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| History |
Capitol Theatre
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DRA has a rich experience of public and private projects dating back to our founding in 1923 when an entrepreneur by the name of William W. Drummey, a graduate of the Boston Latin School and MIT, established his own architectural practice. His first significant commission, the Capitol Movie Theatre in Arlington, MA, was completed in 1925.
The first school project was the Conley Elementary School in 1932. This achievement marked the beginning of a long, successful tradition of quality school design.
Today, the DRA portfolio shows a mix of learning environments, courthouses, healthcare facilities and corporate work, each exemplifying the design excellence and attention to client needs that has been our hallmark for 84 years.
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Conley Elementary School
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1930's
Conley Elementary School
The building was occupied in 1932. Since then, DRA has completed over 300 public schools for Massachusetts' cities and towns.
At the age of 51, Mr. Drummey volunteered for WWII and served overseas as a Major of Combat Engineers. Once he resumed his architectural practice, the firm proceeded with an extensive project to design over 800 units of Veteran's Housing in Everett, MA.
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Memorial Drive Overpass
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1940's
Memorial Drive Overpass, Cambridge, MA
Unusual in style for highway architecture, this overpass contributed to a successful effort to have the Charles River Basin district declared a Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Pondville Hospital
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1950's
Pondville Hospital
First of its kind - the Bigelow building of Pondville State Hospital was designed by Drummey in the early 1950's. Pondville was the first Cancer Research Hospital in the US.
In 1958 Richard C. Rosane and David W. Anderson both M.Arch's and former Fellows at Harvard Graduate School of Design, joined the firm and rapidly expanded the practice to include the numerous public and private school projects that became the firm's specialty in the 60's and early 70's.
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Trotter Elementary School |
1960's
Volkswagen Building
In the 1960's, DRA was commissioned by Volkswagen to build the their first training center in New England.
William W. Drummey Architect became Drummey Rosane Anderson in 1961 and was incorporated in 1964.
Trotter Elementary School, Boston, MA
After the 'busing controversy' caused years of construction delay, the Trotter Elementary School was built to become Boston's first Magnet School.
Hampshire County Courthouse, Addition/Renovation
Completed in the late 1960's, this project received a Merit Award for Design from the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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Tomasso Hall |
1970's
Parker Brothers, Inc., Beverly, MA
A new, 55,000 SF corporate headquarters for the toy and games company on a beautiful wooded site, later expanded to double the original size.
Tomasso Hall, Babson College, Wellesley, MA, Renovation
DRA was awarded the project through a design competition. Remodeling required redesigning the rear facade of the original building to create a new main entrance oriented towards the new campus.
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School, Lexington, MA
DRA was awarded the project through a commissioned design competition. The 310,000 SF school was published in several magazines including Architectural Record, selected for three exhibits and received awards from the American Association of School Administrators.
In 1977, DRA completed Colby Hall, a historic renovation of a landmark in Newton Center, MA, by adapting the 1865 building to house design studios and offices. Colby Hall continues to serve as our design headquarters today.
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Bentley College Dormitory
GTE Building |
1980's
Bentley College, Waltham, MA
DRA completed a series of master plans, a pedestrian link and several campus buildings for Bentley college including two residential complexes and the Graduate Center. A custom-designed bridge, part of the primary pedestrian system walkway, spans a public road to connect the upper and lower campuses.
Metropolitan Life, Tewksbury, MA
Two 75,000 SF mirror image buildings, the first amongst five in the park master plan adjacent to Ames Pond, frame views of this beautiful body of water.
GTE Building, Westborough, MA
DRA designed to suit the tenant, GTE, which occupied this award winning 300,000 SF facility at Westborough Business Park. DRA master planned the office park and completed four buildings on the site for the developer, Hines Industrial.
NEC, Boxborough, MA
Mass High Tech's 'critics' spotlighted the new NEC U.S. Headquarters in Boxborough among some of their favorite properties.
US Trust Middlesex Bank, Cambridge, MA
Funded in part by an Urban Development Action Grant, this 10-story, expansion met the developer's requirements for efficiency, flexibility, and fist class office space.
Watermill Center, Waltham, MA
A recipient of Spaulding & Slye's own in-house annual awards program, this 6-story office building is visible from Route 128.
During the 1980's, DRA responded to the booming economy by expanding the practice into the private sector working for such corporate clients as GTE, Digital, Volkswagen, Allmerica and real estate developers including Cabot Cabot & Forbes, Hines Industrial, Spaulding & Slye and National Development. The firm grew to over 40 employees and named four new Principals. Joining David W. Anderson AIA were Paul F. Rittenburg, PE, Owen Beenhouwer AIA, Carl R. Franceschi AIA and Jean R. Valence.
