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THE OFFICE
Our style is personal
and direct. We listen to our clients, which assures an interactive
design process. We use both cardboard and computer-generated
models to communicate our ideas, which effectively levels
the playing field between architect and client and guarantees
active and vigorous participation by all. The partners of
OPA are committed to green building design decisions that
are ecologically responsible and to materials that are safe,
sustainable, and low-maintenance. We have considerable hands-on
experience with wood frame construction and a common interest
in buildings that are simple, elegant, and permanent. The
firm encourages each of its members to grow professionally.
We discuss architectural ideas actively, and we structure
our office so that project managers take their jobs from schematic
design through construction administration.
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BIOGRAPHIES of the PRINCIPALS
David O'Neil
received his architectural degree from the Graduate School
of Design at Harvard University in 1971, and subsequently
worked for two Cambridge firms on New York City's Roosevelt
Island Housing and Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace. He started
private practice in 1980 with the design of new multi-family
affordable housing projects funded by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, renovations of Nineteenth Century mill buildings,
and houses. After establishing OPA with Sheldon Pennoyer,
the firm's work expanded to include master planning for small
institutions, dormitories, libraries and dining facilities,
and continued residential work characterized by the integration
of landscape and architectural design.
David served for several years on the Housing
Committee of the Boston Society of Architects. In Lincoln,
Massachusetts, he was chairman of the Codman Community Farms
Agricultural Committee for six years, during which he organized
a community barn-raising event. He has also been a member
of the Historic Center Master Planning Committee, and the
First Parish Church Business Committee, and the Building Task
Force. Presently he is supporting the production, preservation,
and distribution of locally grown food through the creation
of a year-round farmers' market and certified kitchen.
Sheldon
Pennoyer received his architectural degree from Rhode
Island School of Design in 1985 where he studied architecture
and landscape architecture. After working in the studio of
one of his architectural professors, he co-founded OPA, where
he helped implement the Firm's current practice of integrated
design. He strengthened that commitment by becoming a LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited
Professional in 2004.
Sheldon served on the Essex, MA Planning
Board and Conservation Commission. After moving to Greenfield,
NH he became a member of the Greenfield Planning Board and
currently he is a Trustee of The Monadnock Conservancy. His
experiences have given him extensive knowledge in site evaluations
and the permitting process at both local and regional levels.
As a part-time farmer, he is currently involved in the promotion
of local agriculture in the Peterborough, New Hampshire area.
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