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leadership through experience
Spagnolo Gisness & Associates Inc. (SG&A) has a proven track record with
major international corporations, development firms and institutions. As a full service
we always engage
architectural, interior design, and planning firm, SG&A is built around a strong design
our clients so that they
culture that is truly client inclusive. We use state-of the-art tools and technologies to understand and agree
improve communication and enhance team collaborations because it always translates with both the process
into time and money saved. SG&A has structured our entire organization and each and the results.
project-specific design team to provide you with focused design expertise, exceptional
value, and most importantly, trusted service.

Our design portfolio includes over 31 million
square feet of successful, innovative Consistently ranked in the
projects encompassing numerous complex Top 25 of the Boston Business
base building and interior design programs. Journal’s Book of Lists:
With 80% of our clients returning with repeat Interior Design Firms
business, SG&A’s success is based upon
our ability to manage sophisticated design Consistently ranked in the
programs of all sizes and types for world-class Top 35 of the Boston Business
clients throughout the northeast region. Journal’s Book of Lists:
Area’s Largest
Architecture Firms

[why we’re unique]

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client team
responsiveness collaboration
Everything we do at SG&A provides
measurable value to our clients – or
we don’t do it. Whether it is a private
college, law firm, or internet start-up, we
always strive to understand the vision,
mission, culture, and operation for each
organization we work with.

It is this “intellectual capital” related to
our understanding of our client’s goals
for their entire organization, not just
their goals for real estate and facilities
performance, that provides great value.
And how we use that information to
turn the every day into extraordinary is
what sets SG&A designs apart from the
competition.


creativity communication balanced approach

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[innovation]


sustainability
LEEDing the way
As an award winning, New England design firm, SG&A is With 15 LEED accredited professionals in-house,
committed to exploring sensible, sustainable strategies tailored SG&A’s designers have successfully created
to our clients’ goals on all of our projects. We look forward to green design solutions for:
working with the your project team to review the sustainability
opportunities for this project, including LEED certification ISO New England Headquarters,
if requested. Regardless of whether you choose to apply for Holyoke, MA | LEED Gold Certification
LEED certification or not, SG&A will provide you with as United States Coast Guard, R&D Facility
sustainable a project as possible given the schedule, budget and Ft. Trumbull, CT | LEED Silver Certification
existing base building limitations. ING Northeast Regional Headquarters
Windsor, CT | 2008 CT Climate Change Ldrshp Award
Viega, Training Facility
Nashua, NH – 2007 IIDA NE Best Sustainable Design
Tufts University, Wildlife Center
Grafton, MA – natural light and sustainable materials
Richmond Square
Providence, RI – living green roof and runoff system
Hammond Pond Parkway
Newton, MA – LEED Silver Anticipated Certification
100 Burlington Center
Burlington, MA - LEED Silver Anticipated Certification


bim [building information modeling]
Seeing is Believing : BIM & 3D Visualization
SG&A is committed to improving design processes and client
interactions through the use of building information modeling
(BIM) technology. BIM is the creation and use of coordinated,
consistent, computable information about a building project
that yields reliable digital representations of the building in
both two dimensional and three dimensional representations
used for design decision-making, production of high-quality
construction documents, clash detection, performance
predictions, cost-estimating, construction planning, and
facilities management. We are embracing this new technology
and becoming a leader in our local design community with the
implementation of Autodesk Revit, a BIM software program.

lines objects models


[office buildings]


Vision. Mission. Culture. Operation.
It is what makes every client unique. And, every SG&A
building design uniquely responsive.

So much happens inside the contemporary office building And, we know that it can improve team work, communication
during today’s fast-paced world of work. First impressions, and collaboration among the five generations working together
receiving visitors, maintaining security, taking calls, expressing under the same roof for the first time in modern history. And,
corporate brand, providing comfort, safety and even some light we have proof that it can improve the bottom line by being
refreshment = and you haven’t gotten passed the lobby yet! more energy efficient.

