthetically ahead of the game.


viega usa*nashua, nH

illuminating innovationproject type: Regional Corporate Headquarters, Training Centerarea: 18,000 Square Feet

German owned, Viega USA’s radiant heating and cooling system solutions were “green” to begin with. Running with this, the SG&A team worked with Viega to create an ideal backdrop for its environmentally responsible products and capabilities. With working products showcased throughout the space and subtle use of simple, clean materials, Viega’s new headquarters is truly appealing, educational and exceptional.

Experience: Firm Overview | 49 * 2007 iiDA NE Award Winner: Sustainable Design *


corporate headquarters

design discoveryproject type: Office Buildingarea: 60,000 Square Feet

SG&A’s design for this 60,000 square foot Corporate Headquarters includes executive offices, a 2000 sf boardroom, conference rooms, catering kitchen and other support space. The two story curved glass entry to the building marks a new image for the client as they relocated functions once served by an existing 1 ½ story wood frame structure on campus. International and local clients as well as potential partners now appreciate and understand this organization’s world-class stature and sophisticated approach to its service offerings and cutting edge research work.



acme packetBedford, MA


first class brand project type: Corporate Office Building area: 100,000 Square Feet

The SG&A design team provided focus on both redefining Acme’s brand identity as well as incorporating that identity into the built environment. The environmental branding created by the team reflects and supports the company’s commitment to its staff and corporate customers. We identified the key messages to infuse into the workplace and communicated those through the use of finishes, materials, colors, environmental graphics, ancillary seating and special lighting. This new office facility provides an opportunity for visitors to experience Acme’s corporate vision and values as well as manufacturing and lab operations. At the same time, the environment reiterates to its employees that they are a part of a collaborative team within a “mature, but entrepreneurial” hi-tech company.


communities, connections, + customers project type: Corporate Headquarters area: 80,000 Square Feet

SG&A is currently creating a new facility for approximately 600 people and 80,000 sf of space on two floors in the “new “ Russia Wharf building in Boston. Communispace’s work environment is open, energetic and collaborative. There are no hard walled offices and all employees, including senior management, sit in open workstations. Much of the work is accomplished through team effort, both online, through video conference and in person, supported by a higher than usual number of conference rooms, training rooms and soft seating areas. Circulation paths and corridors are also generous. Creating the right kind of team collaboration space is critical to the company’s operations and success.

communispaceBoston, MA



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Creating a sense of place. you either have it or you don’t. There really is never anything in between.

Sometimes fitting in is exactly what you want. Other times making a bold and foward looking statement is the only right thing to do. Work, live, learn and have some fun - a great place, a great mixed-use development is all of these things to those that experience it. The best ones look, feel and operate like they always have been part of the landscape. Whether the landscape is urban, suburban or rural, a successful mixed use development should be something more than the simple sum of its parts. It must be integral to, if not the center of its surroundings.

The best mixed used developments are the result of careful, creative and collaborative planning. It takes a special kind of design firm to create a great place. At SG&A, we design great places where people live, work, play and learn - and then stay awhile.


Gtech centerProvidence, RI

expanding the public realmproject type: Urban Mixed-Usearea: 356,000 Square Feet

Situated in the heart of downtown Providence, the GTECH Center stands out among the brick-faced office buildings. Expressive and symbolic of the 21st Century’s energy and values, the Center embodies all that makes Providence a modern, humanist city. The mixed-use structure is a gateway landmark and serves as the new world headquarters of the GTECH Corporation. The Center’s location, combined with its innovative use of materials, reinforce the corporation’s identity as one of strength, technology and state of the art.

