Salem Metals
Middleton, MA
Category: 2020 Corporate
Architect: Gienapp Architects, LLC
Starnet Member:
Capital Carpet & Flooring Specialists, Inc.
Starnet Preferred Vendors:
American Olean, ARDEX, Armstrong Flooring, Johnsonite By Tarkett, Matter Surfaces, Milliken Commercial, Tarkett LVT
Project Strategy
Salem Metals.,is a family-run, full service job shop in Middleton, MA, offering services such as laser processing, press brake forming, machining, and finishing. Founded in 1970, this 50 -year-old company has grown to over 65 employees, and was in need of a new facility that addressed the needs of the employees and welcomed and impressed customers, while serving as a de facto showcase for the company's skills.
Gienapp Architects designed renovations to an existing 75,000 sf "shell" space to provide a full tenant-fit-up for Salem Metals. Emphasis was placed on a modern design, reflecting the cutting-edge technology that forms the core of the business. Metal elements were carried throughout the space, many manufactured in-house. A keystone of the design is an entirely new vestibule entrance visible from the adjacent road, prominently featuring company signage. The building also features a modern cafe styled break room for employees, modeled off of amenities offered at high-tech companies such as Google and Facebook. Overall, the design is light, open and modern, creating a space employees can take pride in and visitors and marvel at.
Capital Carpet & Flooring coordinated with the Construction Manager, the Architects and Owner during installation to ensure that materials met the owner's design criteria. Some changes were made during the construction phase of the project once alternative and more suited materials were discovered to meet the unique design objective. Specific product installed were Ceramic Tile, Laminate Flooring, Carpet Tile and various nosings and transition materials that were selected to meet the overall appearance of a "metal design" basis.