Preservation Massachusetts Awards awards ceremony
Boston – The Taunton State Hospital Women’s Recovery from Addictions Program (WRAP) project has been awarded the Preservation Massachusetts 2017 Paul and Niki Tsongas Award. The project was recognized in the category Best Use – Community and Social Services.
The Tsongas Award recognized BOND’s renovation, which includes 17,050sf of the historic Taunton State Hospital’s Chambers Building. The project was highly successful in transforming an outdated building on an underutilized campus into a new state-of-the-art treatment and recovery facility.
The project team included owner, DCAMM, the state’s building agency and Department of Mental Health; Studio G, architect; and the builder, BOND.
The existing stereotypical institutional glazed block wards were transformed into a home-like environment. Complete HVAC and life safety systems were installed. Two landscaped courtyards with site furnishings, walks, and fencing were created to give the clients access to the outdoors. Final renovation provided two new wings of patient rooms, an administrative wing, lounges, dining rooms, nurses’ stations, medical rooms, and other support spaces.
