Projects

Located in the port city of New Bedford overlooking Buzzards Bay, the new UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) research facility houses the largest marine science program in the University of Massachusetts system.

This 64,500 sq. ft. research building was designed to accommodate all of the university’s marine science activities, which focus on biochemical cycling, marine and coastal computation modeling, fisheries science, marine renewable energy, ocean observing/sensing, and ocean physics.

The building features several specialized research laboratories, including a seawater facility with a holding tank for marine organism research; a supercomputer server cluster for climate and oceanographic computational modeling; and a storage area to support fabrication and staging for ocean-going experimental equipment.

The state-of-the-art facility also features teaching labs and classrooms, conference space, offices, and community outreach and partnership spaces.

Sunrise’s scope included ACM panels, corrugated panels, TAKTL panels, curtain wall, storefront and glazing.

Located on UMass Lowell’s North Campus, the new Pulichino Tong Business Center comprises two wings: a two-story wing connecting to Lydon Library and a four-story wing overlooking University Avenue.

The wings feature a four-story atrium, technology-enhanced classrooms, seminar rooms, faculty offices, a finance laboratory, meeting spaces, and collaborative study areas.

Situated on a high traffic campus corner, the 52,000 sq. ft., LEED Silver certified building acts as a new face for the north campus along University Ave.

Sunrise’s scope included framing, insulation, composite metal panels, insulated metal panels, aluminum curtainwall, and aluminum doors and hardware.

Completed photo courtesy of Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.

Completed in the summer of 2017, the New England Conservatory’s new 10-story Student Life & Performance Center features a new residence hall for 250 students, a dining commons, performance and recording spaces, a library resource center, and other student gathering spaces.

Sunrise’s scope of work consisted of about 20,000 sq. ft. of ship-lapped terra cotta tiles in three finishes installed in a perceived “random” mosaic pattern. The pattern was designed by the team at Ann Beha Architects, and Sunrise worked with the general contractor to ensure that each colored tile was installed in the correct location and sequence.

Custom dies and extrusions were made for the horizontal and end closures for the terra cotta system. Sunrise installed all materials outboard of the AVB, including primary and secondary furring systems (as needed), exterior insulation, and exterior finish products.

The project also included the following materials: 12,700 sq. ft. of insulated metal panels; 12,000 sq. ft. of aluminum composite metal accent panels around punched windows, wall panels, canopies, and roof copings; 3,500 sq. ft. of aluminum single skin corrugated/perforated profile panels at the roof mechanical penthouse; and 2,600 sq. ft. of stainless steel single skin corrugated/perforated profile panels at levels 2-4.

Completed in November of 2016, the Woodman Family Community & Performance Center is a multi-use facility on the campus of the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, that features a main hall capable of holding 540 people for musical theater performances, exhibitions, workshops, and many other school and community activities.

The center also includes a café, circulation space, classrooms, theater support space, and an outdoor gathering space.

Sunrise furnished and installed TAKTL wall panels on the main façade and penthouse of this 36,000 sq. ft. center. The TAKTL panels came in five different sizes and four different colors, giving the building a very unique look.

Designed by ICON Architecture, the UMass Lowell North Quad Infrastructure Upgrade was presented as a highly technical project with the intent of upgrading four interconnected lab/classroom buildings (1905-1907) on the university’s North Campus.

The project consisted of the addition of two “pods” and associated renovations to the North Quad complex (including Kitson, Southwick, Pasteur and Falmouth halls), allowing for future mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and accessibility infrastructure improvements to the existing buildings.

Sunrise’s scope on this infrastructure upgrade included composite metal panels, framing, insulation, aluminum curtain wall, aluminum doors and hardware, and point-supported glass canopy.

The new 48,000 sq. ft. Academic Innovation Center (AIC) at Bryant University opened to rave reviews by students and faculty in September 2016 and has since been awarded the national grand prize for outstanding design and architecture in the College Planning and Management’s 17th annual Education Design Showcase.

The AIC was designed with the intent of creating an open, interactive space for students — the classrooms and corridors were designed to encourage dialogue and collaboration.

Sunrise’s scope included both the exterior and interior: glazed aluminum curtain wall, aluminum framed entrances and storefronts, glazing, mirrors, and folding glass partitions.

A welcomed addition to the UMass Boston campus, the four-story, 190,000 sq. ft. academic building known as University Hall opened its doors in the spring of 2016.

Located on the eastern edge of campus, the building features state-of-the-art general purpose classrooms, including a 500-seat auditorium, faculty and staff offices, a café, student lounge and study spaces, and specialized instructional space for art, chemistry, and performing arts.

Sunrise fabricated and installed 21,000 sq. ft. of copper panels and 22,000 sq. ft. of SEI’s composite metal rainscreen system. Sunrise’s scope also included installation of 16,000 sq. ft. of corrugated metal panels.

Completed in 2015, this phased project involved the construction of a six-story, 90,000 sq. ft. addition and the restoration of the iconic Boston University Law tower. The new Sumner F. Redstone building, attached at the base of the tower by a new glass atrium, was constructed as a means to support the large traffic needs of the existing classrooms.

Sunrise’s role in the project involved the building envelope of both the tower and the new addition. The scope of phase one included replacement of aluminum windows on the tower, and the scope of phase two included the furnish and installation of metal wall panels.