The building’s architecture is visibly rooted in its context, combining an office tower with major retail center and associated parking garage. Located on a 1.64 acre site, the design provides an expanded public realm along the waterfront. Four distinguished facades respond uniquely to their surroundings in a clearly defined urban collage which is bound together on a four-story podium. GTECH Center stands activated by its surroundings, literally shaped by and reflecting the vibrant and changing cityscape around it. The Center is a striking landmark, fulfilling the project’s goals while establishing itself as the next step in GTECH and Providence’s mutual evolution.



yale new haven hospital mixed-use development new Haven, CT

activation + integrationproject type: Urban Mixed-Usearea: 356,000 Square Feet

This LEED Silver mixed-use development in downtown New Haven encompasses two major parcels in close proximity to Yale University. The transformational project accommodates the expansion needs of Yale New Haven Hospital and re-establishes the urban fabric of the adjacent neighborhoods. Phase 1 features an urban wrap enclosing a 845 car garage with street activating retail and office space on the upper floors. Integrated into the urban plan is an extended stay residential use to support the Newbury Cancer Center. Phase 2 will bring a similar vision to the hospital district with an emphasis on research and bio-science facilities.



* 2004 bOmA | boston building of the Year *

one brigham circle*Boston, MA


a beautiful day in the neighborhoodproject type: Urban, Office/Retail, Mixed Use area: 295,000 Square Feet

One Brigham Circle is a mixed-use development consisting of approximately 102,000 square feet of retail space and approximately 115,000 square feet of office space. Retail uses include a grocery store and a drug store as well as a restau-rant, bank and several neighborhood retail stores. To accommodate retail uses, the project includes approximately 130 surface parking spaces accessible from Calumet Street. Approximately 255 structured parking spaces are provided for office use.


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meet the knowledge district project type: Mixed Use Development area: 1 Million Square Feet

SG&A’s most recent large-scale urban development is Victory Square, a 1 million sf urban, mixed-use project for Commonwealth Ventures. A former manufacturing operation, the site is located in an emerging neighborhood close to local universities and hospitals. Resulting from the re-routing of I-195, this area, known as the “Knowledge District”, will offer formidable real estate opportunities for institutions, corporations and other commercial enterprises. Victory Square will provide speculative office space, lab, research/development facilities as well as a garage, hotel, restaurants and other retail amenities to support this confluence of intellectual and commercial endeavors. The first phase of the proposed development includes a 250,000 sf lab/research building which will anchor the northwest corner of the 4 acre development.


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transit oriented project type: Mixed Use Development with Mutli-family Housing units: 180

Arborpoint at Woodland Station and its adjacent MBTA parking structure provide Newton with a national model for Smart Growth and Transit-Oriented Development. A vibrant new residential community created on previously underutilized land, the project takes care to compliment the surrounding area with a pedestrian-oriented streetscape. Tree-lined, paved sidewalks and benches run parallel to the MBTA tracks while two-story town houses mask the 285 space resident parking component. The effect at street level is of a residential neighborhood, with the six-story mass of the building staying in the background.

Residents enjoy the benefits of the outdoor deck and pool, fitness center, business center, game room and community gathering space within the amenities building.

arbor point at woodland stationnewton, MA



190 dyer streetProvidence, RI


downcity expression project type: Urban, Mixed-Use area: 677,000 Square Feet

Positioned at the edge of both the Downcity and Jewelry Districts in Providence, 190 Dyer Street acts at the new Southeastern gateway to downtown Providence. The two building, three acre site embodies the 21st Century vision of Providence’s architectural resurgence.


salisbury beachSalisbury, MA


beachfront rebirthproject type: Mixed-Use, Retail/Residentialunits/area: 156 residential units, 266 parking spaces, 13,000 SF Retail space

Salisbury Beach Development is part of the recently approved “Salisbury Beach Overlay District Plan” intended to spur redevelopment of the under utilized beachfront property and to foster rebirth of this historically lively oceanfront district. Since January, 2005 SG&A has assisted SPS with the design of a preliminary master plan concept for this mixed-use development. The property encompasses several parcels: Central Street, Shea Street parcels, the Pavilion and 5 O’clock sites. The development will provide 156 residential units, 266 parking spaces, and approximately 13,000 SF of Retail space. This project is currently being designed.