We have learned over the years that a poorly designed building The results are in ...don’t take it from us, ask our clients.
might not hinder a truly innovative company with lots of big
ideas - think computer giant and the home office in the garage We strive for the best in design. We know our design is at
- but a well-designed building can sure improve efficiency, its best when it helps you to do your best.
productivity, and retention of your best employees.


ING real estate*
Windsor, CT

* 2008 Climate Change Leadership Award Winner *


your future. made easier.
project type: Retirement Services Headquarters
area: 485,000 Square Feet

Known for its clever branding, knowledgeable staff and dynamic
approach to financial services, ING’s new Northeast Headquarters
takes into account all this about ING and more. The result? The
SG&A and ING team developed an exceptional environment that is
operationally, technologically and aesthetically ahead of the game.


reservoir woods
Waltham, MA


premier office
project type: Mixed-Use Class “A” Office Space

Reservoir Woods is the renovation of Polaroid’s 1968
manufacturing plant into a Premier Class “A” office
building located at 920 Winter Street in the heart
of Waltham’s Class “A” Office Building market. A
clean, contemporary approach was incorporated into
the exterior design which takes advantage of the
generous floor to floor heights and tenant flexibility
to provide for increased fenestration.

The program includes a 41,000 SF central lobby
and amenity center which includes entries into
the individual wings. Each wing of the project
is designed to function as separate “stand alone
buildings” while maintaining a connection to the
main lobby and amenity center.


Iso new england
Holyoke, MA

striking gold project type: Commercial Office area: 160,000 Square Feet

ISO New England recently became the first Commercial Corporate Headquarters to receive LEED Gold Certification in New
England. Containing a 90,000 s.f. precast and curtain wall building with a connector bridge to a 60,000 s.f. renovation of their
existing facility, the building includes office space, a 7,000 s.f. computer room and a 5,000 s.f. 2 story Control room to monitor
New England’s power grid. The renovated building includes a 5,000 s.f. addition for a new entrance lobby and conference space
as well as a full service cafeteria and office space.


quorum way
Chelmsford, MA

bay state expansion
project type: Corporate Center area: 270,000 Square Feet

The 26 acre site in Chelmsford provides the Lisle, Illinois based telecom-
munications company with an attractive corporate campus environment
for its Bay State expansion. The master plan features two three-story Class
A office buildings totalling 270,000 s.f. Tellabs plans to employ 1,000
employees at the heavily wooded site bordering a state park.

The access drive from Mill Road is flanked by natural vegetation on both
sides, while extensive landscaping creates a park like environment. The
greenery extends to dramatic entrance towers which are detailed with an
architectural cantilevered cornice clad in contemporary glass and metal
finishes. Boldly sited, the buildings are designed to project an image that
expresses community.

The interior features a dramatic two-story lobby finished in clear maple,
glass and New England slate. The facilities house a fitness center, cafeteria,
data operations and laboratories. The interior of each wing is efficiently
designed with long span bays and 120’ depths maximizing exposure to
natural light and allowing maximum flexibility.


sun financial
Wellesley, MA


neighborhood
relations
project type: Commercial Offices

The Sun Financial site master plan
and building design in Wellesley Hills
is the result of a collaborative team
effort involving the client, architect and
community. Through intense regulatory
and neighborhood focus group meetings,
SG&A created a design that provides the
necessary buffer separation between the
commercial use and the long established
residential area. The master plan involved
the redesign of the entire campus including
a housing component of nine new
residences along the western edge of the
site. Extensive berms, landscape features
and a two acre conservation area provide an
environmentally responsible solution to Sun
Financial’s expansion program.


viega usa*
nashua, nH

* 2007 iiDA NE Award Winner: Sustainable Design *


illuminating innovation
project type: Class “A” Office and Training Space
area: Office - 20,000 Square Feet, Training Building - 14,000 Square Feet

Spagnolo Gisness & Associates, Inc. designed the new office facility and
training building for Viega in Nashua, NH. The exterior envelope of
both buildings provides an innovative, contemporary design incorporat-
ing creative exterior materials. The buildings are clad in a Terracotta Rain
Screen tile manufactured in Germany as well as a composite metal panel
rain screen, glass curtain wall and clear Low-E glazing. The facilities utilize
many of Viega’s products including a radiant snow melting system in the
entry walk-way.


