Photography by:
Ralph E. Dinneen
Brown University Rochambeau House
Location
84 Prospect Street
Providence, RI
By the numbers
Institutional
House
20,000 SF
Completed
Collaborators
Brown University Department of Planning - Owner/ Landlord
E&M Engineering, Inc. - MEP Consultant
VIVO - Building Code
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Built in 1929, this 20,000 SF brick and limestone house contains many original pieces and architectural details taken from a 17thcentury chateau in the Loire Valley in France, including marble fireplaces and boiserie wood. Bequeathed to Brown University by the late Mary Elizabeth Sharpe, the program called for conversion to meeting, classroom, study and faculty offices for the Departments of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies.
Working closely with the Sharpe family and the University we developed a design approach that would preserve the structure’s fine interiors while making significant building systems and life-safety upgrades. Services included concentrated involvement with the Zoning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Handicapped Access Board, Fire Department and Building Department to obtain variances so the building’s integrity could be preserved.
Brown University Rochambeau House
20,000 SF
House
Collaborators
84 Prospect Street
Providence, RI
Completed
Brown University Department of Planning - Owner/ Landlord
E&M Engineering, Inc. - MEP Consultant
VIVO - Building Code
Built in 1929, this 20,000 SF brick and limestone house contains many original pieces and architectural details taken from a 17thcentury chateau in the Loire Valley in France, including marble fireplaces and boiserie wood. Bequeathed to Brown University by the late Mary Elizabeth Sharpe, the program called for conversion to meeting, classroom, study and faculty offices for the Departments of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies.
Working closely with the Sharpe family and the University we developed a design approach that would preserve the structure’s fine interiors while making significant building systems and life-safety upgrades. Services included concentrated involvement with the Zoning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Handicapped Access Board, Fire Department and Building Department to obtain variances so the building’s integrity could be preserved.
Built in 1929, this 20,000 SF brick and limestone house contains many original pieces and architectural details taken from a 17thcentury chateau in the Loire Valley in France, including marble fireplaces and boiserie wood. Bequeathed to Brown University by the late Mary Elizabeth Sharpe, the program called for conversion to meeting, classroom, study and faculty offices for the Departments of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies.
Working closely with the Sharpe family and the University we developed a design approach that would preserve the structure’s fine interiors while making significant building systems and life-safety upgrades. Services included concentrated involvement with the Zoning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Handicapped Access Board, Fire Department and Building Department to obtain variances so the building’s integrity could be preserved.
