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The Berkshire Museum
HVAC Installation and Facility Renovations, Pittsfi eld, MA

SIZE OWNER
63,000 square feet The Berkshire Museum
CONTRACT TYPE ARCHITECT
Construction Manager-at-Risk Architectural Engineering
& Ammondson Architects, Inc.

PROJECT DETAILS
Th e complete renovations to the museum, founded in 1903, included • We minimized disruptions through extensive
the replacement of the copper roof, addition of the Feigenbaum Hall of coordination and phasing enabling adjacent
Innovation, the restoration of the fi replace and Stirling Calder fountain galleries and exhibits to remain open during
in the art deco Crane Room, a new visitor center, and the installation of construction.
new HVAC systems throughout the facility.
• Astute planning and execution ensured the
effi cient use of minimal project working area.
• Museum-standard environmental controls
were achieved with new, integrated mechanical
and electrical systems.

• New climate control system will preserve and
allow more of the Berkshire Museum’s collection
to be publicly displayed and also enable loans
and exhibitions from other museums.