28,000-Square-Foot Temple in Westborough Serves New England’s Sikh Community

Vantage Builders, Inc., a general contracting and construction firm based in Waltham, Mass., today announced that it completed the ground-up construction of the New England Sikh Study Circle’s (NESSC) new place of worship.

The 28,000-square-foot temple is located at 168 Flanders Road in Westborough, Mass. The temple, known as Gurdwara Sahib, is the principal place of worship for the New England Sikh community. 

“Working closely with the team at New England Sikh Study Circle has been a wonderful experience,” said Ed Silva, principal, Vantage Builders. “It’s been gratifying to be involved with the temple in each of the multiple phases of the project. It’s a beautiful facility and a terrific addition to the community.”

The visual focal point of the temple is its traditional golden dome, which was built in and shipped from India. Upon entering, visitors are welcomed in the beautiful rotunda, set with intricate custom tiling.  The facility has more than 50 rooms, including eight classrooms, four meeting rooms, offices, a library, dining area and the residences of the community leader. 

The meeting rooms accommodate groups of varying sizes, from 50 to 480 people.  The largest, the temple’s prayer room, features radiant heating for comfortable barefoot walking.  A commercial kitchen can prepare meals for up to 300 people in the community’s langar meal hall.

The temple is located on a beautiful, 37-acre, wooded site.  Vantage did significant site work, including new landscaping, grading, creating a parking lot and installing a storm water retention system.

The project team included JG Associates (architects); AKAL Engineering Inc. (MEP engineers); and Waterman Design Associates, Inc. (civil engineers); and Rivermoor Engineering, LLC (structural engineers). 

About Vantage Builders, Inc.

Vantage Builders offers contracting services to corporations, developers, property managers, retailers and private institutions throughout New England. Our standard construction services include general contracting and construction management. More comprehensive services include design/build and value engineering. In managing and building scores of commercial projects, we’ve found that versatility is key to our customers’ success. Our experience includes specialized tenant build-outs, standard property improvements, base building work and construction from the ground up. For more information, please visit www.vb-inc.com or follow us on Twitter: @VantageBldrs.