cubist pharmaceuticals
Lexington, MA

shaping the future
project type: Corporate Campus Expansion area: 110,000 Square Feet

With schematic design complete, the current concept is focused on the vertical
building addition and a new parking garage. The existing 90,000 sf facility
is being expanded by two floors, to approximately 200,000 sf. The building
functions are anticipated to be a blend of chemistry and biology lab/offices as
well as an expanded ground floor vivarium. A multi-story “atrium” space is also
envisioned as the link between the South Building and the vertical expansion
on the North Building. A new main entrance will be created on the existing
second floor level and the old lower level entrance driveway will be converted
into an outdoor courtyard for employees. SG&A is the core and shell architect.


[interior design]


SG&A is uniquely qualified to deliver the experience,
resources and services needed to provide solutions, to
meet your challenges and exceed your expectations.

Although we have a particular affinity for working with Our work is inspired and informed by the unique ambitions of
companies and organizations that are “on the move” that each client and, because each client is different, our response is
is where the similarity between our clients end. Whether distinct each and every time. Our creativity is enhanced, never
they are healthcare service providers, research organizations, hampered, by the realities of aggressive schedules and tight
manufacturers, software engineers, defense contractors or law budgets. Codes, statutes, financial goals and scheduling needs
firms and whether they are going commercial, going public or are at the core of all we plan, all we design.
going international, our design teams create environments that
work best for each unique company and respond accordingly
to what they do and how they do it.


PUmA
Westford, MA

sportlifestyle passion
project type: Corporate Headquarters

Where PUMA uses style, originality and wit as its product blueprints, SG&A uses these same founding
principles to create the cornerstones of PUMA’s new home. Clients, visitors and employees now experience
the distinctly PUMA sense of place carried from the entry driveway to the lobby and throughout the
building, expressing the sportslifestyle way to live, work and play PUMA.


vistaprint
Lexington, MA

employer of choice
project type: Worldwide Headquarters

Everything VistaPrint does is imbued with its corporate philosophy. Recognizing this, the SG&A team created a flexible
environment that not only allows free and open communication, but also one that stands at the heart of everything
VistaPrint is and does. To reach this goal the team utilized inspiration from the printing industry to exhibit and
illustrate the client’s brand. VistaPrint’s new headquarters personifies all that makes the company a world leader while its
vibrant design focuses and reinforces its branded identity on a world-wide scale.


retail convergence*
Boston, MA

fashion forward
project type: Corporate Office area: 30,000 Square Feet

As a young, growing e-commerce company, Retail Convergence simply has a buzz about it. With Smart Bargains and Rue
La La as subsidiaries, its convergence of high-value retail and technology has a knack for providing designer goods for less.
Working closely with the client, the SG&A design team transformed an existing row of century old mill buildings into
the contemporary, active office space Retail Convergence needs. Always with an eye toward the budget, the design utilizes
contemporary building materials within the “brick and beam”, open floor plan to make the space “pop” with a sense of retail
chic. Innovative multi-media web displays at the monumental stair allows employees to keep pace with the ever changing
worlds of fashion, technology, media and e-commerce.


* 2010 CORENet best Project of the Year (< 50,000 sf) *
* 2010 iFmA boston Chapter Award of Excellence Winner *


cumberland farms | gulf oil
Framingham, MA


everyday good
project type: Corporate Office Headquarters

As a nationally recognized company with 900 retail stores, gas
stations and support systems across the U.S, Cumberland Farms
and subsidiary, Gulf Oil, are known for providing consistent
convenience and value. SG&A team collaborated with Cumberland
Farms and Gulf Oil to create a new, unified environment for the
two sister companies that delivers the same quality and value they
both stand for. Together with mixed branding elements from
each firm’s history displayed throughout the space, the renovated
building conveys the cohesive dynamic between the two distinct
brands, encouraging teamwork and increased productivity for years
to come.


