Tag Archives: Maine

Structure Reuse

Rock Row: Gravel quarry in Portland, Maine, getting second life as walkable urban village – Curbed

Waterstone Properties Group, will transform the old Blue Rock Quarry near the town of Westbrook, Maine, into a 2-million-square foot mixed use village. Wakefield Beasley & Associates, courtesy of Waterstone Properties Group

Rock Row, a project of Waterstone Properties Group, will transform the old Blue Rock Quarry near the town of Westbrook, Maine, into a 2-million-square foot mixed use village including a temporary amphitheater, retail space, and a 25,000-square-foot beer hall.

Source: Rock Row: Gravel quarry in Portland, Maine, getting second life as walkable urban village – Curbed

Reuse Design

Family’s modern farmhouse combines salvaged and sustainable materials | Inhabitat 

Ben’s Barn was constructed with a mix of reclaimed materials sourced not only from the former farmhouse and barn that had stood on another portion of the site, but also from a midcentury modern teardown in Weston, Massachusetts.

Source: Family’s modern farmhouse combines salvaged and sustainable materials | Inhabitat – Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building

Policy/Regulations/Government

Storm blew historic building to Canada; Maine wants it back | Nation | postbulletin.com

The shed is among five buildings that comprise the last traditional smoked-herring facility in the U.S., and an organization called Lubec Landmarks has worked for almost 25 years to preserve it. Lubec Landmarks President Rachel Rubeor said legal tangles, including salvage rights claims by some Canadian citizens, could doom the building.

Source: Storm blew historic building to Canada; Maine wants it back | Nation | postbulletin.com

Reuse Design

Copper salvaged from Maine’s Capitol dome to become public art – Portland Press Herald

The Maine Arts Commission announced its selection Tuesday as part of the State Capitol Copper Dome Reuse Project. The artists will use century-old copper sheathing, which was replaced in 2014. The pieces vary in size, but average 20-by-36 inches.

Source: Copper salvaged from Maine’s Capitol dome to become public art – Portland Press Herald

Deconstruction, Reuse Design

Wood from old Maine barns makes a splash in big-city decor – The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Travis Dame of North Berwick takes nails out of reclaimed boards at Longleaf Lumber in Berwick. Reclaimed wood from Maine is getting top dollar as customers seek out quality and beauty.Travis Dame of North Berwick takes nails out of reclaimed boards at Longleaf Lumber in Berwick. Reclaimed wood from Maine is getting top dollar as customers seek out quality and beauty. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

“It’s really become quite important that it has a provenance,” observed Kris Cornish, executive director of the Maine Wood Products Association. “They like the fact that they’re having their coffee on a piece of wood from a mill in New England that generated wool for uniforms at some point, and now it’s being re-used and not just trashed.”

At Counter Culture's barista training center in New York City's trendy SoHo, the maple flooring came from an 1840s-era textile mill in Biddeford.

At Counter Culture’s barista training center in New York City’s trendy SoHo, the maple flooring came from an 1840s-era textile mill in Biddeford. ©Alan Tansey Photo

via Wood from old Maine barns makes a splash in big-city decor – The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

Reuse Design

Upcycling, restoration breathe life into old castaways — Living — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

Matthew Stepp (left) and Mike Weston of Rusted Raven Furniture Co. upcycle furniture at their workshop in Hampden.

Matthew Stepp (left) and Mike Weston of Rusted Raven Furniture Co. upcycle furniture at their workshop in Hampden. Ashley L. Conti | BDN

Stepp and Weston are among several artists in Maine who are upcycling furniture and restoring old pieces.

via Upcycling, restoration breathe life into old castaways — Living — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine.

Reuse Design

Winkelman Architecture | Portfolio | Maine Residential Architects specializing in custom homes, camps, cabins, cottages, boathouses

Here at the RA we have a special place in our hearts for classic vehicle reuse. This project by Winkelman Architecture is awesome!

Comprehensive restoration of a 1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus. Designed to safely travel 12 passengers and driver on the road, it converts to guest quarters for two as two single beds or joined in the center as a queen. Complete with plumbing (toilet and sink) and power (120v and 12v)

via Winkelman Architecture | Portfolio | Maine Residential Architects specializing in custom homes, camps, cabins, cottages, boathouses.

Reuse Design

This Wizard of Oz House Was Assembled in Under a Day – Adaptive Reuse – Curbed National

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Photo via Co.Design

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the film, a group of local architects, sculptors, installation artists, and painters built the thing from reclaimed construction materials in one caffeine-filled 24-hour session, locking themselves in a warehouse and working from noon to noon to complete it.

via This Wizard of Oz House Was Assembled in Under a Day – Adaptive Reuse – Curbed National.