Orvis Corporate Headquarters – Sunderland

For Trudell Consulting Engineers, responsible development includes consideration of many environmental factors. At the Orvis Corporate Offices in Sunderland, Vermont, TCE worked closely with Bread Loaf Corporation, starting in 1998, to preserve 377 acres for black bear habitat and conserve wetlands surrounding the new corporate offices. The impressive architecture of the new office building designed by Bread Loaf retained a calm, natural sensibility that evokes a sense of the outdoors, despite an interior that houses active corporate headquarters of a national company.

TCE was responsible for all aspects of the site design, which included the construction of new access ramps for limited access to US Route 7 and Route 313, on-site wastewater disposal for 6,000 gallons per day, stormwater treatment, and a new, one-acre pond. The project was completed in 1999 and TCE continues its relationship with Orvis through annual inspections.

Orvis Flagship Store – Manchester

After successfully working with the Orvis and Bread Loaf on the corporate offices in nearby Sunderland, TCE was up to the challenge when Orvis decided to construct a new Flagship Store to replace the antiquated original retail store on Route 7A in Manchester Village. A primary project goal was to combine the aesthetics of a sporting lifestyle with the function of a major retail facility.

Trudell Consulting Engineers (TCE) was part of the design-build team with Bread Loaf that translated the Orvis company’s reputation for high-quality fly-fishing equipment and apparel into site design that included water pools and casting ponds to appeal to customers, novice fly-fishermen, and tourists. Creation of genuine-looking water spaces was vital to the design, both in and outside the store. The existing Orvis building was demolished to make way for the 25,000 square foot Adirondack style retail outlet. The site development involved reconstruction of all infrastructure including power, lighting, sewer, water and stormwater. New parking facilities, access roads and a recirculation pump system for the casting ponds were designed by TCE. The existing store was kept in operations during all of the construction, which yielded additional challenges to the design-build team. The project was completed in 2003.