Projects – O'Riordan Migani Architects

38 Columbus Senior Housing, Seymour

38 Columbus completes the phased construction of a 38-unit 55+ residential community located on the corner of Bank and Columbus Streets in the heart of the Seymour historic shopping district. Housing over 40,000sq.ft. of commercial and residential space, the project was developed in two phases to include the modernization and adaptive re-use of a blighted…

Solomon Goffe House, Meriden

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Wilmont Crossing, New Haven

A mixed-use project for the Housing Authority of New Haven, Wilmont Crossing is a new 4-story structure with retail space and a community center on the ground floor and 47 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors. Designed with a human-scaled Arts & Crafts style image, the structure features a canopied arcade for pedestrian…

Valley Supportive Housing, Ansonia & Derby

This project included five residential buildings dating from c.1870 to 1917, located in two adjacent towns in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, demolished to the structural frame and renovated to provide 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Ranging in size from a two-family house to three-story, six-unit buildings, the buildings varied in their site conditions and code…

Belkin Building, Seymour

Two historic downtown buildings were given new life and purpose with an exterior restoration and complete interior renovation, providing ground floor retail space and twelve one-bedroom senior apartments. A house once graced with decorative Victorian porches and bargeboards sat beside a 1917 mixed-use building with storefronts on the ground floor and bay-windowed apartments above, topped…

Mission Taylor, Stamford

New Neighborhoods, Inc., combined two properties in downtown Stamford to create a linear site with frontage on two parallel street for 10 units of affordable rental housing. An existing house facing Taylor Street, originally constructed c. 1875 as a two family dwelling, was restored on the exterior with historically appropriate materials and details and completely…

20-24 Westminster, New Haven

A new two-family house with a wheelchair accessible 3-bedroom flat on the ground floor and a standard 3-bedroom flat above was constructed to replace a side-by-side two-family severely damaged by fire. Owned by the New Haven Housing Authority, the brief for the new structure included the requirement that it blend seamlessly into the surrounding context…

Brookside Cooperative Housing, Waterbury

Selective interior and exterior renovation work was implemented in a continuously occupied 102 unit housing complex. Brookside is the oldest housing cooperative in Connecticut, and the project represented the first major renovation since its constructions. The project team worked closely with the coop members, whose representatives attended every meeting throughout the two-phase project, and with…

Hales Court, Westport

Construction administration services were provided for a two-phase 79 unit project for the Westport Housing Authority. The complex includes a community center facing a large central green space and was built on the site of an existing housing authority property. The older units were demolished down to the foundations, which were incorporated into the new…

Beaches Block, Seymour

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Perry House c.1680, Stratford

OMA assisted the Town of Stratford with the preservation and planning for the long term vitality of the historic Perry House. Built in the late-seventeenth century, the structure had undergone numerous alterations, including conversion to a multi-family dwelling. The first step was to take immediate action to structurally stabilize the roof and protect the building…

Field Observation

O’Riordan Migani Architects provides Field Observer services for publicly-funded projects under construction. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has commissioned field representation services for a variety of projects: Dutton Heights, Bristol – renovation and sitework for 79 townhouse-type units constructed as side-by-side duplexes. Kugeman Village, Cromwell – exterior upgrades including new windows, siding, exterior doors,…

Sterling House Community Center, Stratford

The Sterling House Community Center was established in 1931 through the bequest of Cordelia Sterling who gave her family homestead, including an 1886 Romanesque mansion and landscaped grounds, in trust to the Town to be used as a community center. The house was designed by New York architect Bruce Price and is listed on the…

Russell Mercier Senior Center, Stratford

An existing single story wood frame municipal senior center was doubled in size in order to serve an expanding population of older Town residents. For many people, the local senior center is not just a place to socialize, but the place where trained staff will see that they receive badly needed help and services, ranging…

Trans-lite Inc., Milford

A well-established firm specializing in the design and manufacture of railroad and subway car lighting fixtures expanded its facility with new design and workshop space. A master plan, to be implemented in phases, was prepared as a guideline for further modernization of the facility. The long term plan includes renovated reception, office and conference space,…

Scattered Site Handicapped Accessibility Upgrades, New Haven

Accessible housing authority dwelling units need to comply with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, Federal Fair Housing Guidelines, and, if renovated, the state building code. In Connecticut, the accessibility provisions of the state code are composed of the ICC/ANSI A117.1 with amendments. Many of the older accessible apartments do not meet all of the provisions…

Waverly Townhouses & McConaughy Terrace, New Haven

This housing authority project involved the interior renovation of townhouse-type dwelling units that had been vacant for as long as several years. The units were located at two separate sites, one constructed in the 1940’s and the other in the 1970’s. Some of the townhouses needed fairly straightforward repairs and refurbishing, but most required more…

Master Vacancy Renovation Specification, New Haven

As the owner and manager of a 2,000 unit housing portfolio, the Housing Authority of New Haven faces the on-going challenge of cleaning, repairing, and painting vacated dwelling units so they can be reoccupied in a timely fashion. Some of the units require minor repairs, while others have been significantly damaged by fire, water, and…

Stratford Police Facility

This renovation and minor addition at the Town of Stratford Police Facility presented a number of challenges. The most fundamental was to create a solution to the chronic flooding of the basement level of the building. Stormwater frequently invaded the emergency medical response quarters, the police officers’ locker and fitness room, and the pistol range,…

Masuk High School, Monroe

Masuk High School is a 142,000 square foot, single story building which has had quite a few additions constructed to expand the facility in response to population growth and a widening variety of programs. O’Riordan Migani Architects assisted the Town and Board of Education with a phased sequence of renovations and maintenance work over a…

Stepney Elementary School, Monroe

A flooring replacement project included the removal of vinyl asbestos tile and worn carpet and the installation of a colorful new vinyl tile floor throughout the elementary school. The hazardous material was removed after the end of the school year, and a cheerful new flooring finish installed, featuring bright colors and patterns in a design…

Fawn Hollow Elementary School, Monroe

Chalk Hill Middle School, Monroe

Chalk Hill is a 122,000 square foot, two-story masonry building with a flat roof. O’Riordan Migani Architects assisted the Town and Board of Education with a phased sequence of renovations and maintenance, working with available funds and the priorities of the different tasks. Approached as facility management support, rather than stand-alone architectural assignments, OMA helped…

Monroe Elementary School

Monroe Elementary is a 61,450 square foot, single story building which has been added to a number of times since the construction of the original fieldstone school and houses the district Board of Education as well as the school. O’Riordan Migani Architects assisted the Town and Board of Education with a phased sequence of renovations…

Clover Street School Code Compliance Study, Windsor

Like many school facilities, Clover Street School has been added to and renovated over time. The older portions of the building were constructed before there were handicapped accessibility requirements in the building code and do not comply with the current standards. The fire code for existing buildings has also evolved over time, and contains provisions…

Park Avenue Neighborhood Preschool, Danbury

A Headstart daycare and preschool facility for 120 children is being created in an L-shaped single story masonry building dating from the 1930’s. Located in an established residential neighborhood, the preschool will have seven classrooms equipped with custom casework and children’s lavatories, a multi-purpose room with a small addition wrapped with windows, and an enclosed…