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The Colonial Theatre

Restoration of Existing Facilities

SIZE OWNER
47,000 square feet The Colonial Theatre
CONTRACT TYPE ARCHITECT
Construction Manager-at-Risk Martinez & Johnson
Architecture

PROJECT DETAILS
Restoration of the Colonial Th eatre, built in 1903 and listed on the • Th e project is a Save America’s Treasures grant
awardee.
National Historic Register, returned it to its original grandeur. Th e
• We met a tight budget by analyzing
project entailed a complete gut, with new structural and mechanical multiple major design confi gurations during
systems and other upgrades to meet building codes and Americans with preconstruction and thereby fi nding ways to
reduce space without impinging on the overall
Disabilities Act requirements.
project.
• Th orough preconstruction logistics planning
minimized construction impacts on the
surrounding neighborhood.
• Extensive investigation of subcontractor
qualifi cations ensured that workers would
be capable of the high level of craftsmanship
required for the preservation or reproduction of
original architectural features.
• Received signifi cant funding from the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• In addition to restoring the lobbies and audience
chamber, the stage house was rebuilt, new
back-of-house support under the audience
chamber was provided, and the loading and
stage movement area behind the theatre was
expanded.
• Visitor’s Center adjacent to the building that
provides additional lobby area and new vertical
circulation mitigating intrusion into the historic
fabric of the theatre.