Completed Capital Projects
The Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness - The Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness opened Tuesday, September 22, 2009, ushering in a new era of wellness at Bowdoin. The 44,659 square feet facility boasts new locker rooms, cardiovascular fitness and weight machines on the ground floor. The lower level adds free weights and rowing machines. The athletic offices formerly on the west end of Morrell Gym have relocated to the Buck Center's second floor, where they are, for the first time, under one roof. The second floor also includes multipurpose spaces for classes and meetings. The third floor of the Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness is the new home of healthcare services formerly housed at Dudley Coe Health Center. Bowdoin has registered the health and fitness center as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building project.
Architect: Cambridge Seven Associates - Cambridge, MA Contractor: Barr & Barr, Inc. - Framingham, MA
Sidney J. Watson Arena - The hockey teams skated their first games on their new home ice in January 2009. The new 70,520 square foot ice arena is adjacent to Farley Field House and has a seating capacity of 1,900. It features a 90-ft. by 200-ft. ice surface and greatly improved locker rooms with more space for changing, equipment storage, athletic offices, and training facilities. The combination of a concourse area and seating in the interior provides great views and proximity to the action. Its designers say it has the best and most energy efficient refrigeration system, dehumidification system, seating design and home team accommodations of any Division III collegiate arena. In July 2009 Watson Arena was awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U. S. Green Building Council making it the first newly constructed LEED-certified hockey arena in the country.
Architect: Bear Mountain Design Collaborative, Ltd. - Woodstock, VT Contractor: Pro Con, Inc. - Manchester, NH
Adams Hall -The $6.1 million renovation of Seth Adams Hall was completed in July 2008. Constructed in 1861 to house science laboratories and a new Medical College, the building last saw major work in 1950. The latest renovation added an accessible entrance and elevator tower on the west side. The tower is separated from the existing building by a glass lobby. The new lobby spaces command views south to the campus quadrangle. The renovation was designed to respect and preserve the traditional architecture of this landmark building. The outcome of all of this effort is a modern classroom building within a 150-year-old structure.
Architect: Harriman Associates - Auburn, ME Contractor: Ouellet Associates - Brunswick, ME
Bowdoin College Museum of Art - The museum celebrated its re-opening in October 2007. The $20.8 million renovation project and expansion of the historic McKim, Mead and White building opened to the public on October 14th with a ribbon cutting ceremony. New architectural elements include a new glass and bronze pavilion, a floating steel staircase, and a glass curtain wall that displays the Assyrian reliefs.
Architect: Machado & Silvetti Associates, LLC - Boston, MA Contractor: Consigli Construction Company - Portland, ME
The Bricks - The renovations to "The Bricks" - Bowdoin's six historic first-year residence halls - began in September 2005 and were completed in August 2007. Total cost for renovations of the six "Bricks" was $27 million. Those major renovations included new three-room quad configurations, elevators, windows, roofs and common spaces. The historic building exteriors were preserved while providing twenty-first century interiors with the latest fire safety and environmental control systems.
Architect: Kyu Sung Woo Architects - Cambridge, MA Contractor: Ouellet Associates - Brunswick, ME
Studzinski Recital Hall - The long-awaited transformation of the Curtis Poll into a new 286 seat recital hall was completed in May 2007. The $15 million renovation project provides the College with a state-of-the-art Kanbar Auditorium musical performance facility. The new recital hall is central to Bowdoin's vision for achieving excellence in the arts.
Architect: William Rawn Associates - Boston, MA Contractor: H. P. Cummings Construction Company - Winthrop, ME
The Bookstore Textbook Center - The Bookstore Textbook Center, previously located in the basement of Moore Hall, has been moved to a newly renovated space in the lower level of Thorne Dining Hall. The renovations to Thorne Hall took place from January to May 2006. The renovations included approximately 3,000 square feet of textbook space, administrative offices, conference room, and stock room.
Architect: Richard Renner Architects - Portland, ME Contractor: Barr & Barr, Inc.- Brunswick, ME
