Johnny Kelley Park Recreational Building – South Dennis, MA

Johnny Kelley Park – New Recreation Building

South Dennis, MA

Civitects recently completed a new recreation building for the Town of Dennis, MA at Johnny Kelley Park. The new building, which sits adjacent to an existing recreation pavilion, was designed to serve as a community space for a wide-range of recreational activities from summer camps to town meetings.

In response to the town’s need for an all-season facility sufficiently sized to accommodate the Recreation Department’s successful summer program, the new structure incorporated a great room, office space, and new restrooms. The new building was designed to be fully accessible and offers sufficient space for a variety of indoor recreational activities while also functioning as a public meeting space for the town. Both the Great Room and the Office space can be securely locked from public access, however, the restrooms are positioned immediately inside of the main entrance, making them publicly accessible throughout the year for pedestrians enjoying the park or nearby trails.

Bridgewater State University – New Bedford Regional Airport Aircraft Hangar – New Bedford, MA

Aircraft Hangar

Bridgewater State University – New Bedford Regional Airport

New Bedford, MA

The new aircraft hangar, the first of its kind for the University, was designed to meet the increasing needs of the Bridgewater State University Aviation program.

Long considered a pioneer in the field of aviation among Massachusetts higher education facilities, the design and construction of the new hangar is in direct response to student’s need to log in more flight time throughout the year by protecting aircrafts from adverse weather conditions. During colder weather, frost can accumulate on unprotected aircraft forcing the cancellation of training sessions. The new aircraft hangar was designed to store up to six Cessna aircrafts and is situated adjacent to the University’s existing Flight Training Center at the New Bedford Regional Airport.

Bridgewater State University – Student Accessibility Services Office Suite – Bridgewater, MA

Student Accessibility Services Office Suite Renovation

Bridgewater State University

The new Student Accessibility Services Office Suite located within the Rondileau Student Union at Bridgewater State University provides dedicated space for individuals seeking academic support. Previously located as a smaller sub-space within the campus library, the Student Accessibility Services was rapidly out growing their space and in need of a more functional environment to provide students with the best experience possible. The availability of an existing space in the student union proved to be the perfect relocation, gaining more space for the program as well as situating SAS to a more centralized location on campus.

In addition to the suite, Civitects also renovated adjacent toilet rooms. The existing women`s toilet room and powder room were converted into men`s, women`s, and gender-inclusive toilet rooms.

Fall River Fire Museum – Fall River, MA

Fall River Fire Museum

Fall River, MA

This project focuses on the Fall River Fire Museum located in the historic Anawan No. 6 station. The scope of work regards the design for the replacement of the existing asphalt roof with a new asphalt system to match the existing, as well as the replacement of the gutter at the Hayloft roof and the repointing of masonry at the back facade.

Bridgewater State University – Rondileau Student Center Ballroom Renovation – Bridgewater, MA

BSU Rondileau Campus Center Ballroom Renovation

Bridgewater, MA

This space, originally constructed in 1967, consists of a tiered demonstration room into a small ballroom as well as an extension to an adjacent larger ballroom separated with movable partition walls. The work of this project included the renovation of the demonstration room to accommodate the small ballroom space, which could be used as a stand-alone space or in conjunction with the larger ballroom. In addition to these renovations, this project also included the upgrading of the ballrooms sound system, fire-alarm system, and the installation of a new sprinkler branch line.