Staff Work Day at Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity House
August 20, 2018
On August 15th the entire JWA staff got out from behind their computers to swing hammers, cut, measure, and sweat a little at Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity’s latest housing project.
The small, single family home, designed by JWA’s own Dorrie Brooks and Molly Clark is part of PVHH’s small cluster of affordable housing at the end of Garfield Avenue in Florence. Joined by several Valley retirees, and crew supervisor Walt Kohler, our staff spent the day putting up sheathing, caulking joints, erecting scaffolding and laying out interior walls. For additional photos and progress on this project, follow the link below to PVHH’s facebook page. 
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Project Update - Holyoke Middle Schools
August 14, 2018
On August 8th, the MSBA Facilities Assessment Subcommittee reviewed the completed Feasibility Study for the City of Holyoke’s proposed project to design and build two new middle schools.
The project team was represented forcefully by Mayor Alex Morse, Superintendent Dr. Stephen Zrike, Owners Project Manager Margaret Minor Wood and JWA’s Dorrie Brooks, AIA and Margo Jones, FAIA. On August 29th the MSBA Board of Directors will make their final determination of whether the project will go forward into design.
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Jones Whitsett Architects Awarded Gardner Elementary School Project
August 14, 2018
On May 22, 2018 the MSBA awarded Jones Whitsett Architects the Feasibility Study scope of work for the renovation or replacement of Waterford Elementary in the town of Gardner, Massachusetts. The project aims to serve the needs of 924 Kindergarten through 4th grade students. The study is to be managed by Colliers International. JWA’s Helen Fantini, AIA, NCARB is the architect in charge of the study phase of the project.
Brimfield Voters Approve Municipal Projects
July 25, 2018
On June 4th, the Town of Brimfield voted to approve the design and construction of an Addition/Renovation project at the Public Safety and Highway buildings.
Jones Whitsett has worked closely with the town on conceptual designs and will design the expansions to the existing buildings which will increase vehicle storage capacity for the Fire Department, improve the office and locker facilities for the Police Department, and add an indoor wash-bay at the Highway Department. Anticipated completion is in 2019.
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"Downtown Greenfield parking garage scheduled to open in four months"
June 27, 2018
On June 27th, 2018, Greenfield Garage and Jones Whitsett Architect, Dorrie Brooks, were featured in a 22 News update.
Watch the coverage and read the article in the link below.
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“Old Stone Mill being repurposed as zero-waste maker space”
June 26, 2018
The July 2018 issue of Berkshire Trade & Commerce business journal highlights one of JWA’s projects in Adams, MA. To read the full article, see page 1 in the link below.
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WMHCC - Historic Window Repair – Case Study: Whately Town Hall
March 22, 2018
On March 15, the Western Massachusetts Historic Commissions Coalition (WMHCC) hosted a meeting that focused on historic windows, with presentations by practitioners and case study examples.
Jones Whitsett's George Dole presented the Whately Town Hall Renovation Project as one of the case studies. As one of four main presenters, George provided meaningful insight into the challenges that those doing historic preservation work confront when deciding to restore older windows. For more information and to view relative documents from the WMHCC meeting that took place here in Greenfield, visit the link below to the Preservation Massachusetts website.
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JWA Continues to Support At-Risk Communities in Hampshire County
November 8, 2017
Just as work was wrapping up on the construction of a therapeutic gymnasium at the Cutchins Center for Children and Families, we learned that JWA had been awarded a contract to design a new teen housing project for DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services. The new DIAL/SELF Northampton Teen Housing project will provide 4 units of highly affordable independent living apartments and a staff support center at Locust and Hatfield Street, Northampton. Combining first time independent living with support services, the roughly 2000sf residential building is the first new construction project to be initiated by DIAL/SELF and is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Hampshire County Homeless.
Henry Albin and Dorrie Brooks are leading JWA’s design efforts and are focusing on a simple, modern design that fits into the context of residential homes on Locust Street. Each efficiency apartment will come complete with built in casework and furniture. The project will be design to exceed the Northampton stretch code with electric utilities offset by rooftop solar to be provided by Northeast Solar.
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Whately Community Center and History Museum Moves Forward
November 8, 2017
Wesfield Construction Co. of Chesterfield has been awarded a 1.3 million contract to renovate the historic Whately Town Hall into a community center and history museum. Jones Whitsett Architects, led by Kristian Whitsett and George Dole, worked with the Town of Whately over several years to develop plans and secure funding for the project which will preserve the historic character of the building while addressing important accessibility needs. The project is funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Historic Commission, the Whately Community Preservation Commission and a grant from the Massachusetts Green Communities Competitive Grant Program.
Wesfield aims to complete construction in the summer of 2018.
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JWA to Develop Master Plan for Princeton Center
November 8, 2017
On October 16, 2017 the Select Board of the Town of Princeton, MA awarded Jones Whitsett Architects a contract to lead an assessment and master planning process for four key public buildings in this bucolic, central Massachusetts community. Journalist Phyllis Booth of the Landmark writes that “Committee members agreed Jones Whitsett was head and shoulders above other firms that had submitted proposals.” The project begins in November with a conditions assessment of the four buildings, Bagg Hall, the Public Safety Building, Town Hall Annex, and the Princeton Center Building. Jones Whitsett Architects is increasingly recognized across the state for its work developing master plans and historic building preservation plans for Massachusetts towns and cities.
