Beardsley Meeting House, Husson University

Bangor, ME

  • Area: 50,000 sf

Project Description:  This project was for the design of a facility to combine classroom spaces, school administrative offices, a central atrium, exhibit areas, and an acoustically-high performing 500-seat theater and experiential-learning space. The building is set up to serve as a learning platform, integrating digital audio, set design, lighting, electronics, etc. The building’s central atrium space is filled with natural daylight cascading in from above. The space also features a curving monumental stair leading to an upper circulation space connecting the various areas of the facility. The building occupies a prominent position at the heart of the campus green and stands to represent the achievements and capabilities of the students attending the New England School of Communications.

Project Responsibilities:  

  • Space planning
  • Theater design
  • Masonry patterning
  • MEP Coordination
  • Construction Documents
  • Presentation Graphics & Rendering

Work performed at WBRC Architects