e-dialog
Burlington, MA


precisely passionate
project type: Corporate Office Headquarters

As an internet advertising company that provides service to giants like TJX and
the NFL, e-Dialog’s young, energetic staff bring their client’s marketing ROI
to new heights. The company’s vibrant and contemporary new offices are all
about e-Dialog’s 325 Generation X employees. This 21st century environment
combines open and private offices, conference rooms, collaborative spaces,
huddle areas and atrium cafe to provide just the right mix of function and
utility to meet e-Dialog’s goals for enhanced inter-department communication
and collaboration - without breaking the budget


ING real estate*
Windsor, CT

* 2008 Climate Change Leadership Award Winner *


your future. made easier.
project type: Retirement Services Headquarters

Known for its clever branding, knowledgeable staff and dynamic
approach to financial services, ING’s new Northeast Headquarters takes
into account all this about ING and more. The result? The SG&A and
ING team developed an exceptional environment that is operationally,
technologically and aesthetically ahead of the game.


viega usa*
nashua, nH

illuminating
innovation
project type: Regional Corporate
Headquarters, Training Center

German owned, Viega USA’s
radiant heating and cooling system
solutions were “green” to begin with.
Running with this, the SG&A team
worked with Viega to create an ideal
backdrop for its environmentally
responsible products and capabilities.
With working products showcased
throughout the space and subtle use
of simple, clean materials, Viega’s
new headquarters is truly appealing,
educational and exceptional.


* 2007 iiDA NE Award Winner: Sustainable Design * Experience: Firm Overview | 49

corporate headquarters

design
discovery
project type: Office Building

SG&A’s design for this 60,000
square foot Corporate Headquarters
includes executive offices, a 2000
sf boardroom, conference rooms,
catering kitchen and other support
space. The two story curved glass
entry to the building marks a new
image for the client as they relocated
functions once served by an existing
1 ½ story wood frame structure
on campus. International and local
clients as well as potential partners
now appreciate and understand this
organization’s world-class stature
and sophisticated approach to its
service offerings and cutting edge
research work.


acme packet
Bedford, MA


first class brand project type: Corporate Office Building area: 100,000 Square Feet

The SG&A design team provided focus on both redefining Acme’s brand identity as well as incorporating that identity into the
built environment. The environmental branding created by the team reflects and supports the company’s commitment to its staff
and corporate customers. We identified the key messages to infuse into the workplace and communicated those through the use
of finishes, materials, colors, environmental graphics, ancillary seating and special lighting. This new office facility provides an
opportunity for visitors to experience Acme’s corporate vision and values as well as manufacturing and lab operations. At the same
time, the environment reiterates to its employees that they are a part of a collaborative team within a “mature, but entrepreneurial”
hi-tech company.


communispace
Boston, MA

communities, connections, + customers
project type: Corporate Headquarters

SG&A is currently creating a new facility for approximately 600 people and 80,000 sf of space on two floors in the
“new “ Russia Wharf building in Boston. Communispace’s work environment is open, energetic and collaborative.
There are no hard walled offices and all employees, including senior management, sit in open workstations. Much
of the work is accomplished through team effort, both online, through video conference and in person, supported
by a higher than usual number of conference rooms, training rooms and soft seating areas. Circulation paths
and corridors are also generous. Creating the right kind of team collaboration space is critical to the company’s
operations and success.


[mixed-use]


Creating a sense of place. you either have it or you don’t.
There really is never anything in between.

Sometimes fitting in is exactly what you want. Other times The best mixed used developments are the result of careful,
making a bold and foward looking statement is the only right creative and collaborative planning. It takes a special kind of
thing to do. Work, live, learn and have some fun - a great design firm to create a great place. At SG&A, we design great
place, a great mixed-use development is all of these things to places where people live, work, play and learn - and then
those that experience it. The best ones look, feel and operate stay awhile.
like they always have been part of the landscape. Whether
the landscape is urban, suburban or rural, a successful mixed
use development should be something more than the simple
sum of its parts. It must be integral to, if not the center of its
surroundings.


