Appalachian Mountain Club Highland Center
Master Plan + Design | Crawford Notch, NH
Halvorson provided the Appalachian Mountain Club with a sustainable master plan and detailed designs for the innovative hiking, learning and lodging facility.
Located on scenic Route 302 at the crest of Crawford Notch, Highland Center is a model of sustainable design. The newly constructed Highland Lodge frames a naturalized open field.
Gentle contours screen the highway and parking area, allowing views of the mountains to take center stage. Comprehensive low impact features were integrated into the site, including bio-swales, recycled paving and low maintenance plant materials.
The AMC also engaged Halvorson at the Highland Center to design and oversee implementation of an extensive innovative "learning playscape" a short distance from the lodge.
RECOGNITION
2009 Best Green Resort,
New England Travel Writers Network
2008 featured project,
Chapter 1 of Keith Moskow's Sustainable Facilities: Green Design
2005 People's Choice Award,
American Institute of Architects (New Hampshire)
2005 Honor Award,
American Institute of Architects (New Hampshire)
size
26 acres
principal-in-charge
Craig Halvorson FASLA
Team
Client:
Appalachian Mountain Club
Architect:
Carlone, Dick & LaFleche
Civil Engineer:
H.E. Bergeron Engineers