Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.

Our business has been building since 1879.

The Reem/Kayden Center for Science and Computation

The Reem/Kayden Center for Science and Computation is a dramatic, curved structure of 69,500 SF housing laboratories, offices, and teaching facilities. This exciting facility was designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects with Buro Happold Consulting Engineers.

The Rhodes Arts Center

This 63,000 square foot complex includes a full concert hall seating 400, an end stage theater with full operating equipment, and two dance studios - one outfitted as a black box theater. The Rhodes Arts Center earned a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.

J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center

Currently underway, this project consists of a new, state-of-the-art judicial facility on a 3.9 acre site between Federal, North, and Bridge Streets in Salem, MA. Project Features include: LEED Silver (anticipated) and the moving of existing First Baptist Church to a new location on site where it will be renovated for use as a Law Library.

MIT — Simmons Hall

Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Steven Holl, this facility not only breaks new ground using innovative construction methods and technology developed by DOC, but it required a fast-track schedule to guarantee completion for Fall 2002 occupancy.

A photo of the Simmons Hall at MIT, built by Daniel O'Connell's Sons.

The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College

Bard College's extraordinary new Performing Arts Center is a magical combination of artistic expression and technical achievement. Designed by renowned architect, Frank Gehry, the facility includes a conventional 1,000 seat theater, a 400 seat black box theater, a concert shell and forestage lift, and full flying systems for scenery.

A photo of Fisher Center for Performing Arts at Bard College, built by Daniel O'Connell's Sons.

The Springfield Federal Courthouse

The new U.S. Federal Courthouse, designed by Moshe Safdie, forms a spiraling crescent around ancient Copper Beech and Linden trees original to the site. A colonnaded entry pavilion leads to a curved colonnade for pedestrians and the grand stair, which leads to the courtrooms on the building’s third public level.

A photo of the Springfield Courthouse, built by Daniel O'Connell's Sons.

News & Developments

J.Michael Ruane Judicial Center is now Complete!

Check out final pictures of the J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center in Salem, MA! The new building will house the Superior Court, District Court, Juvenile Court, Housing Court, and Probate & Family Court.

New Photos – Gateway Park at WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Gateway Park will house the Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center, the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, the Fire Protection Engineering department at WPI, and the WPI School of Business. Click above for updated construction photos!

Two Years of Construction in Less Than Two Minutes!

Click the link above to view a time lapse video of DOC’s construction of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) complex at Bennington College.

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