UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Address: Stamford, CT
Services: Construction Management
Construction Type: Nonprofit
Size: 10,700 sf
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.
