Salve Regina University The Allen Family Learning Commons
DBVW helped Salve Regina University transform the first floor of McKillop Library into the new Allen Family Learning Commons. The interior renovation reworked the entire floor to craft a welcoming environment for students and a new hub of activity on campus in what was once an underutilized and unwelcoming space. Low ceilings were removed to add nearly three feet of height and new dynamic lighting was added to create a “modern learning common” with many different, flexible study and meeting spaces for students to gather, work, and engage with school resources. Important programs were moved from the upper floors to the first floor and the main entrance of the building was upgraded with a new enclosure and bold wayfinding for a more inviting entry sequence.
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Martha is a nationally-recognized expert in the field of historic preservation. She has directed multiple phases of important preservation projects at some of the region’s most treasured landmark buildings. As an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Martha served on a national Sustainability Task Force focused on strengthening the important relationship between sustainability and historic preservation. Martha serves on the boards of GrowSmart RI and the Historic Preservation Education Foundation. She is a Governor-appointed member of the Capital Center Commission, a member of the RIHPHC review board, and a past-President of AIA/Rhode Island. When Martha is not climbing up steeples or through abandoned buildings, she can be found playing tennis or kayaking on the Narragansett Bay.