Projects

The Somerville High School addition & renovation project consisted of a complete reconstruction of the exterior of the school. The project included the renovation of 82,700 square feet of the existing building, as well as an additional 322,000 square feet. Completed in 2021, Sunrise was proud to team up with General Contractor Suffolk Construction to execute this massive restoration.

Team Sunrise took on a scope of work that included but was not limited to:

• 125,000 SF of AVB
• 48,000 SF NBK Architectural Terracotta
• 25,000 SF of Aluminum Curtain wall and glazing
• 22,000 SF of ACM panels
• 24,000 SF of Corrugated Panels

Fun Fact: the best time of day to see the true color of the Terracotta Panels is about 1-2 hours before sunset.

In 2020, SEI was brought on by the Brait Builders out of Marshfield, MA to help renovate two of the three elementary schools in Watertown, MA. Hosmer & Cuniff Elementary Schools went through a significant renovation period, along with additions and rebuild as part of the Watertown Building of the Future Project. Sunrise’s scope of work included the two educational structure’s entire facade, using ACM & Parklex Phenolic Panels. Additionally, our team took on the install of Knight Wall Sub-Framing & Mineral Wool Insulation.

Alongside the Architectural Group Ai3 Architects, who were head of the Project Design team, Sunrise was able to help instate the innovative design of both schools.

In the fall of 2022, Sunrise had teamed up with Lee Kennedy Co. to renovate the Center for Health Sciences at Mass Bay Community College. The redevelopment had been to benefit the Early Childhood and Human Services Departments and provide students with a new and improved workspace. SEI scope of work included:

• EFCO Aluminum Curtainwall and Storefront
• Old Castle Glass
• Americlad Sunshades
• Americlad Metal Plate Panels
• Americlad Mechanical Roof Screen

Working alongside architectural company Sasaki Associates, Inc., Sunrise was able to finish up this job in late 2023.

Sunrise was thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate, in a design-assist format, with Shawmut Design and Construction, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, and Deborah Berke Partners on the adaptive reuse of the Lewis International Law Center at Harvard University. The 50,500 sq. ft. project transformed the midcentury structure into a learning center with a new entrance, increased teaching and office space, a new circulation system, high-performance glazing, and a new floor and roof terrace.

The full scope of work for Sunrise included ESW curtainwall with Tecnoglass glazing, Alucobond ACM wall panels (2 colors), steel canopy and column covers at the east and west entrances, skylights on the roof, balcony railings, and glazed in granite stone from Stone Panel International — sourced all the way from Quebec.

Sunrise teamed up with W.T. Rich, William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc., and the City of Cambridge on this exciting new public school complex for the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools in Cambridge, MA.

Sunrise was hired on a design-assist contract and worked diligently with the design team to establish a menu of items and associated costs from which the entire team could track, evaluate and aid in the decision-making process.

At the conclusion of the design-assist phase, the design intent was maintained and the project cost was reduced by approximately 4 percent.

Complete scope of work included:

• Aluminum curtainwall by C.I Energía Solar ESWindows
• Aluminum vents by C.I Energía Solar ESWindows
• Aluminum skylights by Wasco Skylights
• Thermally broken framing by SMART Ci Green Girt
• Insulation by Roxul Inc.
• Terra cotta by NBK Architectural Terracotta
• Phenolic panels by FunderMax
• Composite aluminum panels by Vitrabond
• Acoustic CW by St. Cloud Window
• Interior Sliding Partitions by Wilson Partitions

Special thanks to C.I Energía Solar ESWindows for the great shots!

Sunrise teamed up with Fontaine Brothers and CBT on the construction of this brand-new, state-of-the-art Catholic, co-educational school in Springfield, MA.

Opening its doors in time for the 2018-19 school year, the four-story, 114,900 sq. ft. facility is energy efficient and encourages high levels of student interaction in a 21st century learning environment.

Sunrise was contracted as part of the completion of the building envelope with a scope of work that included the installation of metal wall panels, insulated metal panels, öko skin fiber cement panels, and thermal insulation.