Our narratives have emerged by pursuing the things we care about, and those pursuits have intersected into sustainable responsibilities. Here are a collection of driving spaces, elements, visions and curiosities that we continuously explore. Some are big projects, some are tiny — together these projects fuel our passion for connecting through the built environment.
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Starbucks Retrofit – Johnson & Wales University Johnson Hall
Restaurant renovation: Partnering with Vision 3 Architects, to retrofit a new Starbucks cafe at Johnson & Wales University in downtown Providence. Details include chalk-board painter walls, tiled flooring & walls, cable handrails & metal handrails, custom service counter, and bar height tables
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Corporate Office & Publics Spaces West Warwick, RI
The West Warwick Housing Authority contracted Coletta to modernize and renovate 3,225 sq.ft. of corporate office space & public spaces - to include the entry lobby, executive offices, private offices, hallways, and common areas. A complete renovation of their corporate office space, relocation of the IT room, new window treatments and film. Finishing with a custom floating ceiling at the entry & elevator lobby, highlighted by LED halo up-lighting.
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LARTS Learning Space Renovation – UMASS Dartmouth
Coletta partnered with Austin Architects, LLC to convert the existing atrium at UMASS Dartmouth, into a new Learning Commons area for the students in the Liberal Arts (LARTS) Building – to include the renovations of four private offices (rooms 221, 222, 219, 220 & 220A).
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Rhode Island College - Biotechnology Laboratory
Partnering with SMMA Architects, we delivered a state-of-the-art BioTechnology Laboratories equipped with the latest technology, laboratory casework & cabinetry, new exhaust & fume hood system, custom woodwork shelving, and state-of-the-art card-key security system. ‘Attention to Detail’
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RISPCA: Cat Solarium
Steel and Masonry addition which added much needed space for the cats to roam and play.
Owner: RISPCA
Our Services
From inception to move-in and beyond, our services fully surround our clients' project needs. Our time-tested processes ensure that consistency and quality are met at the highest standards and with valued results.
General Contracting Practices:
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As your Project Manager, delivering the right strategy for a project depends on a comprehensive preparation pre-startup during which business requirements, risks, constraints and stakeholder interests are fully understood. Strict project management throughout the entire project will ensure unforeseen challenges are properly addressed to meet your schedule, budget, and aesthetic objectives.
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We analyze the technology solutions, communications, hard-goods, and branded elements to strategically make sound decisions early on during the pre-construction phase. From procurement to value-engineering.
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Coletta builds more than a space. We build experiences by prioritizing innovation, operations, and a seamless delivery. We avoid risks, overruns and setbacks by ensuring safety and quality planning from conception.
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Coletta estimating services includes analyzing the scope of work, materials labor costs, equipment expenses, permits, and any other relevant factors. Using the latest data analysis, industry benchmarks, and current market prices to provide the best cost estimates for your projects. Additionally, we can provide value engineering suggestions to optimize costs without compromising quality or functionality. Overall, Coletta estimating services play a vital role in ensuring the financial feasibility & successful execution of your commercial project.
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Building your future with ONE point of contact in charge of the day-to-day process to keep your RETAIL, RESTAURANT, OFFICE, CLASSROOM, PUBLIC Project on schedule and within budget.
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Before starting a project, Coletta links workplace planning and budgeting by building a plan to proactively managing costs to make more intelligent and informed decisions.
Our markets…
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Growth in business needs innovation as the core driver, invoking performance and valuation. Human creativity seeks Innovative Strategies and Business Solutions, persistence and intelligence.
Coletta believes design and construction are inclusive processes that connects people with the physical environment.
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Retail is transforming rapidly. Coletta creates retail environments that embody our client’s brand soul & aspirations, creating meaningful engagement with customers, and drive sales.
Our work focus: specialty stores, department stores and shop-in-shops, retail outlets, food & beverage, and health & wellness.
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Our multidisciplinary approach creates memorable guest experiences and branded environments that empower staff.
Empowering workers is key to creating a place of empowerment to do their best work, making the back-of-house design and building performance as important as guest-facing spaces.
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The intentional planning and creation of learning experiences, environments, and resources that promote effective teaching and learning is the focus of the Coletta approach. It involves a systematic approach to designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs, materials, and activities that are tailored to meet the needs and goals of its inhabitants. Effective educational design takes into account a range of factors, including learning objectives, instructional methods, assessment strategies, learner characteristics, and available resources, to create engaging and meaningful learning experiences that support the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills.
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Technology is evolving daily, transforming the way we WORK, LIVE, and PLAY. At Coletta, we educate ourselves with the latest technology software and applications to best fit spaces to technology companies of all sizes seeking to grow, perform better, and retain top talent. We enable clients to support all work modes while advancing wellness and mission goals.
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Whether its city hall, libraries, or community centers, it involves creating functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces that connects history with the needs and expectations of the community, while also adhering to budgetary constraints and building codes. Effective municipality design and construction involves collaborating with stakeholders such as city officials, and community members to ensure that the space reflects the unique character and values of the municipality. To create and build public spaces that are both functional and attractive, and that contribute to the well-being and satisfaction of the community.
Design Build - Integrated Practices:
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We help clients achieve the necessary confidence by expressing your brand in physical spaces and developing test fits and early solutions before creating a fully-fledged design. We love being brought onboard early on, working with clients in developing programming solutions, and reviewing early design and planning decisions. In the scenarios where projects are in their infancy, merely the seeds of an idea, we can help clients envision their brands full potential through site or brand agnostic aspirational studies, complete with compelling visualizations.
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At Coletta, our main focus is the full delivery of comprehensive architectural services, design strategy, and interior design projects, soup to nuts. We ideate, detail, and execute projects from napkin sketches through to built environments.
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With 40 years of experience, we confidently handle the necessary documentation and coordination across all phases of a project, from first ideation and focused detailing, to support with tendering and permitting, and the actual construction. As a ONE STOP SHOP, we are passionate about the execution of a vision, and understand the critical need to be a solid support to the client, all in as DESIGNER and CONTRACTOR during all phases of our projects. Our teams pride themselves on close collaboration, and are accustomed to being involved from start to finish on projects.
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Coletta incorporates building design analytics to maximize occupant comfort and reduce operating costs. This includes:
—Views Analysis – Visually connect the occupants with nature
—Biophilic Design – Integrating nature and natural systems
—Daylight & Glare Analysis – Maximizing natural daylight while reducing glare
—Materials – Specifying healthy and high performance materials
—Embodied Carbon Analysis – Reducing the embodied carbon impact
—Water Budget Assessment – Reducing consumption while maximizing performance
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We understand the importance of a strong art layer within all projects, and pride ourselves on the design and delivery of custom art pieces. These can be fabricated In-house or in coordination with an artist. Additionally, we can also help owners with a vision for a broader art package through design careful integration.
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Prototype Design
Design Management
Furniture Management
Tenant Design Guidelines
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