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Haddam, Connecticut
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Haddam
Eco-Tourism Center Haddam, Connecticut |
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The Town of Haddam
received a $350,000 Small Cities Grant through the Connecticut Department
of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Thus, there was an opportunity
to breathe new life into an unused site and rejuvenating a metal storage
building shell into a new facility. The Connecticut River Valley is rich in terms of natural resources, biological eco-systems, culture and history. Thus, this project offers an opportunity to celebrate Haddam’s contextual relationship within the natural environment. Conceptually, the local mills, shipyards, meeting houses, homes and farm buildings have a collective, contextual influence on the Eco-Center’s form. As a result, the integrated use of board and batten siding, articulated trim work, cantilevered gable entry with ship’s wheel arch, elongated cupola/light well with weathervane establishes a certain dialogue. Essentially, the design incorporates an assemblage of materials and elements which act as visual cues, evoking the region’s past history.  |
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