[higher education]

EMMAnUEL COLLEGE | nICHOLS COLLEGE | MIT | WELLESLEy COLLEGE | UMASS DARTMOUTH | BROWn UnIVERSITyEASTERn nAzAREnE COLLEGE | TUFTS UnIVERSITy | STOnEHILL COLLEGE | BREWSTER ACADEMy | WEnTWORTH TECHnICAL InSTITUTE | SPRInGFIELD TECHnICAL COMMUnITy COLLEGE


At the center of every college experience and the mission of each educational institution is learning.

The path to learning is different for each shaped by history and tradition as well as by its own vision of the future. Preparing every student, generation after generation, for the new world each will encounter upon graduation is at the heart of what you do.

We understand the goals are many, the constituents are diverse, and the resources are strained. Our creativity is enhanced, never hampered, by the realities of aggressive schedules and tight budgets. Our design work is inspired and informed by the unique ambitions of each college we work with and, because each institution is different, our design response is distinct each and every time. Just as it is always on time and on budget each and every time.


emmanuel college: julie hall Boston, MA


let there be lightproject type: Residence Hallarea: 54,000 Square Feet

Julie Hall has tremendous sentimental value to many but its original layout was an old–fashioned double-loaded, corridor style residence hall. The project was a challenge in other respects: no documentation existed for the original building nor for the subsequent office renovations. The schedule required extreme coordination and fast tracking with the builder. An extraordinary concept was needed to create the kind of building that Emmanuel wanted within the footprint of the building. Our “big idea” was the conversion of a two floor computer room into a dramatic, center atrium with a glass roof that served as common space, lounge and community room. The basic structure was retained but the building itself was virtually gutted and built new from the inside out to accommodate suite style rooms as well as new building envelope, windows, roof, mechanical and electrical systems, and elevators.


emmanuel college: marian hallBoston, MA


summer slammerproject type: Kitchen/Cafeteria Renovationsarea: 50,000 Square Feet

The new Marian Hall Student Center kitchen renovation represents another unique project that SG&A has completed for the ever changing campus at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. The antiquated facilities underwent a total reno-vation in the summer of 2004 while the building was occupied, encompassing the servery kitchen and seating/assembly areas totalling 50,000 s.f.


umass dartmouth ATmC Fall River, MA


world class, within reach project type: Speculative Laboratory area: 75,000 Square Feet

This 75,000 sf technology and manufacturing center consists of two separate wings linked by a Central Support Center. This three-story area consists of reception and waiting areas as well as faculty offices, conference areas and multipurpose rooms available to the public and to “incubator” tenants. The two wings are fully occupied with wet and dry laboratories.


northeastern university: kostas research institute Burlington, MA

landmark dedication project type: Research Institute area: 65,000 Square Feet

The George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University, as planned, is a world-class facility dedicated to the advancement of national security research. As an innovative, knowledge center, the building’s traditional vernacular and contemporary aesthetic expresses the progressive and collaborative nature of the institution, the scientists, the entrepreneurs, and the advanced research and discovery that will be accomplished there. The architectural expression is a manifestation of the vision to create a unique and special place to welcome knowledge workers. Located on a prominent site on the Burlington campus, a hierarchy of forms creates a visually coherent architectural statement appealing to both corporate and institutional users. The landmark building creates immediate visual impact and defines the Institute’s important presence at the entrance to the site.


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tufts university: packard hall Medford, MA

back to the futureproject type: Administrative Offices area: 6,000 Square Feet

The oldest remaining building on the Medford campus, Packard Hall’s central location and air of history combine to greet the University’s dignitaries and alumni which frequently visit the hall. Located directly on the upper campus quadrangle, Packard Hall serves as home to the development offices and is occupied by Tufts University’s Vice President. Renovated to better accommodate the building’s administrative functions, SG&A utilized period color schemes, detailing and light fixtures. The hall now boasts increased organizational abilities while offering visitors a sense of authenticity within this historic landmark.



