News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: November 17, 2017
Bowdoin Construction completes 20,000 s/f expansion for Tenacre Country Day School
Wellesley, MA Tenacre Country Day School celebrated the official ribbon cutting for the Christian B. Elliott Community Center, a 20,000 s/f expansion and renovation for this elementary school campus.
Bowdoin Construction worked together with the school and their design team, Dario Designs, to provide progress budgets during pre-construction, and then served as general contractor to build the new facility. The completed expansion features a new dining hall with an open truss system, a fully renovated performing arts center for school events and performances, and several classrooms and common area spaces. In addition, a new pool building was constructed to service two outdoor swimming pools.
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