By Rachel H. Goldman
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
School officials and residents saw a glimpse of the future last Wednesday when Harriman Architects and Engineers presented the first three-dimensional model of the proposed Kennebunk High School renovation project. Dan Cecil, principal architect at the Portland firm, presented the Kennebunk High School Building Project Committee with a “first draft” of the model. He took the committee on a 360-degree virtual walk around the building, providing aerial and eye-level views of the new façade.
The proposed renovation is a $40 million
\Harriman Architects and Engineers principal architect Dan Cecil presented the
fi rst three-dimensional rendering of the proposed Kennebunk High School renovations
last week. (Courtesy image)
project that would preserve the historical integrity of the original building while making the school code compliant,energy efficient and more handicap-accessible. “The building has reached that natural part of its lifecycle where it needs substantial upgrades,” Cecil said. The original school building was built in 1939 and the most recent wings were built in the 1980s.
“The building has substantial code deficits and it also requires major mechanical, plumbing and energy upgrades,” he said. “Also, like all schools its age, it has been housing programs and classes in rooms that are too small or that don’t have sufficient infrastructure.” Cecil said many existing classrooms hinder the use of modern technology. “A lot of the current classrooms have only one or two outlets in them, which is just not acceptable in an age when computers are so important to education,” he said. Cecil said the mission of the renovation is to give the high school community adequate educational space, remove parts of the building that are extremely energy inefficient and poorly built and improve indoor air quality and ventilation.
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