Kiah Bailey Hall, Dormitory

The Kiah Bailey Hall, Dormitory is the first free standing building built on the campus of Lincoln Academy in 180 years. It is a 37,000 square foot facility, it houses 58 male and female students in double and triple room occupancy. It also houses the administration offices to the international program director on the first floor level, along with six family apartment residences for the dedicated support families for the student residents.

The building program is divided into five distinct color oriented “neighborhoods” designed so that no more than twelve students are supervised by a local resident family that reside full time in an adjacent residence. Connected by the front door of each family residence is a common living room area where the student residents can hang out and interact with other students and the host family and their children perhaps. Circulation elements of the building, corridors, stair towers and common spaces allow the students to move freely about the building in a managed way so that one gender never haphazardly meanders through that of the opposite gender.

Central to the building on the first floor level is a large Common Room. This is where international students can mingle with local students in casual atmosphere. Lectures and educational presentations can be accommodated or two students can simply enjoy a game of ping-pong.

Architecture or A/E Firm Name

44 North Architects

Architect

Tor Glendinning

Team

44 North Architects

Consultants

Carroll Associates, Becker Structural Engineering, Bennett Engineering, Lowell Specifications

Location

Newcastle, Maine

Client

Lincoln Academy

General Contractor

Wright-Ryan Construction, Portland, Maine

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