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Weston & Sampson February 26, 2018 85 Devonshire Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02109 Tel: 617.412.4480 David Ziomek Assistant Town Manager Town of Amherst 4 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA 01002 Re: Amherst North Common + Main Street Parking Lot Subject: Historic Landscape Credentials Dear Mr. Ziomek: Per our discussion last Friday, we are submitting this brief information package identifying some of our work that has involved the planning, design, permitting and construction of improvements to historic parks and city/town commons. Our experience is expansive within this realm, and our senior team members having been managing the restoration and reimagining of historic landscapes for many decades. Our team includes 24 landscape architects and we operate out of three studio spaces in Boston, Worcester and Albany. At any one moment, we are involved in multiple projects at historic landscape properties and our team members have become particularly adept in developing high quality restorations that respect and reflect the inherent historic and aesthetic qualities that are of importance to permitting entities including the Massachusetts Historic Commission, Boston Landmarks Commission, Worcester Historic Commission and many other local historical commissions and boards. We offer the following: . Team members include Gene Bolinger, Cheri Ruane and Brandon Kunkel. Gene and Cheri have spent their respective careers (nearly 60 years combined) leading efforts to refurbish parks and city/town commons throughout New England. Both possess undergraduate degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and both have developed a strong affinity for Amherst in general and Amherst Common in particular. Brandon Kunkel has similarly managed urban design and historic landscape projects during his 16-year career. Our team has completed the design of tens of millions of dollars in restoration projects at many of the Commonwealth’s most historic public landscape properties including: Boston Common (ca. 1634) Boston Public Garden (ca. 1837) Worcester Common (ca. 1669) Franklin Park, Boston (ca. 1880’s) Green Hill Park, Worcester (ca. 1890’s) Look Memorial Park, Northampton (ca. 1930) Cushing Park, Framingham (former state hospital, converted to public park) Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Boston (ca. 1858) Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH (ca. 1930’s) John Harvard Mall, Boston (ca. 1940’s) westonandsampson.com Offices in: MA, CT, NH, VT, NY, NJ, PA, SC & FL Page 2 To further demonstrate our credentials, we have included a series of resumes for staff likely to contribute to certain aspects of the Amherst Common restoration effort. We have also included project information sheets and related graphic images that help to convey the breadth of our experience. We hope this information is helpful and we look forward to working with you and other Town of Amherst boards, commissions and committees as meaningful physical improvements are designed and implemented at Amherst Town Common. Yours very truly, WESTON & SAMPSON Eugene R. Bolinger, RLA Vice President \\wse03.local\WSE\Projects\MA\Amherst MA\Town Common\Proposal\02.26.18 Amherst Common Historic Landscape Credentials.docx westonandsampson.com Offices in: MA, CT, NH, VT, NY, NJ, PA, SC & FL IMPROVEMENTS TO BOSTON COMMON, PUBLIC GARDEN & COMMONWEALTH AVENUE MALL city of boston, massachusetts The Boston Parks and Recreation Department selected Weston & Sampson to ■ coordinated public improve the pathways and entrances to the Boston Common, the Public Garden, process and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. ■ conducted extensive This multi-site project included a thorough assessment of existing entrance and research for historical pathway conditions throughout all three sites followed by an analysis and ranking in preservation order to prioritize an improvement program. Weston & Sampson then developed the proposed improvements into drawings and details and prepared them for submission ■ achieved handicapped to the Boston Landmarks Commission, who then subsequently approved them accessibility in all without condition. The project team then assembled estimates for all three sites and areas adjusted the scopes of work, as appropriate, to leverage the funding available. ■ resolved historic The public process included meetings directly with the Friends of the Public Garden drainage problems as well as public forums held at Emerson College. Based on the presentation graphics, those in attendance were able to understand the proposed improvements ■ managed and provide meaningful feedback on the project. environmental response to unforseen During the course of construction, several unforeseen conditions arose. Weston soil conditions & Sampson’s downtown Boston office location enabled us to provide responsive construction oversight and coordination with the contractor. When potentially unsuitable soils were discovered, our in-house environmental professionals were able to provide advice to BPRD that facilitated a timely and risk-appropriate solution. client contact Weston & Sampson’s team also included both an arborist and an archeologist who Christopher Cook provided critical observation and preservation services throughout our work. Commissioner Boston Parks and Recreation Department 617-635-4505 [email protected] westonandsampson.com T:\Marketing\MONOS\Landscape Architecture\Historic Parks and Commons\Boston Common & Garden Mall Compilation T:\Marketing\MONOS\Landscape ENHANCEMENTS AT THE SOLDIERS’ & SAILORS’ CIVIL WAR MONUMENT & FLAGSTAFF HILL, BOSTON COMMON city of boston, massachusetts Weston & Sampson recently completed design and construction administration ■ awarded the services for the enhancement and reconstruction of Flagstaff Hill and the Soldiers’ 2016 preservation and Sailors’ Civil War Monument. Located on Flagstaff Hill in Boston Common near achievement award, the Frog Pond, the 100+ foot tall monument was designed by Martin Milmore and by the boston dedicated on September 17th, 1877 as a tribute to the city’s citizens who fought preservation alliance on land and sea during the Civil War. The monument includes a 10-foot tall bronze sculpture representing the “Genius of America” that forms the very top of the ■ historic restoration massive structure. ■ extensive site Our work at Flagstaff Hill included monument lighting, special pavement treatments, improvements soil stabilization efforts, and landscape architecture. We finalized the specifications and bid documents, oversaw construction, and designed considerable site ■ design/construction improvements of the areas and pathways on the hill and surrounding the monument. administration As part of this project, we coordinated our efforts with Daedalus Inc., art studio and monument/sculpture conservators. Daedalus provided draft monument specifications and the careful restoration of the granite and bronze monument features, specifically the repatination of the bronze sculpture to its original brown coloration. client contact Michele Folts Project Manager Boston Parks & Recreation Depart- ment 617-961-3025 [email protected] westonandsampson.com T:\Marketing\MONOS\Landscape Architecture\Historic Parks and Commons\Boston Common Flagstaff Hill Architecture\Historic Parks and Commons\Boston Common Flagstaff T:\Marketing\MONOS\Landscape ÿ ÿ ÿ! "ÿ#ÿ$ÿ ÿ%% )U W ) & 0 "E n ! V F mÿw ÿ 3G V D& 0ÿw ÿ ÿ! " ÿ ÿ! " ! " ÿÿdef h 1 ÿ$ÿ20ÿÿ2% $ÿD EÿF%ÿG 1 ÿ$ U ÿV(ÿ$%%0 $ ! ÿ3%" 2!ÿ1! 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At this beautiful public park, we recently completed design ■ public process and and construction administration services for the reconstruction of pathways throughout coordination with each of the four Public Garden quadrants. Our most recent work represented the third multiple project phase of pathway improvements. Weston & Sampson’s efforts at the Public Garden stakeholders have included the installation of park benches and bench pads, lawn stabilization, drainage upgrades, and general landscape improvements. ■ specialized As part of our past work at the Public Garden, Weston & Sampson’s landscape construction detailing architects collaborated with our structural engineers to develop specialized construction and granite work detailing for resetting the magnificent serpentine granite block system that forms the entire perimeter of the lagoon; this work was completed in three phases.
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