Gtech center
Providence, RI

expanding the
public realm
project type: Urban Mixed-Use

Situated in the heart of downtown Providence,
the GTECH Center stands out among the
brick-faced office buildings. Expressive and
symbolic of the 21st Century’s energy and
values, the Center embodies all that makes
Providence a modern, humanist city. The
mixed-use structure is a gateway landmark and
serves as the new world headquarters of the
GTECH Corporation. The Center’s location,
combined with its innovative use of materials,
reinforce the corporation’s identity as one of
strength, technology and state of the art.

The building’s architecture is visibly rooted
in its context, combining an office tower with
major retail center and associated parking
garage. Located on a 1.64 acre site, the design
provides an expanded public realm along
the waterfront. Four distinguished facades
respond uniquely to their surroundings in a
clearly defined urban collage which is bound
together on a four-story podium. GTECH
Center stands activated by its surroundings,
literally shaped by and reflecting the vibrant
and changing cityscape around it. The Center
is a striking landmark, fulfilling the project’s
goals while establishing itself as the next step in
GTECH and Providence’s mutual evolution.


yale new haven hospital mixed-use development
new Haven, CT

activation +
integration
project type: Urban Mixed-Use

This LEED Silver mixed-use development in
downtown New Haven encompasses two major
parcels in close proximity to Yale University.
The transformational project accommodates
the expansion needs of Yale New Haven
Hospital and re-establishes the urban fabric of
the adjacent neighborhoods. Phase 1 features
an urban wrap enclosing a 845 car garage with
street activating retail and office space on the
upper floors. Integrated into the urban plan is
an extended stay residential use to support the
Newbury Cancer Center. Phase 2 will bring a
similar vision to the hospital district with an
emphasis on research and bio-science facilities.


one brigham circle*
Boston, MA

* 2004 bOmA | boston building of the Year *


a beautiful
day in the
neighborhood
project type: Urban, Office/Retail,
Mixed Use area: 295,000 Square Feet

One Brigham Circle is a mixed-use
development consisting of approximately
102,000 square feet of retail space and
approximately 115,000 square feet of
office space. Retail uses include a grocery
store and a drug store as well as a restau-
rant, bank and several neighborhood retail
stores. To accommodate retail uses, the
project includes approximately 130 surface
parking spaces accessible from Calumet
Street. Approximately 255 structured
parking spaces are provided for office use.


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project type: Mixed Use Development area: 1 Million Square Feet

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universities and hospitals. Resulting from the re-routing of I-195, this area, known as the “Knowledge District”, will offer
formidable real estate opportunities for institutions, corporations and other commercial enterprises. Victory Square will provide
speculative office space, lab, research/development facilities as well as a garage, hotel, restaurants and other retail amenities
to support this confluence of intellectual and commercial endeavors. The first phase of the proposed development includes a
250,000 sf lab/research building which will anchor the northwest corner of the 4 acre development.


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arbor point at woodland station
newton, MA

transit oriented
project type: Mixed Use Development with Mutli-family Housing
units: 180

Arborpoint at Woodland Station and its adjacent MBTA parking
structure provide Newton with a national model for Smart Growth and
Transit-Oriented Development. A vibrant new residential community
created on previously underutilized land, the project takes care to
compliment the surrounding area with a pedestrian-oriented streetscape.
Tree-lined, paved sidewalks and benches run parallel to the MBTA
tracks while two-story town houses mask the 285 space resident parking
component. The effect at street level is of a residential neighborhood,
with the six-story mass of the building staying in the background.

Residents enjoy the benefits of the outdoor deck and pool, fitness center,
business center, game room and community gathering space within the
amenities building.


190 dyer street
Providence, RI


downcity
expression
project type: Urban, Mixed-Use

Positioned at the edge of both the Downcity and Jewelry
Districts in Providence, 190 Dyer Street acts at the new
Southeastern gateway to downtown Providence. The two
building, three acre site embodies the 21st Century vision
of Providence’s architectural resurgence.


salisbury beach
Salisbury, MA


beachfront rebirth
project type: Mixed-Use, Retail/Residential
units/area: 156 residential units, 266 parking spaces,
13,000 SF Retail space

Salisbury Beach Development is part of the recently
approved “Salisbury Beach Overlay District Plan”
intended to spur redevelopment of the under utilized
beachfront property and to foster rebirth of this
historically lively oceanfront district. Since January,
2005 SG&A has assisted SPS with the design of a
preliminary master plan concept for this mixed-use
development. The property encompasses several parcels:
Central Street, Shea Street parcels, the Pavilion and
5 O’clock sites. The development will provide 156
residential units, 266 parking spaces, and approximately
13,000 SF of Retail space. This project is currently
being designed.


