They also worked with local artists to create custom light fixtures inspired by kelp in the lobby bar. To minimize site and traffic disruption and accelerate the construction schedule, the hotel was constructed via modular panel construction the exterior envelope was built off-site in a warehouse and delivered sequentially.Ĭanal 5 Studio designed the building’s panels and window openings in a complex pattern to provide a lively and variegated façade. The wall not only creates transparency along the public way, but it engages the public spaces of the hotel with the Old Port’s vibrant street scene.Ī rain-screen system that sheathes the building is made of composite stone panels, color-matched to a particular piece of slate from a quarry in Monson. Inspired by pleated curtains and folded paper, architectural firm Canal 5 Studio designed a distinctive glass “crinkle wall” on the corner of the building that weaves around the structural columns on the ground level and, on reaching the corner, ascends unrestrained. (3) A Contemporary Hotel at Home in a Historic Downtown: The new Hyatt Place in downtown Portland is a seven-story, 80,000-square-foot contemporary hotel. The project received a 2014 Preservation Award from Greater Portland Landmarks. The front porch has bronze railings with intricate posts and ball finials new railings consist of powder-coated steel pipes and spheres. The front porch has turned balusters the new porch has solid framed panels. The front porch has fluted columns on pedestals the new back porch has unfluted, full-height columns. The new construction is distinct from the original: The exterior walls of the original house are brick the new mudroom/entry is constructed of painted wood siding so that it reads as part of the new porch. Rather than copying exactly the existing details of the house, De Tine simplified them while maintaining the grand scale of the original house. Because the backyard is so prominent in the neighborhood, the homeowners wanted it to be more open and attractive when viewed from the public way. A renovation by architect Carol De Tine of Carriage House Studio included the addition of a porch and mudroom, filling in a sunken garden to bring the grade closer to the first-floor level, a new, level parking area, and new lattice fencing. The back of the property did not come close to the beauty of the meticulously restored and maintained front and side. Before renovation, it had a high, solid board fence, a sunken garden, and no direct entry to the kitchen at the back of the house. In a prominent corner location, all three sides of the property are highly visible, including the backyard. (2) Historic Townhouse, Respectfully Renewed: The western residence of the Samuel Trask Block is a remarkably intact single-family townhouse in Portland’s Western Promenade Historic District. Caleb Johnson Architects and Builders designed the layout of the house to be kept informal, emphasizing an openness between the living room, kitchen, and decks. Coastal regulations played a heavy role in shaping and siting the building, but were used as advantages to add interest to the design. The house sits squarely and comfortably on the coastal ledge, with low roofs surrounding the main gable. Dramatic yet intimate decks flow out from the kitchen and living room to take in the sweeping views.

Caleb Johnson Architects and Builders designed the home with a gracious entryway facing the quaint neighborhood of Granite Point. (1) Comfortable on the Coastal Ledge: Views of the Atlantic influenced every aspect of the design of this 2,500-square-foot home perched on top of a large ledge outcropping overlooking a small bay in Biddeford.

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