BeroArchitecture PLLC - Rochester, NY

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Thirty Two Winthrop Street, Rochester, New York 14607
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Museum Projects Portfolio


MUSEUM PROJECTS PORTFOLIO


		FOSTER COTTAGE Location: Clifton Springs, NY Description: Bero Architecture was the architect for the restoration of this nineteenth-century Gothic Revival house listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The main wing of the house adapted for use as a local history museum.
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		GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE Location: Rochester, NY Cost: $1,700,000 Description: This meticulous restoration project was a result of team effort involving the House and Garden Restoration Committees, Bero Associates as the restoration architect, historic interiors specialist, skilled craftsmen, landscape architects, and construction manager/general contractor. The required program provided an authentic, museum-quality restoration, while accommodating systems for fire safety, physical safety, museum-level security, and universal accessibility. The first floor principal rooms, exterior finishes, roof balustrades, garden arbor, and garden trellis were restored to their appearance during George Eastman's occupancy (1905-1932). The exacting study of enlargements of historic photographs provided the architect with detailed visual documentation of the mansion's original appearance. Moldings, bookcases, wainscoting, casework, planters, railings, and other architectural details were duplicated thanks to these photographs. Fire alarms, smoke detectors, motion sensors, railings and wheelchair access were designed to be as discreet as possible. Exterior work included investigation to determine the original colors, leading to the present four color paint scheme, and restoration of the gambrel railing. The restoration of the trellis in the East Terrace Gardens and the grape arbor contributes to the overall historic accuracy of the project. Inconspicuous flashing and ventilation details are designed to prolong the life of these garden structures while not obscuring character-defining features.
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		HOYT-POTTER HOUSE Location: Rochester, NY Cost: $1,200,000 Description: Restoration/rehabilitation of 7,000 square foot, two-story, Greek Revival structure for the Landmark Society of Western New York headquarters. The nineteenth century house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The work was funded with an Environmental Quality Bond Act (EQBA) matching grant. Professional services included program development, schematic design, final design, bidding, and project administration. Plans and specifications were developed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and were approved by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. In addition to interior and exterior work on the structure, the project also included sitework for historic landscaping, surface parking, and provisions for access ramps to the ground and first floors coordinated with neighboring buildings. Universal access was provided to the historic Campbell-Whittlesey House Museum, just north of the Hoyt-Potter House. (Bero Associates served as the Consulting Architect under a separate contract for EQBA funded repairs at the Campbell-Whittlesey House). The combined work at the Hoyt-Potter and Campbell-Whittlesey Houses comprised a larger plan of the Landmark Society to create an urban campus that included the two houses.
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		STONE-TOLAN HOUSE Location: Rochester, NY Cost: $63,000 Description: Bero Architecture was hired to identify deficiencies, propose remedies and estimate repair costs for the Stone-Tolan House Museum, a ca. 1805 Federal style house/tavern. We prepared construction documents, bidding and construction administration for several repair and restoration projects completed between 1985-1990. Work items included extensive structural shoring; roofing; gutter, downspout and rainwater disposal improvements; exterior painting; restoration of the hearth (summer kitchen) and chimney; restoration of the porch; repair of rotted exterior wall framing (sills and studs) in house and detached barn; and sitework (regrading, fence repairs). The house is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as an interpretive museum of pioneer life in Western New York.
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