According to Nick Collins of Consigli Construction Co., Inc. of Milford, MA, which served as the Construction Manager/Consultant, the project started conceptually as just an HVAC upgrade for the building because it didn’t contain the proper environment controls necessary to store and display the museum’s collection of artwork. “The project grew significantly over the past dozen years or so to become a complete upgrade of mechanical and electrical elements, an addition to the back of the building, a new entrance to the existing building and a complete renovation to the existing interior building and restoration to a few existing surfaces,” he explained.
Three main stone types were selected for interior and exterior use throughout the addition and renovation work, including Light Buff Indiana limestone, Sterling Grey granite and Zimbabwe Black granite.