[higher education]


At the center of every college experience and the mission
of each educational institution is learning.

The path to learning is different for each shaped by history and
tradition as well as by its own vision of the future. Preparing
every student, generation after generation, for the new world
each will encounter upon graduation is at the heart of what
you do.

We understand the goals are many, the constituents are diverse,
and the resources are strained. Our creativity is enhanced,
never hampered, by the realities of aggressive schedules and
tight budgets. Our design work is inspired and informed
by the unique ambitions of each college we work with and,
because each institution is different, our design response is
distinct each and every time. Just as it is always on time and on
budget each and every time.


emmanuel college: julie hall
Boston, MA


let there be light
project type: Residence Hall

Julie Hall has tremendous sentimental value to many but its original layout
was an old–fashioned double-loaded, corridor style residence hall. The project
was a challenge in other respects: no documentation existed for the original
building nor for the subsequent office renovations. The schedule required
extreme coordination and fast tracking with the builder. An extraordinary
concept was needed to create the kind of building that Emmanuel wanted
within the footprint of the building. Our “big idea” was the conversion of a
two floor computer room into a dramatic, center atrium with a glass roof that
served as common space, lounge and community room. The basic structure
was retained but the building itself was virtually gutted and built new from
the inside out to accommodate suite style rooms as well as new building
envelope, windows, roof, mechanical and electrical systems, and elevators.


emmanuel college: marian hall
Boston, MA


summer
slammer
project type: Kitchen/Cafeteria Renovations

The new Marian Hall Student Center kitchen
renovation represents another unique project
that SG&A has completed for the ever changing
campus at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA.
The antiquated facilities underwent a total reno-
vation in the summer of 2004 while the building
was occupied, encompassing the servery kitchen
and seating/assembly areas totalling 50,000 s.f.


umass dartmouth ATmC
Fall River, MA


world class,
within reach
project type: Speculative Laboratory

This 75,000 sf technology and manufacturing center consists
of two separate wings linked by a Central Support Center. This
three-story area consists of reception and waiting areas as well
as faculty offices, conference areas and multipurpose rooms
available to the public and to “incubator” tenants. The two
wings are fully occupied with wet and dry laboratories.


northeastern university:
kostas research institute Burlington, MA

landmark dedication
project type: Research Institute area: 65,000 Square Feet

The George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern University, as planned,
is a world-class facility dedicated to the advancement of national security research. As an innovative,
knowledge center, the building’s traditional vernacular and contemporary aesthetic expresses the
progressive and collaborative nature of the institution, the scientists, the entrepreneurs, and the advanced
research and discovery that will be accomplished there. The architectural expression is a manifestation of
the vision to create a unique and special place to welcome knowledge workers. Located on a prominent
site on the Burlington campus, a hierarchy of forms creates a visually coherent architectural statement
appealing to both corporate and institutional users. The landmark building creates immediate visual
impact and defines the Institute’s important presence at the entrance to the site.


