EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP: UNDER $5 MILLION

EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP: UNDER $5 MILLION

PROJECT NAME

Nemours Estate New Collection Storage Facility

WINNER

Gilbane Building Company

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Nemours Foundation needed a freestanding facility to store their Estate’s collection of antique furniture, artwork, film, and textiles — one that would protect their assets and represent the Estate’s historic nature. The Gilbane Building Company team built the facility to respect the mostly pre1920s aesthetic of other buildings on the Estate and installed special equipment to ensure the safety of their collections from environmental challenges like UV light, fire, and temperature changes. As coordination around the occupied campus was essential, the team partnered with Nemours Children’s Hospital and the Delaware National Guard to minimize disruption to ongoing operations.

OWNER

The Nemours Foundation

ARCHITECT

JacobsWyper Architects

ENGINEERS

AKF Engineering; Keast & Hood; Vandemark & Lynch

GBCA MEMBER COLLABORATORS

E.C. Fence & Iron Works, Inc.; Hatzel & Buehler, Inc.; Revolution Recovery, LLC; WillScot

Photo Credit: Kingston Ko Photography