{"id":4017,"date":"2014-09-02T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consigli.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2020-12-09T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T16:06:10","slug":"consigli-wins-two-enr-new-england-best-projects-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consigli.com\/consigli-wins-two-enr-new-england-best-projects-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Consigli Wins Two ENR New England Best Projects Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
MILFORD, MA \u2013 <\/strong>Consigli Construction Co., Inc. (Consigli) has been selected to receive two 2014 \u201cBest Projects\u201d awards for excellence in project management, innovation, safety, quality and teamwork from Engineering News-Record (ENR) New England<\/em>.\u00a0 The projects selected for these prestigious industry awards include 225 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts for Best Office\/Retail\/Mixed-Use Development and the Wat Nawamintararachutis Thai Temple and Meditation Center (NMR) in Raynham, Massachusetts for the Cultural\/Worship Merit Award.<\/p>\n Located in the heart of Cambridge\u2019s scientific research, academic and technology hub in Kendall Square, the six-story office building and tenant interiors at 225 Binney Street, developed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., is home to Biogen Idec\u2019s new headquarters. Built through a highly collaborative construction process, the new build-to-suit 410,000 square-foot office complex is LEED Gold-certified. Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc. were architects for the building\u2019s core and shell, while interior architects, NELSON, designed the tenant fit-out. The project design accommodates 1,200 employees and includes adaptive reuse of two historic industrial buildings.<\/p>\n NMR, the largest Buddhist temple building outside of Thailand, commissioned to honor the Cambridge, Massachusetts-born King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX of Thailand, was built on a 50-acre site in rural Raynham. The 110,000 square-foot, four-story building complex is topped by a 185 foot-high steeple-like chedi of gold-coated brass.\u00a0 Consigli\u2019s in-house team of skilled carpenters, masons and laborers built much of the project\u2019s intricate, customized wood and stonework. Inside, opulent finishes and royal artifacts adorn the elegant museum\/library dedicated to the king and his family.\u00a0 The project architect was ARC\/Architectural Resources Cambridge, with Paul Chapple in the role of owner\u2019s project director.<\/p>\n An independent jury of design and construction industry leaders judged this year\u2019s ENR New England\u2019s Best Projects entries for top recognition in 12 specific categories.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n