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tufts university: packard hall
Medford, MA

back to the future
project type: Administrative Offices area: 6,000 Square Feet

The oldest remaining building on the Medford campus, Packard Hall’s central location and air of history combine to greet the
University’s dignitaries and alumni which frequently visit the hall. Located directly on the upper campus quadrangle, Packard
Hall serves as home to the development offices and is occupied by Tufts University’s Vice President. Renovated to better
accommodate the building’s administrative functions, SG&A utilized period color schemes, detailing and light fixtures. The
hall now boasts increased organizational abilities while offering visitors a sense of authenticity within this historic landmark.


tufts university: wildlife clinic
Grafton, MA


stewardship, sustainably
project type: Veterinary Facility area: 12,000 Square Feet

Tufts University at Grafton, MA is a nationally recognized veterinary school. SG&A was commissioned to design a new
12,000 square foot Wildlife Center to accommodate the rehabilitation and study of wildlife throughout New England. With
120 acres of open land and future building concerns in mind, SG&A worked closely with Tufts to pick a site appropriate to
the new facility as well as future construction. The Tufts Wildlife Clinic is a unique facility, providing veterinary care, classroom
and laboratory teaching methodologies as well as an education center for children and adolescents. The central core encom-
passes the reception, waiting areas and educational displays. Overlooking the natural wetlands is a 40 person lecture hall with
access to an outdoor patio for animal observation. One of the most distinctive features of the wildlife center is housed in the
clinic wing. Care is provided for the animals in their natural surroundings. Three separate wards extend care to aquatic, envi-
ronmental and carnivore species. A fourth ward serves as a multi-purpose and surgical suite.


brewster academy
Wolfboro, nH

building skills
project type: Educational Facility

Brewster Academy commissioned SG&A
to design the largest expansion in the
school’s history. Taking advantage of the
beautiful views on Lake Winnipesaukee,
SG&A designed a 42,000 sf academic
building with a program that includes a
library, classrooms, chemistry laborato-
ries, lecture space, and audiovisual studios
for the 300-student campus. Separate
classroom “villages” feature distinc-
tive class configurations, student study
areas, instructional support rooms, and
teachers’ offices. These “villages” create
environments that accommodate various
teaching modalities, encourage team
teaching and maximize opportunities for
individualized, interdisciplinary instruc-
tion throughout the space.


wentworth institute of technology:
flanagan campus center at beatty hall
Boston, MA

campus connections
project type: Renovation and Addition

The Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall is a touchstone in so many ways for the Wentworth community. As one of the
most public of buildings on campus, it is a facility that is integral to the daily lives of many WIT constituents – students,
faculty, staff, and visitors. Creating an energetic vibe and a sense of place is an essential element to the project’s success as well
as meeting the strict budget and schedule. The Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall project includes the construction
of approximately 7,000 gsf of new building space in order to expand and renovate the dining commons, kitchen and servery
as well as renovate approximately 23,000 gsf of other existing space. The $10 million project includes the development of a
new, two story addition to the Ward Street side of Beatty Hall, removal of pre-cast panels from the northerly façade of the
building and installation of new fenestration to enhance building appearance. This allows for modest floor space expansion and
development of a new main entrance to the building to provide a new interior lobby and enhanced access and egress to the first
three floors of the facility. This project also includes an array of improvements aimed at enhancing pedestrian access to, and
connections through, Wentworth’s campus.


stonehill college: merkert-tracy hall
Easton, MA

adaptive reuse
project type: Renovation

Built in 1948, the same year that Stonehill opened,
Merkert-Tracy Hall was the young College’s first
major construction project. It opened in February
1949 as a science center and classroom building. An
addition was constructed in 1979. In 2009, Stonehill
built a new state-of-the-art science building on its
lower campus and made plans to renovate the old
facility into an administrative office building for two
divisions, Advancement and Finance as well as the
Human Resources Department.

Initially, SG&A provided a feasibility study which
documented existing conditions, determined the
best new use for the building, created a preliminary
budget for the agreed upon use, and a subsequent
schedule for design and construction. The findings
of the study were presented to the Board of Trustees
for funding approval. Working with the Facilities
Department team as well as senior management,
SG&A continued with programming, design and
construction administration. The $6 million project
was completed in October 2010 and staff moved
into the facility on November 11, 2010.


