Project Overview

Sector: Education
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Year Completed: 2017

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Scope

• 80,000 sq.ft. / 3 floors
• Private Offices
• Workstations
• Break Rooms
• Conference Rooms
• Cafeterias

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Drivers

• Develop an innovative, world-class research facility
• Foster both formal and informal collaboration
• Accommodate an expanding research and teaching enterprise

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Tactics

• Leveraged MultiGeneration High Task chairs in research labs to maximize mobility between equipment and work tables
• Specified Interpole by Antenna Design to delineate space and create shared spaces for individual work or collaboration
• Installed a mix of hard and soft seating in the main community area to adapt to a variety of workstlyes

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Outcomes

• Research labs that adapt to the constant back and forth when working with high-end, delicate equipment
• A collection of shared spaces that provide all the necessary tools for individual, focused work or small-to-medium group work
• Intelligently planned space that maximizes the building's footprint without compromising performance or inhibiting the research process

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Team

• Architect: KieranTimberlake
• Knoll Dealer: Sheehans Office Interiors
• General Contractor: Shawmut Design and Construction