tufts university: wildlife clinicGrafton, MA


stewardship, sustainablyproject type: Veterinary Facility area: 12,000 Square Feet

Tufts University at Grafton, MA is a nationally recognized veterinary school. SG&A was commissioned to design a new 12,000 square foot Wildlife Center to accommodate the rehabilitation and study of wildlife throughout New England. With 120 acres of open land and future building concerns in mind, SG&A worked closely with Tufts to pick a site appropriate to the new facility as well as future construction. The Tufts Wildlife Clinic is a unique facility, providing veterinary care, classroom and laboratory teaching methodologies as well as an education center for children and adolescents. The central core encom-passes the reception, waiting areas and educational displays. Overlooking the natural wetlands is a 40 person lecture hall with access to an outdoor patio for animal observation. One of the most distinctive features of the wildlife center is housed in the clinic wing. Care is provided for the animals in their natural surroundings. Three separate wards extend care to aquatic, envi-ronmental and carnivore species. A fourth ward serves as a multi-purpose and surgical suite.


brewster academyWolfboro, nH

building skillsproject type: Educational Facilityarea: 42,000 Square Feet

Brewster Academy commissioned SG&A to design the largest expansion in the school’s history. Taking advantage of the beautiful views on Lake Winnipesaukee, SG&A designed a 42,000 sf academic building with a program that includes a library, classrooms, chemistry laborato-ries, lecture space, and audiovisual studios for the 300-student campus. Separate classroom “villages” feature distinc-tive class configurations, student study areas, instructional support rooms, and teachers’ offices. These “villages” create environments that accommodate various teaching modalities, encourage team teaching and maximize opportunities for individualized, interdisciplinary instruc-tion throughout the space.



campus connectionsproject type: Renovation and Addition area: 30,000 Square Feet

The Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall is a touchstone in so many ways for the Wentworth community. As one of the most public of buildings on campus, it is a facility that is integral to the daily lives of many WIT constituents – students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Creating an energetic vibe and a sense of place is an essential element to the project’s success as well as meeting the strict budget and schedule. The Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall project includes the construction of approximately 7,000 gsf of new building space in order to expand and renovate the dining commons, kitchen and servery as well as renovate approximately 23,000 gsf of other existing space. The $10 million project includes the development of a new, two story addition to the Ward Street side of Beatty Hall, removal of pre-cast panels from the northerly façade of the building and installation of new fenestration to enhance building appearance. This allows for modest floor space expansion and development of a new main entrance to the building to provide a new interior lobby and enhanced access and egress to the first three floors of the facility. This project also includes an array of improvements aimed at enhancing pedestrian access to, and connections through, Wentworth’s campus.

wentworth institute of technology: flanagan campus center at beatty hallBoston, MA



adaptive reuseproject type: Renovation area: 40,000 Square Feet

Built in 1948, the same year that Stonehill opened, Merkert-Tracy Hall was the young College’s first major construction project. It opened in February 1949 as a science center and classroom building. An addition was constructed in 1979. In 2009, Stonehill built a new state-of-the-art science building on its lower campus and made plans to renovate the old facility into an administrative office building for two divisions, Advancement and Finance as well as the Human Resources Department.

Initially, SG&A provided a feasibility study which documented existing conditions, determined the best new use for the building, created a preliminary budget for the agreed upon use, and a subsequent schedule for design and construction. The findings of the study were presented to the Board of Trustees for funding approval. Working with the Facilities Department team as well as senior management, SG&A continued with programming, design and construction administration. The $6 million project was completed in October 2010 and staff moved into the facility on November 11, 2010.

stonehill college: merkert-tracy hallEaston, MA



[firm leadership]


Since the firms inception in 1991 Al, Bill and Jeff have worked closely to create a full service architectural, interior design, and planning firm built on a strong design culture that is truly client inclusive. Today they work side by side with over 30 teammembers including with the firm’s Principals, Directors, Project Managers, Job Captains and Draftspersons to achieve the following:

[our mission]: to respond to each client’s vision through communication, collaboration, creativity and mutual trust.

