Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. is proud to have received a 2018 Preservation Honor Award by Greater Portland Landmarks "for the adaptive reuse of the 1931 Samson D. Plummer School in Falmouth." For more information about why GTA and this project were selected, please visit the Greater Portland Landmarks website. This award is in addition to the Maine Preservation 2017 Honor Award, and a 2014 MEREDA Top Notable Project Award....
Here at Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. we believe in continued learning. To this end, we encourage our employees to take advantage of opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our Director of Interior Design, Deirdre Pio, was recently invited by Herman Miller to attend an exclusive two-day Architecture and Design Workshop at their headquarters in Zeeland, Michigan. This workshop represented a unique chance for a select group of designers from Maine to tour the Herman Miller archives, the Herman Miller Design Yard,...
Gawron Turgeon Architects, P.C. has collaborated with cPort Credit Union on a number of projects in recent years. We're excited about the latest new branch that is currently under construction with Landry French Construction in Downtown Portland. Read more about this project in a recent article published on page 42 of the August 2018 edition of High-Profile. Or follow the link below to the online version. https://www.high-profile.com/new-cport-credit-union-branch-under-construction/...
The Mooring on Foreside—a project that is dear to us for so many reasons—receives a great write-up in Senior Living News. The Mooring's founder and principle, Lynn Peel, had a strong vision that this would be a memory care home with a difference; that it would look and feel like a real home with a small footprint and an intimate setting, in turn enabling individualized care for each and every resident. Rebecca Dillon was Gawron Turgeon's lead architect for this project, and...
Gawron Turgeon Architects is designing a major expansion for the Schooner Estates retirement community in Auburn, ME. This $12 million expansion will provide a new, state-of-the-art 66-unit assisted living and memory care home that is organized into three small homes, each with a comfortable and familiar design that will promote the residents’ independence and individuality. Read more about this project in a recent MaineBiz article....
Designed by Gawron Turgeon Architects in 2016, Bartlett Woods in Yarmouth, ME is a 28-unit affordable housing apartment complex with one- and two-bedroom apartments for seniors. Designed with sustainability in mind, Bartlett Woods includes photovoltaic solar panels and a tight building envelope. Co-owned and co-developed by Yarmouth Senior Housing and Avesta Housing, construction was completed by Bowman Constructors in the fall of 2017. With a grand opening taking place this week, Bartlett Woods is now open! Read more about this project in a...
The Portland-based cPort Credit Union is on track to complete construction this year of its new branch at 35 Middle Street in Portland, ME. The last beam was hoisted into place at the site on Wednesday April 18, 2018. A tradition during milestone construction events like these is that key collaborators will sign the beam before it is put into place. This beam was signed by representatives of Landry/French Construction and Gawron Turgeon Architects, in addition to other individuals who have played...