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Client: American Cancer SocietyWorcester, MA Project: Hope Lodge Description: This respite place for cancer patients and their families is located in a stunning Victorian house. This adaptive building use required the development of intimate private as well as common areas such as the kitchen, which was used by several families. Even for special function spaces such as the computer center, attention to the preservation of period features was always prevalent. Cost: $250,000 Project Team: Rodney White – Project Manager Steven White – Project Superintendent |
Client: Korean War Memorial Committee of Central Mass, Inc.Project: The Korean War Memorial Description: This was a much-coveted project that brought together the community as well as private and public interests. Prices were evaluated constantly to save money. We self-performed a good deal of the work and provided supervision to the Shriver Job Corps students, who dedicated their training and experience to this project to produce a beautiful, solemn spot. The many subcontractors and a team of volunteers required deft management skills to bring this long overdue memorial to reality. Cost: $1.2 million. Project Team: Thomas O'Connor – Project Manager James Duncan – Project Superintendent |
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Client: Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra
Client: Mechanics HallWorcester, MA Project: Historic Restoration and additional work Description: This beautiful 19th century hall has been under the care of the Whipple Construction for nearly thirty years. World-renowned for its brilliant acoustical qualities, it is one of the most sought-after venues in North America for recording artists and has played host for countless stage performances, presidential visits and even funerals of some of the more notable members of the community. Whipple Construction’s work has been a true partnership with the Mechanics Association in the areas of design, budget, value-engineering, scheduling and the management of construction funds. The relationship between the Association and the Whipple Construction has developed so fully due largely to the firm commitment made to the client and also by the client understanding the value in continuing with an honest, experienced and capable manager. Cost: Original restoration $10 million Ensuing and ongoing work: $10 million Project Team: Christian Baehrecke – Project Executive Bruce Ellis – Project Manager Steven White – Project Manager Darrell Griffin – Supervisor Charles Edgette – Project Supervisor Andrew Shusta – Project Supervisor |
Client: Town of Boylston, MAProject: Gough House Description: The restoration of this 1848 Italianate-style large home of John B. Gough is a phased construction project. Modified by subsequent owners and neglected in its maintenence in the last 30 years, it is to be brought back to its original unique detail. Three completed phases have addressed drainage, structural repairs, restoration of exterior wood trim, metal roofing, abatement of hazardous materials and painting. Cost: $400,000 Project Team: Christian Baehrecke - Engineer James Duncan – Project Superintendent Charles Edgette - Project Supervisor |