Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.

Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates inserts a climate-controlled glass cube into a former auditorium to make space to store rare books at Dartmouth.

 

Rauner Special Collections
Photo © Matt Wargo

 

People

Owner
Dartmouth College
www.dartmouth.edu

Architect
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc.
4236 Main Street
Philadelphia, PA 10127-1696
Tel: 215-487-0400
Fax: 215-487-2520
www.vsba.com

Robert Venturi, Principal-in-charge
Daniel McCoubrey,Senior Associate-in-charge
James Kolker, Project Manager and Associate-in-charge
Jeff Hirsch, Project Architect

Project team:
Denise Scott Brown, Hidenao Abe, Nathalie Peeters, Tom Purdy, Matthew Seltzer, Nancy Rogo Trainer.

Engineer(s)
Structural Engineer:
Keast & Hood Co.
325 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 625-0099
www.keast-and-hood.com

HVAC & Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection:
Bard, Rao & Athanas
1320 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02135
(617) 254-0016

Civil:
T and M Associates, Inc.
254 Dartmouth College
Highway Lebanon, NH 03766
(603) 448-1295

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Towers/Golde
85 Willow Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 773-1153

Lighting:
Donald F. Nardy and Associates
c/o PWL Engineering
327 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 241-9100

Acoustical:
Lawrence G. Copley, Consultant in Acoustics
53 Barrett Street
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-8814

Security:
Glicksman Associates, Inc.
1601 Church Road
Glensdie, PA 19038
(215) 887-1100

General Contractor
Jackson Construction Company
280 Bridge Street
Dedham, MA 02027
(617) 329-2769

Photographer
Matt Wargo
(215) 483-1211
www.mattwargo.com

 

 

Products

Roofing
Elastomeric:
Carlisle www.carlisle-syntec.com

Metal:
Rodd Roofing - standing seam copper www.roddroofing.com

Aluminum:
Kawneer (interior curtain wall) www.kawneer.com

Doors
Custom Wood:
Polybois www.polybois.qc.ca

Hardware
Locksets:
Corbin Russwin www.yalesecurity.com/ brands/corbinrusswin.cfm

Exit devices:
Von Duprin www.vonduprin.com

Cabinet Hardware:
Baldwin www.baldwinhardware.com

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Armstrong Artisan www.ceilings.com

Decoustics Panels Suspension grid:
Armstrong Silhouette www.ceilings.com

Cabinet work:
Polybois www.polybois.qc.ca

Paints and stains:
Benjamin Moore www.benjaminmoore.com

Paneling:
Polybois www.polybois.qc.ca

Plastic laminate:
Formica www.formica.com

Floor tile:
(Reading room) Dodge-Regupol Cork Floor Tile www.regupol.com

Resilient Flooring:
Azrock Cortina (back of house) DLW Mormorette Linoleum
(lobby) Carpet: Karastan Bigelow www.karastan.com

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Steelcase www.steelcase.com
Kimball www.kimball.com

Reception furniture:
Polybois www.polybois.qc.ca

Chairs:
Krueger International,
Warren Chair Works www.warrenchairworks.com

Upholstered furniture:
Martin Brattrud

Tables:
Polybois www.polybois.qc.ca

Upholstery:
Design Tex www.dtex.com

Palais Compact Library Shelving: Spacesaver

Lighting
Downlights:
Elliptopar/Kurt Verson

Task Lighting:
Metalumen www.metalumen.com

Exterior:
McPhilbin Controls: Lutron www.lutron.com