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Gordon Conwell Seminary
Remington-Jefferson K-8 School |
1990's
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, MA
During a 12-year period, DRA planned and designed several facilities for this Seminary including a new academic center and a new chapel.
Palmer District Court, Palmer, MA
DRA provided architectural, site and interior design services for a new 21,000 sf new courthouse reflecting traditional civic architecture.
Nichol's Middle School, Middleborough, MA
The Library/Media Center at the new John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle School was designed as a focal point for the new facility, symbolic of the educational process within. The 1,100-student school also accommodates the community's need for a 450-seat auditorium.
Regis College, Weston, MA
The new Fine Arts Center includes a 650-seat auditorium and three departments: drama, arts and music.
Remington-Jefferson K-8 School, Franklin, MA
This building was awarded the highest citation for K-12 design from a national field of over 150 entries for the American School & University 1997 Architectural Portfolio issue.
EG&G Inc., Wellesley, MA
A conference center for in-house training and corporate meetings was designed to occupy a 10,000 SF space within the headquarters of this Fortune 500 firm.
Blue Ridge Care Center, Harrisburg, PA
One of several healthcare related expansion projects for a single client, this nursing station is part of a 40-bed addition to a long-term care facility.
Placewares, Burlington, MA
A prototype store developed for shopping mall environments, this project received a design award from the Boston Society of Architects.
One Gateway Center, Newton, MA
In order to attract new tenants, DRA renovated the vestibule and elevator lobbies and redesigned the facade to meet the client's goal for an updated image, visibility and identity.
Moakley Technology Center, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the John Joseph Moakley Center for Technological Applications was developed to enhance K-12 curriculum by familiarizing teachers and education students with new technologies.
Wamsutta and Brennan Middle Schools, Attleboro, MA
The signature design concept of these schools is the classroom cluster organization that responds to the client's desire to reduce the scale of the building and provide six 'schools-within-a-school'. Awarded a 1999 Project of Distinction Award at the Council of Educational Facility Planners International annual conference and published in the Council of Educational Facility Planners International 2000 Design Portfolio.
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Bennett-Hemenway Elementary
Davis Elementary
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2000
Bennett-Hemenway Elementary Natick, MA
New PK-4 school addressing teacher requirements, neighbor concerns and designed to encourage student self-exploration of Identity, Individuality and Modes of Expression.
Davis Elementary School, Bedford, MA
For this project, DRA created a school 'village'. The village is made up of classrooms or group units 'houses' with common cluster spaces in each. Winner of First Prize in the first annual BuildSmart School Design Contest conducted by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International. Also named "Outstanding Building" from American School & University and published in the Spring 2000 issue of Visual Architecture.
In 2003, four DRA projects - Fitchburg High School, Athol-Royalston Regional Middle School Davis Elementary School and Regis College Fine Arts Center are featured in the 2003 book Educational Environments published by Visual Reference Publications.
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Greater Lawrence Technical School |
2003
Greater Lawrence Technical School, Andover, MA
DRA's work at Greater Lawrence Technical School is one of the largest high school addition/renovation projects in Massachusetts. The 262,000 SF of renovations and 93,000 SF addition allows the school to increase its enrollment from 1350 to 1625 students. The National School Boards Association selected this project for display at the 2003 Exhibition of School Architecture.
The Starlight Children's Foundation, Outpatient Renovation at Franciscan's Children's Hospital
(Opened September 22, 2003)
The Starlight Children's Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to bringing children the much-needed diversions, which help alleviate the fear and pain of illness and hospital stays. The Foundation's local chapter has offered to partially fund the design and development of the entrance and waiting areas of the FCH Urgent Care Clinic, replacing an outdated and inadequate space with a more child-friendly and refreshing environment. Children and their parents wait an average of twenty to thirty minutes prior to examination at the Urgent Care Clinic. This renovation is designed to help ease the boredom, restlessness, and anxiety often experienced awaiting medical visits. Through the use of color, lighting, and texture, and display panels, the new space is planned to evoke the theme of the "Great Barrier Reef". The new waiting room will be a multi-functional space including areas for reading, games, and TV/video.
Suffolk County Superior Courthouse
DRA completed a feasibility study for the Division of Capital Asset Management and in 2003 was awarded the architectural and interior design services for renovation of 28 story, 425,000 SF facility.
In 2007, the Principals are Carl R. Franceschi, AIA, James A. Barrett, AIA, Pao-Chung Chi, AIA and Owen Beenhouwer, AIA,. Over 25 DRA employees support a tradition of design excellence and project management expertise merged with the efficiency of computer technologies. Serving a diversified mix of educational, corporate and institutional clients, DRA can meet the challenges of the 21st Century. |
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