Al Spagnolo, AiA co-founded of Spagnolo Gisness Architecture LLC along with Bill Gisness and Jeff Tompkins. Since that time in 1991, he has led the business management of the firm as well as several of the firm’s most significant design commissions. Whether Al is creating major corporate office buildings for national and international corporations including NSTAR, ING, GTECH, The MathWorks, and Staples or for regional real estate development organizations like Boston Properties, Intercontinental, National Development, and New Boston Fund, he is the creative force at the heart of the firm’s design consciousness. As his clients will attest, Al is also just as pragmatic and practical as he is creative. His client-driven focus toward responsiveness, efficiency and quality control is critical to the firm’s continued reputation for excellent design work.

our founding partners

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bill Gisness AiA leads selected projects from kick off to completion leading our project and consultant team. In collaboration with Al and Jeff, Bill is also responsible for the firm’s ability to provide creative and practical solutions to effectively meet the requirements and schedule of each project. Working with both Howard and Roger, Bill leads the firm’s quality assurance and quality control process improvements. With nearly 30 years of experience dedicated to the design and management of a wide variety of projects, Bill has successfully completed renovations and new building projects for institutions, corporations and commercial real estate firms across New England.

Jeff Tompkins iiDA LEED AP works with every client to create great spaces that respond to their unique goals and challenges. From concept to closeout, Jeff works to understand and clarify client expectations then works to assure our team tracks those expectations and delivers on shared goals. Jeff is particularly skillful at finding the “sweet spot” where design excellence, constructability, budget, and schedule meet. In partnership with Howard, Jeff provides leadership to the Interior Design Studio within the firm.

point of view: “The client’s culture is central to our design inspirations. It takes precedent over everything else that we draw upon as professionals and as individuals to inform the work. Maybe that’s why there is no definable SG&A “style” - because in the end, the space will always say more about you than it does about us. And, it will always evoke excellence.”

-jeff


Steve Cunningham AiA LEED AP With Steve leading the way, SG&A’s Higher Education Studio collaborates specifically with academic clients to develop creative yet reasonable design solutions that meet their unique institutional and programmatic needs. Steve is a skillful communicator and adept collaborator as well as a talented architect. He knows that using a well-managed process to collect ideas and seek consensus is as critical to designing a successful project as it is to keeping the design process on schedule.

matt michel AiA LEED AP Matt is a Senior Project Manager with the firm. Matt is particularly adept at managing complex and sophisticated projects with multi-disciplinary requirements. He is able to coalesce consultant teams along with our own internal design team to stay focused and make progress toward goals for design, schedule, and cost. Matt’s clients appreciate his ability to manage, organize and integrate team resources and project information.

principals + directors

point of view: “Creativity, originality and innovation exist without promise unless they are tempered by reason and practiced with organization. We balance each SG&A project team’s skill set so that we are equally good at project management and design. You can trust us to cross the t’s and dot the i’s – which, we will confess, is done with a flourish at SG&A!” -matt


Roger Stein AiA LEED AP Roger is the Director of Architecture and has been responsible for the design and management of several award-winning projects over the past twenty years. His responsibilities include management of architectural staff which includes project staffing, professional development and QA/QC. He manages select projects in addition to providing design oversight for major architectural design commissions for mixed-use developments including significant “lab-ready” buildings and other corporate build-to-suits.

Aurora Cammarata As Director of Business Development, Aurora works to connect the best of SG&A’s design resources to new clients. Connecting need to skill is as much about matching disposition and work style as it is design talent. With more than 20 years experience in the A/E/C industry, Aurora finds the perfect balance every time.

point of view: “At SG&A, we design spaces in an environmentally responsible manner because, first and foremost, it is the right thing to do. Whether you’re interested in using the best possible recycled materials or achieving LEED Platinum certification, the choices we make with you throughout the design process ensure that the environment isn’t an afterthought.” - roger

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