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Major Planning and
Capital Projects
Projects Summary
Bolger House, admission building (construction begins May 2008)
The board of trustees approved a proposal for a new admission building. The strategically-chosen site is adjacent to the ninth-grade village on Cottage Row, between Memorial Chapel and Alumni Hall, with expansive views to Forslund and James Gym and to the Rhodes Arts Center. It will serve as a place of orientation for prospective students and provide the ideal launching point for tours of the campus. In October 2006, David F. Bolger '50 gave the school $2.5 million towards the building, which will bear the Bolger name. Read more about Bolger's gift and a press release about the board's admission building announcement.
Projected cost: $6 million
Childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc. (CBT) of Boston is the design firm.
Groundbreaking: May 2008
Target completion: September 2009
The Rhodes Arts Center (under construction; to open in September 2008)
A new center to house the visual and performing arts that support our pedagogical approach to arts instruction is planned. The building will be located on the eastern edge of campus between Holbrook Hall and Forslund Gymnasium, where Recitation and Silliman Halls once stood. This is the most significant building we expect to build in the immediate future. It holds potential for making a powerful statement about our commitment to the arts and arts instruction and creating interior and exterior spaces that draw the community together. Projected cost: $29 million. Click here to read more about this project.
Childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc. (CBT) of Boston is the design firm.
Groundbreaking: Summer 2006
Target completion: Fall 2008
Gala opening: Spring 2009
Lower Soccer Fields (completed; Peller Field named)
A fundraising effort raised a total of $500,000 to name one of the two new lower soccer fields in honor of Coach Dick Peller. Coach Peller has been an influential presence on NMH athletic fields since 1976, when he began as head coach of the boys varsity soccer team. He coached the team until 1991; along the way the Hoggers won four Dunbar Cups, placed seven times in the top four at the New Englands, and won three New England championships. Coach Peller has also coached wrestling, tennis, baseball, and girls soccer. He is also a longtime math teacher. Click here to find out more.
Mary E. MacKinnon and Shea Family Cottages, residences for students and faculty (completed)
We broke ground in July 2004 for two new cottage-style
residences housing 28 students and three faculty families each.
They are comparable in scale, shape, and character to the other
cottages and are predominately brick, with a stone
foundation and details, and a slate roof. The buildings are an extension of cottage row just beyond Memorial Chapel. At a dedication ceremony in May 2006, the dorms were named in honor of two generous donors. They are now the Mary E. MacKinnon Cottage, thanks to the generosity of trustee Robert H. MacKinnon '53, and the Shea Family Cottage, due to the support of trustee William J. Shea Jr '72. Cost:
$4.5 million each. Click here to learn more.
Sasaki Associates of Boston, MA was the design firm.
Erland Construction of
Burlington, MA, completed this project.
Completed: September 2005
Utilities and infrastructure (completed)
Engineers conducted a comprehensive survey of the board-approved arts center site, including close examination of the major infrastructure lines running beneath it.
It was determined that the lines, many of which were close to the end of their useful life, needed to be replaced before proceeding with the arts center planning.
The board of trustees authorized cost and technical studies that showed that, with infrastructure improvements, the existing power plant can serve the future utility demands of our campus. This work was planned and completed with regard to environmental stewardship and energy efficiency. Cost: $4 million.
Daniel O'Connell's Sons (DOC) of Holyoke, MA, is the engineering firm.
Completed: Summer 2006
Landscape master plan (ongoing)
Landscape master planning includes site planning, grading, pedestrian walks and roadway planning, campus lighting, and signage. The planners are working closely with other architects and facilities planners.
Sasaki Associates of Boston is currently working on this project.
Athletic facilities (future project)
Long-term planning has begun for a full and appropriate set of
athletic facilities upgrades and will be carried out in a multi-phased plan. Athletics facilities provide gathering
spaces for community members—athletes and non-athletes alike—for
events that are inclusive and build school spirit and pride.
Planned improvements include renovated fitness, training, and locker room facilities; a new field house, ice rink, and pool; turf fields and tennis courts; and new boathouse. In fall 2005, the piggery fields on the lower campus were turned into two regulation soccer fields, which were ready for use in spring 2006. Overall project cost: TBD
Architectural Resouces Cambridge,
Inc. (ARC) of Cambridge, MA, is the master planner
for athletics facilities.
Completed: Spring 2006–two new soccer fields
Academic facilities (future projects)
Planning for enhancement and expansion of academic facilities including the library will take place over the next few years. Together and individually, academic buildings are being studied for their effectiveness in providing spaces that support academic excellence and our strategic goals including interdisciplinary teaching and learning; integrating technology seamlessly into our pedagogy and facilities; supporting environmental awareness and global awareness; and capitalizing on the synergies of relationships among our gathered community. This last point requires continuity of relationships between faculty and students and among faculty and students with their peers. These assessments will reveal our academic facilities needs and lead to capital planning.
Master campus and facilities planning (ongoing)
We started the process of revitalizing the Mount Hermon campus by articulating master planning goals and values as they relate to our educational program. We are creating a physical layout that supports a closer-knit community and enhances our academic and residential program objectives by improving and developing facilities appropriately and making the campus more pedestrian-friendly.
Sasaki Associates of Boston and the Office of Michael Rosenfeld of West Acton, MA, initiated this work.
Recent renovations
- Norton House―2,500 square foot addition, including elevator.
- Crossley Hall―heating system upgraded; new carpets laid
and interiors painted; new roof installed, chimneys rebuilt,
barrel tops to chimneys replaced; student bathrooms
refurbished
- Hayden Hall―new windows and siding installed, interiors
and exterior painted and new carpets installed, student
kitchenette refurbished, student bathrooms refurbished
- Wallace and Cottages I, II, IV, V―refreshed with new paint, carpet, and furniture
- North Farmhouse and Rikert―both brought back on line as dormitories, with necessary refurbishments
- Music Building―minor interior modifications made
including new carpeting and paint; indoor air quality
addressed with dehumidification system
- Alumni Hall―new walk-in freezer installed; alumni class photos hung
- Cutler Science Building―foyer and basement classrooms painted and brighter lighting installed; Tanberg digital learning lab relocated from Northfield; digital photography and video classrooms painted and rewired
- James and Forslund Gyms—new basketball backboards and
padding on walls installed, new lines and logo on floor
painted, bleachers refurbished and made code-compliant, new
display cases in lobby installed, public and locker rest
rooms refurbished, abatement of asbestos floors completed,
new floors installed
- Schauffler/Rockey Library—information commons created, stacks rearranged, new carpeting
installed, interior spaces painted
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