Ben Franklin TechVentures2 Lehigh University Mountaintop Campus
Construction Value:
$30,630,000
Client:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of NE Pennsylvania
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
$30,630,000
Client:
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of NE Pennsylvania
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
The building of TechVentures2 was viewed as so high profile that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and representatives from the Department of Commerce came to Bethlehem to preside over the official groundbreaking ceremony. Completed in September of 2011, the TechVentures2 tower is linked to the original Ben Franklin TechVentures building and offers additional access to…
Benigna Hall Administrative Support Building
Construction Value:
$850,000
Client:
Moravian College
Architect:
Hemmler + Camay Architects
$850,000
Client:
Moravian College
Architect:
Hemmler + Camay Architects
This 5,400 SF, 2-story, all-brick facility was built to serve the administrative support functions of Moravian College and accommodate the school’s highly regarded Comenius Center. Benigna Hall features architectural windows and trim along with many other details that reflect the rich historical character of the surrounding buildings. There is a large, airy conference center on…
Mohican Building Williams Arts Campus
Construction Value:
$1,100,000
Client:
Lafayette College
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
$1,100,000
Client:
Lafayette College
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
This project primarily involved refurbishing and securing the envelope of the exterior of this historically significant 20,000 SF building located at the entrance of the Lafayette College campus in preparation to house classrooms, rehearsal studios and faculty offices for the school’s new Williams Arts Campus. The scope of work included repairing the spalled concrete piers…
Kemerer Museum Expansion
Construction Value:
$2,450,000
Client:
Historic Bethlehem Partnership
Architect:
SaylorGregg Architects
$2,450,000
Client:
Historic Bethlehem Partnership
Architect:
SaylorGregg Architects
This 5,000 SF 2-story addition with basement was constructed to safely store the Kemerer Museum’s 40,000 artifacts, and give scholars and amateur historians a convenient space to study the objects. Requiring approval by the City’s Historic and Architectural Review Board, this project faced initial objections because the desire for a building that dries quickly after…
America on Wheels
A Museum of Over the Road Transportation
Construction Value:
$15,000,000
Client:
Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA)
Architect:
MGA Partners
$15,000,000
Client:
Allentown Commercial and Industrial Development Authority (ACIDA)
Architect:
MGA Partners
This 47,000 SF facility, consisting of 41,000 SF of new construction of three galleries to exhibit antique vehicles, and 6,000 SF of renovations and alterations to the adjoining historic Arbogast & Bastian office building as an administration and visitors center, is surrounded by outside promenades, display areas and parking lots. There was a complexity of…
Agere Facility Consolidation
Construction Value:
$35,300,000
Client:
Agere Systems, Inc.
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
$35,300,000
Client:
Agere Systems, Inc.
Architect:
Spillman Farmer Architects
This intricate project involved a major consolidation of the former Western Electric manufacturing and testing facility on Union Boulevard in Allentown. Along with the team of STV Architects, Spillman Farmer Architects and N.E. Fisher & Associates, this fast-tracked project included change of occupancy use of the existing facility into new testing and quality assurance areas,…
Southern Lehigh Public Library
Construction Value:
$2,350,000
Client:
Southern Lehigh Public Library
Architect:
R.A. Bosak & Associates
$2,350,000
Client:
Southern Lehigh Public Library
Architect:
R.A. Bosak & Associates
New 12,000 SF 1-story brick, standing seam roofed, multifunctional public library serving the regional community; includes reference and reading areas, youth activity space, offices, meeting/conference rooms, kitchen, restrooms, lounge and reception/check-out station.
Northampton County 911 Call Center
Construction Value:
$3,000,000
Client:
Northampton County
Architect:
L. Kimball & Associates
$3,000,000
Client:
Northampton County
Architect:
L. Kimball & Associates
This totally secure 11,000 SF state-of-the-art emergency response center is the county’s 911 emergency data center and Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The facility has 24-hour video surveillance capability, bulletproof glass, and includes administrative offices, training rooms, restrooms, a lounge and four separate classrooms that can be configured to accommodate 80 individuals and their audio/visual…
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Cleanroom
Construction Value:
$6,000,000
Client:
Agere Systems, Inc.
Architect:
STV Architects
$6,000,000
Client:
Agere Systems, Inc.
Architect:
STV Architects
This 5,000 SF state-of-the-art class 1 cleanroom, requiring 100% filtering utilizing HEPA units in the ceiling and a perforated flooring system for laminar flow ventilation throughout, represents the most stringent regulations and demanding working conditions in construction today. This project involved coordination of all utility and data infrastructure work including process piping and specialty gases….
Micro-Clean Original Facility + Expansion
Construction Value:
$2,550,000
Client:
Micro-Clean
Architect:
Lee Architectural Associates
$2,550,000
Client:
Micro-Clean
Architect:
Lee Architectural Associates
Built for an air quality cleanroom certification company, this 25,000 SF facility plus a later 7,000 SF addition includes an entrance/lobby, administrative offices, conference rooms, training auditorium with state-of-the-art A/V system, mock cleanroom, equipment repair/testing laboratory, warehouse storage and a vehicle maintenance area.