Wellesley, MA – Bowdoin Construction served as construction manager for the new Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center at Wellesley College, which opened to students in June.
Development of the new 12,000sf facility involved careful demolition and removal of the existing building, followed by the strategic installation of a new 2-story state-of-the-art prefabricated panelized timber structure that was placed on the original foundation.
Advanced planning and design by architects Shepley Bulfinch, engineering firm Buro Happold, and providers of high-performance panelized building systems, Bensonwood, resulted in this all-electric, highly energy-efficient, high-performance campus resource built to LEED Gold standards.
The new health and counseling center, brightly lit with floor-to-ceiling windows, features numerous counseling and exam rooms, two reception areas, offices, conference rooms, staff support spaces, a laboratory, and utility closets.
