Slideshow: Harpswell Apartments Nearing Completion At Bowdoin

Press release from Bowdoin College:

Published September 10, 2020 by Bowdoin News

Finishing touches are being added to the new Harpswell Apartments east of the Watson Arena, which will house 132 students in apartment-style accommodations.

Each apartment will feature all single bedrooms, a full kitchen, bathrooms, and living areas. The apartments will be in four, six, and eight bedroom configurations.

Each structure is three stories high and roughly 17,700 square feet surrounding a landscaped center courtyard area. The building envelopes have been designed to meet Passive House standards with thick (“super”) insulation, triple-pane windows, and efficient air-exchange systems. This design will lead to a fifty percent reduction in their energy use as compared to traditional construction methods.

Exterior view of the courtyard space shared by the new Harpswell Apartments.

All apartments on the first and second floors will be fully accessible, with elevator access and ADA-compliant bathrooms and furnishings. Each of the three buildings will have a two-story common area for student programming and informal gatherings. Laundry facilities will be located on the second floor of each building as well.

This press release was produced by Bowdoin College.The views expressed here are the author’s own.