Projects

Merrimack Lodge Design & Construction at White Park

The new Merrimack Lodge Project at White Park in Concord, NH consisted of assessing needs, financing, permitting, designing, and constructing a new skate house. Closed over a decade ago due to disrepair, the original 1,600 square feet skate house was built in the 1950’s on the banks of White Park Pond. The two level, wood framed building had numerous issues including; inadequate electrical and mechanical systems, annual flooding of the lower level, inadequate restroom facilities, hazardous building materials, and potential mold growth.

The H.L. Turner Group was brought on pro bono as the project architects and engineers. The design included re-building the existing facility to be revived as a skate house. The proposed plan included new restrooms, a skate rental area, snack bar, and warming/viewing area with a fireplace.

The City of Concord approved final design and construction of the new White Park Skate House in July, 2018.  The City of Concord partnered with Milestone Engineering & Construction of Concord, New Hampshire as the contractors to build the new skate house, which was completed in June 2019.

The final project received a Citation Award in the 2020 AIA New Hampshire Excellence in Design Awards. 

          

 

Design of Holderness School Arena & Ice Rink

In the fall of 2014, The Turner Group (TTG) was selected to design a new, 30,000-square-foot outdoor rink structure for the Holderness School, with the goal of completing construction for the hockey season of 2015.  TTG worked quickly to complete architectural and engineering documentation to enable construction to begin.  This was an emergency project to replace the existing rink rendered uninhabitable due to inadequate snow load capacity.  TTG  met with instructors and staff  to develop a master plan for the school’s sports complex to ensure the development of the rink would address the school’s needs for the future.  

The site design provided needed solutions for arrival to the building and solving water run off issues.  A new outdoor gathering space and indoor viewing grandstands were created for visitors.  The structure was designed to increase the snow load capacity of the roof by 50%, while also supporting a new solar array that provides power for the rink ice refrigeration system throughout the hockey season.  The mechanical design addressed the issue of heating comfort for spectators during the games.  A new energy-saving ice refrigeration was provided on the south side of the building, opening up the east side of the building for better vehicular arrival.  The exterior timber frame canopy design, incorporated with the pre-engineered rink structure, links the building to the adjacent surroundings while shielding the ice surface from the low winter sun.  New energy efficient lighting was provided for the rink and to accent the timber frame.  The project provides a new front door for the Holderness Sports Facility. 

In 2017, the project received the American Institute of Architects-NH Excellence in Architecture Design Citation Award.  

         

 

 

Durgin Block Parking Garage Addition and Redevelopment

The Turner Group was selected by the City of Concord, NH to develop architectural and engineering designs, as well as perform construction administration for the renovation and restoration of this 459-space parking garage.  The 5-story structure is framed with structural steel, cast-in-place concrete, and post-tensional slabs.  

The Durgin Block Parking Garage addition and redevelopment project consisted of renovations and upgrades to this 1984 vintage structure.  The designs included two new stair towers; an elevator; restoration of concrete, steel and brick, a new traffic membrane; expansion joints; new drain piping system; signage; and maintenance room. 

 

    

Durgin Parking Garage Addition and Redevelopment

The Turner Group was selected by the City of Concord, NH as architects and engineers for design and construction administration of the renovation and restoration of this 459-space parking garage.  The 5-story structure is framed with structural steel with cast-in-place concrete, post tensional slabs.  

The designs include two new stair towers, an elevator, restoration of concrete, steel and brick, new traffic membrane, expansion joints, new drain piping system, signage, maintenance room and may other renovations, restorations, and upgrades to this 1984 vintage parking garage.

 

          

Bethel Mills Hydroelectric Facility

Hydroelectric Facility Improvements
Bethel, Vermont

The  Bethel Mill hydro-electric plant underwent significant improvements to its historic facility and selected the Turner Group for upgrades design and construction administration.  The project involved a turbine replacement, a new inflatable dam,  redesign of the river intake and trash rack (for enhanced debris handling and management), and a fish by-pass.  A unique alignment and structural design for the trash rack system was used to make the racks “self-cleaning” for most of the typical river debris encountered on the site. 

A fish sluice/by-pass plunge chamber was designed to work integrally with the rack system in order that the debris and fish passage can be accomplished as the same time without impact to the rack operation and injury to the fish.

 

          

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