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IIDA Award Winner: Best in State

IIDA Award Winner

by Admin
Awards, Team News
March 20, 2019

Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. is excited to share that we were announced as an IIDA award winner at the association's 12th Annual New England 2019 Design Awards. We were selected as "Best In State" in the Senior Living category for The Mooring On Foreside, which has won a number of awards since its completion. Deirdre Pio, our Director of Interior Design, attended the awards event in Boston and had the pleasure of representing the Gawron Turgeon Architects team to accept this award. The...

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blog - winter construction Falmouth House
blog - winter construction Falmouth House
blog - winter construction Falmouth House

Winter progress for Falmouth House Expansion

by Admin
Architecture, Interior Design, Senior Living, Under Construction
January 31, 2019

OceanView at Falmouth is expanding its Falmouth House with a renovation and addition to two assisted living wings, updates to many of the common interior spaces and a major overhaul of the commercial kitchen. Designed by Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C., construction progresses on schedule, despite the winter conditions. JBW Construction is taking advantage of cold, but clear, days to continue steel erection under the coordination of Benchmark Construction. Temporary plastic tenting enables the crew to work in slightly more comfortable conditions!...

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Maine Veterans’ Homes ‘Small House’ Project

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Architecture, Interior Design, Senior Living, Under Construction
January 29, 2019

The design process for the Maine Veterans' Homes 'Small House' Project began in January 2016, through a national collaboration between Maine Veteran's Homes and Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C., Plunkett Raysich Architects, TJM Consulting, IMEG Corp, Stantec, and Pierce Engineers. After three years of intense design, planning, bidding and negotiations, we're excited that construction can now begin. This 138-bed, 179,000 SF nursing home adopts a new concept—The Small House—as a more innovative and caring way to provide long-term transition care and memory...

cPort Credit Union Ribbon Cutting

cPort Credit Union ribbon-cutting ceremony

by Admin
Architecture, Client News, Events, Financial, Interior Design
January 25, 2019

It's official! The fifth and latest cPort Credit Union formally opened its doors for business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week, after a soft opening in December 2018. This latest cPort project differs from other cPort branches—and many banking branches in general—by being a pedestrian branch. This decision supports Portland’s downtown trend for reducing reliance on motorized vehicles. With no drive-thru, this branch instead offers its members a bike rack for convenient bike storage when visiting the building, along with...

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blog image - Schooner estates
blog image - Schooner estates

Winter construction on Schooner Estates Memory Care

by Admin
Under Construction
January 22, 2019

Construction in Maine during the winter poses a few challenges. The recent cold snap means that to keep on schedule, construction crews must innovate to overcome the challenge of frozen ground. For the Schooner Estates Senior Living Community in Auburn, ME, Landry/French Construction has built a temporary tented structure around the CMU elevator shaft so the masonry is protected and remains warm. They are blanketing and heating the interior of the foundation to thaw out the ground frost—36” deep in some...

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cPort Credit Union - Soft opening
cPort Credit Union - Soft opening
cPort Credit Union - Soft opening
cPort Credit Union - Soft opening

cPort Credit Union Soft Opening

by Admin
Architecture, Financial, Interior Design
December 20, 2018

We’re excited to announce that the latest cPort Credit Union branch opened its doors for business today! This latest cPort project differs from other cPort branches—and many banking branches in general—by being a pedestrian branch. This decision supports Portland’s downtown trend for reducing reliance on motorized vehicles. With no drive-thru, this branch instead offers its members a bike rack for convenient bike storage when visiting the building, along with handicap accessible sidewalk entries. Congratulations to Gene Ardito (President & CEO of cPort...

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Stroudwater Lodge - Exterior

Stroudwater Lodge in Maine Home+Design

by Admin
Press, Uncategorized
December 18, 2018

Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. is proud to have been selected to showcase one of our recent senior living projects in Maine Home+Design's December 2018 Architecture Issue. Stroudwater Lodge is a unique senior living community located in Westbrook, Maine. Owned and operated by Northbridge Companies, GTA designed this community to support their mission of offering lifestyle choices with life enriching opportunities for seniors. Stroudwater Lodge offers state-of-the-art independent- and assisted-living opportunities on a peaceful, woodland campus, while maintaining easy access to the cultural...

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Gawron Turgeon Architects celebrates 35 years!

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Team News
December 6, 2018

It's hard to believe, but it has been 35 years since Stan Gawron opened his doors for business as a commercial architecture firm, now known as Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. Congratulations Stan, for building a firm that we can all be so proud of, in no small part because of your expertise and the wonderful leadership you have provided over the years. Some of our staff have been with you almost as long, and that is a testament to the wonderful culture...

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Sustainable design for senior living

by Admin
Architecture, LEED - Green Design, Press, Senior Living
November 27, 2018

Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. has a number of LEED AP certified designers at the firm. It is standard practice of us to incorporate green practices into all our projects to some extent. When a client is particularly interested in sustainable design, we are able to implement features, such as: solar panels to support low electricity operating costs and water heating, walking trails to provide residents with connectivity to local amenities, and insulation methods appropriate for New England's varied seasons. A recent...

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