[firm leadership]


our founding partners
Since the firms inception in 1991 Al, Bill and Jeff have worked Al Spagnolo, AiA co-founded of Spagnolo Gisness Architecture
closely to create a full service architectural, interior design, LLC along with Bill Gisness and Jeff Tompkins. Since that time
and planning firm built on a strong design culture that is truly in 1991, he has led the business management of the firm as well as
client inclusive. Today they work side by side with over 30 several of the firm’s most significant design commissions. Whether
teammembers including with the firm’s Principals, Directors, Al is creating major corporate office buildings for national and
international corporations including NSTAR, ING, GTECH, The
Project Managers, Job Captains and Draftspersons to achieve
MathWorks, and Staples or for regional real estate development
the following:
organizations like Boston Properties, Intercontinental, National
Development, and New Boston Fund, he is the creative force at the
[our mission]: to respond to each client’s vision
heart of the firm’s design consciousness. As his clients will attest, Al is
through communication, collaboration, creativity
also just as pragmatic and practical as he is creative. His client-driven
and mutual trust.
focus toward responsiveness, efficiency and quality control is critical to
the firm’s continued reputation for excellent design work.


bill Gisness AiA leads selected projects from kick off to Jeff Tompkins iiDA LEED AP works with every client to
completion leading our project and consultant team. In collaboration create great spaces that respond to their unique goals and challenges.
with Al and Jeff, Bill is also responsible for the firm’s ability to provide From concept to closeout, Jeff works to understand and clarify client
creative and practical solutions to effectively meet the requirements expectations then works to assure our team tracks those expectations
and schedule of each project. Working with both Howard and and delivers on shared goals. Jeff is particularly skillful at finding the
Roger, Bill leads the firm’s quality assurance and quality control “sweet spot” where design excellence, constructability, budget, and
process improvements. With nearly 30 years of experience dedicated schedule meet. In partnership with Howard, Jeff provides leadership to
to the design and management of a wide variety of projects, Bill has the Interior Design Studio within the firm.
successfully completed renovations and new building projects for
institutions, corporations and commercial real estate firms across
New England.

point of view: “The client’s culture is
central to our design inspirations. It takes
precedent over everything else that we draw
upon as professionals and as individuals to
inform the work. Maybe that’s why there is
no definable SG&A “style” - because in the
end, the space will always say more about
you than it does about us. And, it will always
evoke excellence.”
-jeff


principals + directors

Steve Cunningham AiA LEED AP matt michel AiA LEED AP
With Steve leading the way, SG&A’s Higher Matt is a Senior Project Manager with the
Education Studio collaborates specifically firm. Matt is particularly adept at managing
with academic clients to develop creative yet complex and sophisticated projects with
reasonable design solutions that meet their multi-disciplinary requirements. He is
unique institutional and programmatic needs. able to coalesce consultant teams along
Steve is a skillful communicator and adept with our own internal design team to stay
collaborator as well as a talented architect. He focused and make progress toward goals for
knows that using a well-managed process to design, schedule, and cost. Matt’s clients
collect ideas and seek consensus is as critical appreciate his ability to manage, organize
to designing a successful project as it is to and integrate team resources and project
keeping the design process on schedule. information.

point of view: “Creativity, originality and innovation
exist without promise unless they are tempered by reason
and practiced with organization. We balance each SG&A
project team’s skill set so that we are equally good at
project management and design. You can trust us to cross
the t’s and dot the i’s – which, we will confess, is done
with a flourish at SG&A!” -matt


point of view: “At SG&A, we design spaces in an environmentally responsible
manner because, first and foremost, it is the right thing to do. Whether you’re
interested in using the best possible recycled materials or achieving LEED
Platinum certification, the choices we make with you throughout the design
process ensure that the environment isn’t an afterthought.” - roger

Roger Stein AiA LEED AP Aurora Cammarata
Roger is the Director of Architecture and As Director of Business Development,
has been responsible for the design and Aurora works to connect the best of SG&A’s
management of several award-winning design resources to new clients. Connecting
projects over the past twenty years. His need to skill is as much about matching
responsibilities include management of disposition and work style as it is design
architectural staff which includes project talent. With more than 20 years experience in
staffing, professional development and QA/ the A/E/C industry, Aurora finds the perfect
QC. He manages select projects in addition balance every time.
to providing design oversight for major
architectural design commissions for mixed-
use developments including significant
“lab-ready” buildings and other corporate
build-to-suits.


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