Highlights

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Address: Stamford, CT

Services: Construction Management

Construction Type: Nonprofit

Size: 10,700 sf

Contract: $13,200,000

Expected Completion Date: Spring 2025

Architect: TSKP Studio

Project Description:

  • Construction of a new 10,700 sq. ft. Planetarium and Astronomy Center consisting of a state-of-the-art planetarium, theatre, observatory, classrooms, terraces, lobby, and a gift shop.
  • Construction of a three-story steel superstructure that incorporates an ellipse in the roof deck for the curved planetarium screen, supported by an independent three-story foundation to mount a 100lb telescope, ensuring minimal vibrations and movement.
  • The newly constructed facility will feature a 40-foot diameter planetarium dome, a flat-floor 100-seat theatre with articulating seats, an observatory with a motorized roll-back roof, an open-air deck, two classrooms, scenic outdoor terraces, an elevator and ADA-compliant facilities, a lobby gallery, a gift shop, and a suite of telescopes with solar and lunar capabilities.
  • Construction management services included: constructability review, budgeting, value engineering, subcontractor bid and award, safety and logistical planning, pre-purchase program, scheduling, and construction.