PROJECT

Bluenose Inn                                                               Bar Harbor, Maine

CLIENT

Ed and Judy Hemmingsen                                          207.989.5003

DESCRIPTION

The project entailed designing a 48,500 square foot hotel and conference center to replace an existing hotel destroyed by fire in the spring of 1994. The project constraints involved keeping the hotel open and operating during construction and a tight design phase to close-out time frame for project completion.

As the design process developed, it became evident that the destroyed building no longer met the owner’s desires or needs. The new structure is a full service hotel complete with 48 new suites, an entry lobby, a registration lobby and office, a great room with a full service custom bar, a dance floor, formal seating and a large fireplace, a gift shop and two conference rooms. The completed project was a four story, steel and wood framed structure, with breathtaking views of Frenchman Bay from private guest balconies.

The design phase commenced in June of 1994. Construction began in October of 1994, and the Bluenose Inn was open for business in May of 1995. This was an extremely short turnaround and could not have been accomplished without a complete team effort by the owner, the contractor, Atlantic Builders, and Richard Higgins Architects.

COST

$3,600,000 ($74.50 S.F.)

STATUS

Completed May 1995